I stopped one of my hobbies abruptly 3-4 months ago. I realized how quickly my value and purpose became interconnected with work. I think people end up in work-

I stopped one of my hobbies abruptly 3-4 months ago. I realized how quickly my value and purpose became interconnected with work. I think people end up in work-is-life rut because they don't have other things to occupy their time / brain when they are home so they tend to think about work all the time which makes them talk about work which makes them work and so on. Just started back up with my old hobby and I feel almost immediately better about everything and I think its mainly because I have something else to focus time thinking about and my life feels less singular.