When we master the fine art of working without anxiety we truly begin to enjoy our work and the end result becomes secondary. Let us examine what is relaxation. Most of the things mentioned above are activities that provide us some pleasure and may take our mind away from our day to day anxieties but do not truly provide relaxation. We experience the greatest relaxation in deep sleep. Thus it can be said that lesser the thoughts, greater the relaxation.
Desires are the cause of most of the thoughts and most of the desires are egocentric.
The true relaxation can only come about, when pressure of these egocentric desires is greatly reduced. So next time you feel need to relax, instead of resorting to the usual social or recreational activities, spend some quite time reflecting. Engage in creative activities where one can be totally engrossed and loose totally the sense of 'I and mine. Learn the art of being alone without feeling lonely. You will soon invent the wonderful world of silence.