3 research-backed reasons why having hobbies makes you better at your job

Researchers have found that doing a creative hobby, like painting, for 45 minutes can boost your confidence at work and in life.

I hadn’t pulled an all-nighter since college. But there I was, burning the midnight oil, nearly two decades into being a business owner. My company had a design issue and the solution kept evading us. I was becoming overtired and demoralized. Still, we couldn’t give up. “Relent” is not in the entrepreneurial vocabulary.