Why a hobby makes a person better

A new study suggests that a creative hobby outside of work can have a good effect on your performance.

Hobbies have a positive effect on work

Personal hobbies, which employees are engaged after work, allow them to recover after a hard day's work and improve some skills - for example, problem solving. This was proved in the course of an extensive study conducted in the United States.

Study

Researchers interviewed 341 people working in employment throughout the United States. Questions related to creativity and performance. The study was also attended by 92 active captain of the US Air Force, who talked about their creative work. Their productivity in the workplace was evaluated by their colleagues and subordinates.

What does creativity mean to people?

Many activities have been defined as creative - from writing stories and ending with video games. And no matter what this activity is, people often describe it as impressive, giving them deep feelings and giving them a lot of emotions.

Results of the study

The study found that creative hobbies outside of working hours had a positive impact on solving problems in the workplace and on the ability to help their colleagues and subordinates in labor issues. Accordingly, employers should think about how to encourage and inspire their subordinates to the creative processes after work, but care must be taken. Employers do not have to arrange everything as if the organization for which a person works, monitors all spheres of his life. After all, internal motivation is an integral part of a unique experience, which is creative activity.