# How Trying New Hobbies Made Me More Productive at Work - Toggl Blog

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## What Jamie wrote

I’m a big believer in hobbies and enjoying a variety of different activities.

> Not everything needs to be a side hustle, and not every hobby needs to make us more marketable. Set out to try something new with no expectations attached. Let go of your perfectionist instincts to find the joy and the worthwhileness of experimentation. Maybe it’ll turn out for you, like it did for me, that the freedom to fail outside of work makes you more willing to take risks at work. But even if your hobby doesn’t have an effect on your professional life, it’s still valuable.

Yes! 👍

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