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What is your "trail of hobbies"? (lemmy.world)

submitted 10 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Found myself starting to think about trying some new thing that sounded cool, and realized it might be fun to think about all of the random interests, crafts, hobbies and pursuits I've chased on tangents to my life. It's easy to feel like a bum or a failure for dropping hobbies and that could cause hesitation in starting something new, but on sheer volume I bet some of us have impressive lists. Requirement is that it never made you real dependable income and wasn't a career for you. Aside from that, sky is wide open. It can be something you tried for a few weeks, years, or still do. What's your trail of hobbies?

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[–] [email protected] 7 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (1 children)

Tap dancing
Ballet
Running
Cooking
Baking
Cake & cookie decorating
Drawing
Painting (physically? and digitally)
Knitting
Crocheting
Sewing
Origami
Woodworking
Makeup
Nail art
Guitar

Not exactly hobbies, but niche topics I got randomly intrigued by and have watched dozens and in some cases hundreds of hours on:

Deaf culture (but not attempting to learn ASL)
Ex-mormons (Not religious and no relation to mormonism lol)
Religious fundamentalism & cults
Therapists breaking down reality television
Legal analyses & breakdowns of high profile and/or pop culture lawsuits and trials

[–] [email protected] 3 points 10 months ago

Oh yeah deep dives into random topics is another whole thing haha. Therapists breaking down reality TV sounds very intriguing in a guilty pleasure kind of way. My thing is probably the psychology behind conspiracy theories, I've been reading a lot of books and watching video essays on that since Covid.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

Here's my incomplete list:

Horseback riding
Drawing
Playing the flute
Painting models
Fencing (yes like sword fighting)
Beading and jewelry making
Carving soapstone and alabaster
Playing the harp
Knitting
Crochet
Sewing
Cosplay making
Baking
Ballroom dancing
Writing
Refinishing furniture
Homemade ice cream

I'm still doing some of these and some I haven't done in years, but of course I still have all of the stuff for them...

[–] [email protected] 5 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (1 children)

Birds
Roller skating
RPGs
Painting models
Euchre & 500 (card games)
Software coding
Inline skating
Photography
10+ years without a hobby (The joys of single parenthood)
Running
Roller derby
Birds
Photography
Running

[–] [email protected] 3 points 10 months ago (1 children)

There's a local roller derby group that's like a half hour away. I've only been roller skating a few times but it seems like a lot of fun! When I get more time I'd love to try it.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 10 months ago

It's great fun! I stopped playing when covid hit, and that was enough to take away my focus. The idea of going back and training twice a week, with games on top of that was appealing when I was in the zone, but now, it just seems like a lot of effort :P

[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago

Baking Board games Camping Carving Drawing Gardening Guitar effects pedal construction/mod Guitar/Mandolin/Banjo Hiking Juggling Knitting Learning Miniature painting Origami Photography Programming (now career) Puzzles Reading Sculpting Sewing Weight training Woodwork Writing ...a bunch I can't remember