What do you think is the difference between what successful people do and what you do in your spare time? Many of us prefer to kill time by gossiping around or smoking a cigarette or just acting lazy. On the other hand super-rich, people plan their hours of the day to make it even more productive. Steve Jobs used to ask himself daily, “If today were the last day of my life, would I want to do what I am about to do today.”

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Rich people make sure that every moment counts as they believe that time is what life is made of. So if they have spare time they make the most out of it too. The thing is, most of the super-rich people are rich because they are doing what they love and are getting paid for it. The benefits of doing what you love cannot be summarised in a line, but they are way better than running behind a well paying job which no more interests you. 

What do you do in your spare time?

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Most of the rich people don't feel their job is like a burden to be finished with, so they enjoy doing the same in their spare time as well. That's their secret and well the research firm Wealth-X, which studied the top 30 interests, passions and hobbies of ultra-high-net-worth individuals (UHNW) has come up with this report.

1. Business

UHNW interested: 56.9 percent

2. Philanthropy

UHNW interested: 38.6 percent

3. Sports

UHNW interested: 33.0 percent

4. Finance

UHNW interested: 28.3 percent

5. Education

UHNW interested: 17.8 percent

6. Outdoors

UHNW interested: 17.3 percent

7. Public Speaking

UHNW interested: 15.2 percent

8. Technology

UHNW interested: 14.6 percent

9. Aviation

UHNW interested: 14.5 percent

10. Real Estate

UHNW interested: 14.4 percent

11. Politics

UHNW interested: 13.9 percent

12. Travel

UHNW interested: 13.8 percent

13. Family

UHNW interested: 13.2 percent

14. Art

UHNW interested: 9.2 percent

15. Music

UHNW interested: 8.9 percent

16. Health and wellness

UHNW interested: 8.9 percent