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Comment author: NihilCredo 18 February 2011 01:25:38PM *  7 points [-]

Hobbies that you do not actually enjoy but you chose because you thought they'd improve your rationality - You will become miserable and rapidly quit, thus learning not to get distracted by potential side benefits (improving rationality) if it makes you fail to address the reason you were looking for a hobby in the first place (to have fun).