What’s up guys.
Single M30 here. I’m in a phase of life where I have a good amount of free time and I’d love to make the most of it — or at least not waste it.
On weekdays, I have about 4 hours after work to myself. On weekends, it’s around 12 hours a day.
I see two clear options right now:
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Keep working harder, take on more projects, and maybe aim for a promotion.
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Do things just for fun— things that bring joy, even if they don’t have a “productive” outcome.
To be honest, I don’t need more money. I already exercise daily before work, and I’m thinking of adding an hour of video games in the evenings. But even with that, there’s still a lot of time left.
I’d love to be in a relationship and spend time with someone special — and I know that will come in time. But after a recent breakup, I’ve realized how important it is to have my own hobbies and interests. Not only for my own well-being, but also because I think having a full, interesting life makes me a better (and probably more attractive) partner in the long run.
So I’m curious:
What do you do with your free time? What hobbies, skills, or side projects have brought the most value to your life?
Especially the kind you’d tell your younger self: “I wish I’d started this sooner.”
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>What do you do with your free time and what do you wish you had started doing earlier?
Bang hoes and drive old cars. What else is there to do when you a single rich dude?
Free time? I dont get afforded time for free time.
Work 9-5 five days a week. Parent and homework, get kids to bed by 8 pm. Do laundry, clean the kitchen, or other cleaning chores until 11 or 12. Take oldest to bathroom to pee. Rewash bedding when Im too late to get them there. Crash around 1:30 after getting the special blanket back from the dryer.
Weekends: run around doing whatever things the wife convinces the kids to do that isn’t within walking distance and takes half a day traveling for 60 minutes of activity. Come home in the afternoon, feed kids, do other home chores, entertain the kids. Feed them. Bed by 8pm for them, repeat chore cycle from weekdays.
Wife usually cooks their meals but she gets leisure time more than I do.
I’ve been doing architectural photography for 20 years. It started as a fun hobby in my early 20s, but I threw myself into it and spent years using every bit of free time and money I had for it.
I studied architecture textbooks, took photography and Photoshop courses, and after 15 years of practice, I finally got to a reasonably good level. My pictures are consistently professional-level now, and I’m damn proud of what I’ve accomplished.
I don’t have a lot of money, but I travel as much as I can for photography, so it’s opened up the world to me in a lot of ways. I will never pursue photography as a career because it would kill the pure joy I get from it. I never feel more in the flow of life than when I’m taking pictures.
My hobby has shown me the rewards of consistent and disciplined effort over time, and it’s taught me how to focus my full attention on anything I’m trying to understand. I’m happy my younger self decided to get into it.
I think it’s different for everyone. I’m in my learning season, so I try to pick up more knowledge when I feel the urge to know more about something. Faith has also been something I am picking up again. Not necessarily a hobby, but I do find reading scripture to be more fulfilling now than in my earlier days. Besides that, I am mostly occupied with all the other usual life commitments.