My biggest WFH challenge right now is the after-work void. The gym is my morning ritual, but once I close my laptop in the evenings, I feel like I have nothing exciting to do or look forward to. What are some of your favorite ways to unwind, pursue a passion, or just generally make your evenings feel less empty?

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I used to take evening French classes. I met a lot of interesting people. I found these classes allowed me to escape mentally from work.

Now that I have a good basic understanding of French, I attend Meetups to practice speaking it. I’ve met some really amazing people.

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I found a great happy hour group near me. Super diverse group of people. Some of them I really like. Some of them less so, but we still chat about weather, politics, the sidewalk, our dogs and kids. We play scrabble sometimes.

I probably go 3-4 times a week for about an hour or 2. I do the monthly book club and the weekly trivia too.

The important thing is that these are just constant, low stakes relationships. I think it is really important to have things in your life that aren't about learning/improving/strengthening etc. It's just about being part of a community. It's really great and has helped me find balance in my life. Also, weed seltzers are amazing substitutes for booze.

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I’ve been feeling the same way lately, and I’ve been thinking about signing up for a local cooking class to give my nights a little more structure and something to look forward to.

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Also, get a dog that likes to go to the dog park. You'll find a group of people that you like, some you don't, and some you just nod "hello" to every day. The important thing is that this is a low stakes daily activity that isn't about betterment, leveling up your skills, etc. This is just about being among other beings.

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Nice. I’m a dog mom. My second dog. Not sure I get fulfillment by going to the dog park. Company yes.

I’m part of the junior league in NYC. I joined when I was in between freelance gigs. This helped tremendously with meeting new people who also like to volunteer & have social events. I’m also the Vice Chair of the home design committee. We just attended a wine tasting & vineyard. I also re signed up for tennis lessons on the weekends. That’s the key working remote you have to be careful to not get in a rut. Make yourself socialize which is natural. If you were going into an office.

I take dance classes, improv (classes and jams), go to concerts/shows (almost every Thursday there’s a weekly show I go to and get to see friends that go every week and dance for 4 hours, it’s great.) on days where I don’t have something scheduled I tend to just laze about at home, left to my own devices I am not productive, so I make myself go be with groups and learn new things if I’m not just having fun. I also will go on hikes if I get off work well before sunset since there’s so many trails near me

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