Free Time? What's That?

I have a strong tendency to take my "leisure activities" pretty seriously.  When I wanted to start exercising regularly a few years ago, I suddenly jumped to doing triathlons. When began taking improv classes in 2007, I quickly transitioned to spending three nights a week at the theatre. I'm an enthusiastic person, and I can't seem to dip my toe in the water without jumping in with both feet.

That's why this article hit me where I live. In particular, this bit:

Stop Expecting Results

Progress is good, and skill building is great. Yadda yadda yadda. If you have fun hitting the driving range, then don’t worry about perfecting your swing. If you like to cook, stop stressing that the new recipe you’re trying is going to stink. As soon as we expect a certain quality of results, we’ve turned fun into work. Goals are okay, but try to give yourself a lot of leeway to reach them.

I've talked before about needing to enjoy the feeling of doing something and not just enjoy the feeling of having done it. This is a step further: sometimes I need to just do the thing, with no expectations or goals. I need to just do it and immerse myself in the moment. I need to let the process of doing it be enough, without the need to be better at it. It turns out I'm actually pretty good at figuring out what I need to do, if only I'll get my brain out of the way.

Which of my current leisure-time activities I'm thinking specifically about is left as an exercise for the reader.