The interests that return naturally deserve more attention than the ones maintained for appearances.

Some interests need constant upkeep because they were adopted rather than found: the instrument you should play, the subject that sounds good in conversation, the sport your friends are in. Others keep coming back on their own after years of neglect, without any decision on your part. That returning is information. It is the difference between a preference you have and a preference you are performing.

List the things you have drifted back to more than twice in your life and give one of them an hour this week. Notice which activities you look forward to and which you only feel proud of having done.