Few would dispute the need to pursue an activity or hobby outside work. The old English adage 'All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy, ' is an illustration of how well -ingrained such a belief is, in society. However, despite the universal acknowledgement of the value of outside work activities, as a society we are failing to dedicate time to such pursuits. Whether due to pressure of work or a preference for more passive activities, such as watching TV, we are neglecting hobbies to the detriment of both the individual and society.
Often a corollary of failing to engage in a hobby, is an associated negative impact on physical health. Having an active hobby like sport or dance , is vastly more beneficial to health than opting to watch TV or surf the Internet. However, hobbies also serve to promote mental health. A hobby does not have to exercise the body to be of benefit to the individual.
Being able to take the focus off work and channel frustrations and stress into a creative or absorbing occupation helps let off steam and results in a much happier individual. The beneficial effect on the individual also has a knock-on effect at work , too. Less stressed employees make for better colleagues and hence an all- round improved working environment. In addition, employees who pursue a hobby have been shown to be far more proactive in the workplace. Employees actively engaged in a hobby are more likely to be better at creative problem-solving and to help out colleagues, according to a study by Professor Eschelman of San Francisco State University.
Finally, pursuing a hobby may have unexpected benefits, particularly for the individual concerned. Many an entrepreneur has made a career out of their hobby. The dedication and absorption required to engaged in a pastime can often be successfully channelled into a business. There is no better guarantee for success than to enjoy the job you do. So taking up a hobby is a win -win situation for both the individual and for society as a whole
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Transition Words or Phrases used:
also, finally, hence, however, may, so, well, in addition, such as
Attributes: Values AverageValues Percentages(Values/AverageValues)% => Comments
Performance on Part of Speech:
To be verbs : 15.0 13.1623246493 114% => OK
Auxiliary verbs: 4.0 7.85571142285 51% => OK
Conjunction : 14.0 10.4138276553 134% => OK
Relative clauses : 1.0 7.30460921844 14% => More relative clauses wanted.
Pronoun: 4.0 24.0651302605 17% => OK
Preposition: 52.0 41.998997996 124% => OK
Nominalization: 10.0 8.3376753507 120% => OK
Performance on vocabulary words:
No of characters: 1676.0 1615.20841683 104% => OK
No of words: 344.0 315.596192385 109% => OK
Chars per words: 4.87209302326 5.12529762239 95% => OK
Fourth root words length: 4.30665032142 4.20363070211 102% => OK
Word Length SD: 2.95310672339 2.80592935109 105% => OK
Unique words: 195.0 176.041082164 111% => OK
Unique words percentage: 0.566860465116 0.561755894193 101% => OK
syllable_count: 549.9 506.74238477 109% => OK
avg_syllables_per_word: 1.6 1.60771543086 100% => OK
A sentence (or a clause, phrase) starts by:
Pronoun: 1.0 5.43587174349 18% => OK
Article: 4.0 2.52805611222 158% => OK
Subordination: 1.0 2.10420841683 48% => OK
Conjunction: 0.0 0.809619238477 0% => OK
Preposition: 4.0 4.76152304609 84% => OK
Performance on sentences:
How many sentences: 18.0 16.0721442886 112% => OK
Sentence length: 19.0 20.2975951904 94% => OK
Sentence length SD: 41.665962957 49.4020404114 84% => OK
Chars per sentence: 93.1111111111 106.682146367 87% => OK
Words per sentence: 19.1111111111 20.7667163134 92% => OK
Discourse Markers: 3.66666666667 7.06120827912 52% => More transition words/phrases wanted.
Paragraphs: 4.0 4.38176352705 91% => OK
Language errors: 7.0 5.01903807615 139% => OK
Sentences with positive sentiment : 12.0 8.67935871743 138% => OK
Sentences with negative sentiment : 5.0 3.9879759519 125% => OK
Sentences with neutral sentiment: 1.0 3.4128256513 29% => More facts, knowledge or examples wanted.
What are sentences with positive/Negative/neutral sentiment?
Coherence and Cohesion:
Essay topic to essay body coherence: 0.108571300761 0.244688304435 44% => OK
Sentence topic coherence: 0.0380583140435 0.084324248473 45% => OK
Sentence topic coherence SD: 0.0349330929164 0.0667982634062 52% => OK
Paragraph topic coherence: 0.0661957951943 0.151304729494 44% => OK
Paragraph topic coherence SD: 0.0157875334065 0.056905535591 28% => Paragraphs are similar to each other. Some content may get duplicated or it is not exactly right on the topic.
Essay readability:
automated_readability_index: 11.1 13.0946893788 85% => Automated_readability_index is low.
flesch_reading_ease: 52.19 50.2224549098 104% => OK
smog_index: 8.8 7.44779559118 118% => OK
flesch_kincaid_grade: 10.7 11.3001002004 95% => OK
coleman_liau_index: 10.97 12.4159519038 88% => OK
dale_chall_readability_score: 8.94 8.58950901804 104% => OK
difficult_words: 95.0 78.4519038076 121% => OK
linsear_write_formula: 11.5 9.78957915832 117% => OK
gunning_fog: 9.6 10.1190380762 95% => OK
text_standard: 11.0 10.7795591182 102% => OK
What are above readability scores?
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Rates: 78.6516853933 out of 100
Scores by essay e-grader: 7.0 Out of 9
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Note: the e-grader does NOT examine the meaning of words and ideas. VIP users will receive further evaluations by advanced module of e-grader and human graders.