Some people think that it is important to use leisure time for activities that improve the mind, such as reading and doing word puzzles.
Other people feel that it is important to rest the mind during leisure time.
The best use of one’s spare time is a matter of personal opinion. While some people would engage in intellectually-stimulating hobbies, others would rather opt for relaxing ones. Nevertheless, pastimes play a pivotal role in maintaining our physical and mental health. As such, people should bear this fact in mind in deciding what to do outside office hours.
On one hand, reading a book or completing a complex word puzzle may not be the best choice for someone who spends his whole day scrutinising reports and presentations at work. By overexerting his brain, these hobbies would merely serve...
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Sentence: While some people would engage in intellectually-stimulating hobbies, others would rather opt for relaxing ones.
Error: intellectually-stimulating Suggestion: intellectually stimulating
Sentence: On one hand, reading a book or completing a complex word puzzle may not be the best choice for someone who spends his whole day scrutinising reports and presentations at work.
Error: scrutinising Suggestion: scrutinizing
Sentence: By overexerting his brain, these hobbies would merely serve to raise his stress level and prompt illnesses in the likes of depression and insomnia in the long run.
Error: overexerting Suggestion: over exerting
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