| For me the components of a fully healthy life mostly fall in the following categories: - Social life. Both some new social experiences, as well as more intimate long-term social interactions are necessary. - Exercise. For long-term well being, having a healthy and fit body is really useful. It is also a great stress release and releases a lot of endorphins. It can give an easy sense of accomplishment, which is sometimes invaluable if other things aren't going great. - Nutrition. Also swings into the health side of things, and eating good food is a great pleasure. I personally think cooking is an amazing hobby due to the combination of creativity, technique, culture and, again, a quick sense of accomplishment. Eating well doesn't necessarily require cooling though if you have a bit of money. - Relaxation/meditation. I'm talking about meditation in a very broad sense, painting, listening to music and many other things can have a meditative component and leave you with a sense of relaxation and fulfillment. A lot of these things can also be combined. My "meditative" component is mostly fulfilled by running, and my social component is partially filled with bouldering. |