How do you relax in your off time?

So.......what are your outlets? And how do you think of them? If you consider them to be work, then they are. But there is great value in having hobbies, activities that you can get into, those things that break your attention away from work, worries and concerns. Golf is one of those things for me.

When friends get together to play we give each other plenty of advice, before we tee off. But once we're on the course all instruction ceases. We'll talk about everything under the sun, but no instruction, we've all got our flaws, are painfully aware of them, and are actually working on some known issues. And we try to diminish the competitive mode, get more into playing the course and not each other.

Success is when thoughts of work vanish and we're just kids out playing a game. And when we get to laughing and joking it is even better. The work will always be there. But the entire time we're thinking about everything but those concerns we've given our mind time to work in the background. And when we finally do have to go back to work we're more refreshed and better for having laughed and played for the four to five hours it takes us to play the course.

What works for you?