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Make a mental note of the things you want to do to relax. May be reading a book, sketching, or listening to music. Remember, you may not be able to do all your favourite leisure activities in a given period of time. Think of all the time gaps you have. For example, time you get while commuting to work and back. Or, the time that you can create for yourself if you sleep an hour less and wake up earlier. Or, half-an-hour that you can snatch from your one hour lunch break.

If you want to listen to music, play the track while you are also doing something else, so that you do not have to take time out seperately. Plug in the iPod or the headphones while at work. Or, relax with the mobile radio during travelling to work and back.

Make a mental note of how much you want to finish reading every day. Skip the newspaper, make reading the book your first activity of the day.

Make the most of your weekend. Get your stuff organized and, more importantly, get TIME for yourself. Sleeping it off may not be always good to get de-stressed. may be you can sleep an hour less and stretch it with some basic exercises in the morning. That may keep you fresher through the day.

Most importantly, take a good deal of time out to spend with your spouse/partner, parents, kids, and family in general. There's nothing more refreshing than some good family time.

Learn something new: driving, singing, dancing. But ensure that all your leisure activities should be geared towards making you feel better and relaxed, and not add to your stress levels.