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hobby is an emotional outlet, for others a way of gaining knowledge. Hobbies keep our minds - and our hands - active. Whatever your reasons are, if you've been thinking about starting a hobby or getting a new one, consider the following advantages to help guide your decision.

Time for Ourselves

One of the biggest advantages of a hobby is it allows for quiet time. People tend to think more clearly when enjoying their favorite hobby, without the distractions of the outside world to bother them. The mind wanders and hobbyists often come up with some of their best ideas while enjoying their favorite time-passing activity. Reveals a Talent or Passion

Hobbyists often find a talent or passion they may not have known they had before. Some people have sat down at the piano to learn how to play, only to find out they've always had a hidden talent for playing it anyway. Others might find they have a niche for or some other craft after only one attempt. But the only way you'll ever discover this hidden talent is to try. The first step is to find something that you're interested in. From there, you might find that you're better at it than you ever could have guessed.

Use a Hobby as a Networking Tool

The only time you should list your hobby on a resume or job application is when your hobbies pertain to the type of job that you are applying for. On the other hand, mentioning a hobby during a job interview might be an endearing quality the potential employer will remember. Mentioning your hobby in an interview can also be a great conversation starter and reflect a small part of your individual personality. Hobbies have a way of implying you enjoy working with others because most hobbies are not individual activities. You'll find hundreds of message boards, forums and clubs that are specifically designated for many particular hobbies.

Hobbies Offer a Time of Relaxation

Exercise for your body

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Any physically active leisure pursuit is going to have positive health benefits If time alone is what you need most, going for a bike ride or a swim or a walk are great ways of making a temporary escape

If solitude is the last thing you need you can find something you can do with others—a walking club, a tennis club, a class at the gym

Exercise for your mind

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Staying mentally active may actually help prevent Alzheimer’s disease and other types of dementia

Doing anything stimulating—playing cards or board games, doing crossword puzzles, reading or going to the museum or art gallery may minimize age-related memory loss

Stress is a major symptom of a complex and fast paced society. These symptoms are, but not limited to depression and anxiety. Medical science has documented the adverse effects of stress on our mental, physical and emotional health.

The information age and the

ever increasing change in technology adds to our stress levels. Medical science has provided medications to help treat the symptoms of stress. These medications are important and potentially beneficial, but they are not without their side effects. A less evasive and more satisfying solution to dealing with life's stress is to find a hobby

Hobbies are great distractions from the worries and troubles that plague daily living

The positive health benefits of hobbies can also be seen in the elderly. WebMD

reports that a new study in the New England Journal of Medicine adds new evidence in the benefit of mind-building hobbies. The study showed mounting evidence that mentally stimulating activities such as reading, playing cards, board games and doing

crossword puzzles may prevent or minimize memory loss from the aging population. The study compared exercise to mind building hobbies and found that mind building hobbies do more for preventing Alzheimer’s or dementia than walking. If this is the case, let’s play Monopoly, start the Chess or Euchre tournament before I lose my mind. The positive health benefits of hobbies can also be seen in the elderly. WebMD reports that a new study in the New England Journal of Medicine adds new evidence in the benefit of mind-building hobbies. The study showed mounting evidence that mentally stimulating activities such as reading, playing cards, board games and doing crossword puzzles may prevent or minimize memory loss from the aging population. The study compared exercise to mind building hobbies and found that mind building hobbies do more for preventing Alzheimer’s or dementia than walking. If this is the case, let’s play Monopoly, start the Chess or Euchre tournament before I lose my mind.

Without any misconception or hesitation I can say that hobbies are good for us. Hobbies can do wonders for our minds, our bodies and our souls. Some people

including myself turn their hobbies into money making projects. So why not join the fun. Dive into a hobby and have a blast. It is good for you.

1，我从小就爱好收藏，在收藏品中，我曾长时间收集邮票。后来，我对收集外国纸币产 生了浓厚兴趣。外国纸币收集，大多数国内的同好大多数是以收集低面值和 塑料币为 主，而我所收集的，主要以最高面值为主，原因有很多，但最重要的是，最高面值纸币 往往是一个国家设计，印刷最为出色的。

2，由于有长时间积累的集邮经验，所以在纸币的收集上也显得非常轻松，经过对比，纸 币和邮票有着很多的相同点，也有很多的不同点，相对而言，一个国家每年会发行数十 枚邮票，而每隔3—5年才会发行一些纸币。所以，纸币的选题，设计往往更为严谨。

3， 纸币究竟能从中获得什么？对于大多数收集者而言，投资增值是一个主要因素。而 对于我而言，色彩鲜艳的纸币是艺术的享受，也是思想正逐渐开放的朋友，渴望了 解世 界知识，人文，历史的窗口。对于入门者而言，每个国家的纸币都收集一张，精心的放 在册子中，是一件无比开心的事。特别是买到一张小国家的纸币，更会让 他们爱抚许 久。

4，纸币，外表上看仅能够反映出一个国家的名人，风光，经济，艺术，但更深入一些， 就可以从中了解到一个历史，一个文化， 一个国家的性格。比如法国，在成为欧元区国 家前，法国纸币在世界上得到了普遍盛誉，法国纸币以其鲜艳的色彩，浓重的色块，粗 厚的线条（凸印效果），使其纸 币具有一种油画的美感，而这种风格的纸币不仅仅是法 国独享，法国以前的殖民地国家，比如一些非洲国家，独立后依然和法国保持着联系， 他们的纸币也是由法国 印刷的，所以，这些国家的纸币风格，既有法国特色，又有本国 特色。法国的钞票纸，非常洁白，非常薄，但韧性非常好，特别适合色彩鲜艳的图案印 在上面，因 此，在法国印刷纸币的国家，都具有这一特点。而当法国加入欧元后，以前 的法国纸币所有纸张停止生产，所以这些以往的法国属地，也都不再使用这种纸张，全 部 采用欧元的钞票纸了。

5，再比如北美洲和中美洲，美国作为世界第一强国，但美圆却一直采用最古老的印刷方 式，而在世界各国已使用很久，并 且技术极为发达的水印技术，在美国采用的时间却很 短，美国纸币的特点是无论面值大小，纸张尺寸都相同，而与美国关系密切的加拿大， 以及“美国后院”的中美 洲国家，其纸币也都是同一尺寸的。

6，另外，并不是每个国家都有能力印刷纸币，纸币作为与人类关系最为密切的伴侣，其 印刷技术要求也非常 高，目前世界上只有少数发达国家拥有纸币印刷技术。而其他发展 中国家，或者是一些小国，都是在这些发达国家印刷钞票，目前，英国拥有最多的顾 客，特别是 Tomas DE LA RUE公司，承印近150个国家/地区的纸币。所以，经常听国内 朋友说咱们的人民币设计，印刷水平好差，实际上，作为一个自主开发，独立印钞的发 展中国 家，我感到非常自豪。

7，还有一个题目可以称为“日不落帝国的兴衰”，英国作为曾经的世界第一强国，沦落 到“第二世界国家”，英国自然会 心有不甘，所以为了扩大影响力，英国成立了英联邦 这一非常松散的组织，并且，让一些小岛自治，拥有发行纸币的权利，所以，目前的纸 币中，印有伊利莎白二世 形象的国家/地区极多，这是一个非常有趣的现象，因为人口 仅不到一万人的小岛也发行钞票，而且这种小岛非常多，所以传达给纸币收藏者一个信 息：英国还是很 强大的！当然，事实是，现在很多国家已不再以英国女王作为其纸币的 图案了，这些地区纸币设计更为灵活。

8，大多数国家一致认为纸币是国家 名片（虽然有很多朋友说其实邮票才是），所以纸 币的选题设计会比较严肃，再加上防伪需要，往往会在纸币上增加很多看起来并不好 看，与主图案并不和谐的花 纹，线条。大多数国家纸币设计都是同一模式——面值，水 印区，人像区，如我国，日本，韩国，英国，美国等等。不过纸币也有设计的很前卫， 很另类的，虽然都 是一些小国家，但这种视觉享受却是无与伦比的。比如瑞士，哪个国 家敢把骷髅作为纸币图案呢？瑞士就能，其纸币的设计一直很前卫，当然，保守的国人 看着会很 不习惯，包括我。再比如荷兰，纸币一直很抽象，特别是上面还印有条形码！ 当然，荷兰加入了欧元，未来可能不会引领时尚潮流了。不过，黎巴嫩获得了荷兰的真 传，还加入其民族的特色，使其纸币异常引人注目，整个纸币就好象一件阿拉伯的地 毯。除此之外，阿鲁巴，库克群岛，法罗群岛等地区纸币都很有特色。

9， 自从欧元诞生后，欧元区国家的纸币全部退出流通，而在此之前，欧元区国家的纸 币是世界上设计最出色，最有特点，技术最先进的。比如油画般的法国法郎，古朴 华丽 的葡萄牙埃斯库多，塑料状的意大利里拉，细腻精致的德国马克，淳朴的爱尔兰镑，艺 术气息最浓烈的荷兰盾，粗犷的西班牙比塞塔。。。每一个国家的纸币都 自成风格，是 纸币中的精品，也是纸币爱好者一致好评追捧的对象，这些国家纸币退出流通，也使它 们成为一段历史的珍贵记忆。

10，虽然都是 金发碧眼的欧洲人，日耳曼族居多的北欧人一直与欧洲保持着一些距离， 这些国家都没有加入欧元，而使用着各自的克朗，除了冰岛外，其他国家都有着各自的 国 王，这些国家包括挪威，瑞典，丹麦以及丹麦所属的法罗群岛，北欧国家都保持着古 老，并有一点华丽的特色。但与西欧国家相比，北欧的纸币色彩显的更古朴，单 调了。 但是他们的纸币虽然看起来很单调，却把一丝不苟的性格留在了纸币上——细腻的雕

刻，使上面的每一个图案都“动”了起来，从2008年起，格陵兰也将 开始发行自己的纸