Not sure about anyone else, but I don’t think I have hobbies because if I’m gonna be doing something, I better be making money doing it. Especially in the economy we live in. Money is what I chase after everyday and has become more important than God himself. So is anyone else like me, where if it doesn’t make you money then you ain’t doing it.
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My hobbies are keeping my house clean and overthinking. It fills the time plenty.
I used to think I didn’t have a hobby until I finally realized and accepted that it’s video games.
I don’t do arts and crafts, I don’t play an instrument, I don’t do any outdoor activities. It’s literally video games.
I feel like I didn’t start living life to the fullest until I started hobbies. Drones, disc golf, traditional golf, snowboarding, hiking, playing pool, etc. I used to say playing video games was my hobby but I barely play now because I love doing all those other things so much.
I know people who do nothing outside of work & sleep and I will never understand it!
Does posting this post make you money, or does reading replies and replying to them make you money, or did you just do it to pass the time?
so what you are doing in your free time? There must be something besides working and sleeping, nobody can live like that
Not I, but some of my coworkers brag about their work schedule, and how glad they are to not be home.
Im the opposite. As soon as I make money off of it I lose all interest in it
I have plenty of hobbies that don’t make me money, but they do help me connect with people. Money is a poor substitute for friends. But you do you, as life is about choices, so your results may vary.
Reddit might be your hobby…
I think once I changed my mentality to spending my time for me and enjoying my life for the moments that are with friends, family, nature, and experiences then I started having more money and being happier honestly. The daily grind and hustle mentality makes life meaningless to me
Can I ask how long you’ve kept this pace?
I lived like this for a few years because I got a crazy lucrative opportunity. Slowly it nagged at me to not be doing anything just for the sake of doing it, and I could feel resentment building (though it wasn’t clear whom it was toward).
Eventually, I took a massive pay cut to have more time for hobbies, and almost immediately I realized I had been not fully living as myself.
All that said, I think I’d feel differently if it were a survival situation and I had to work that much just to eat and pay rent.
I always hated those “getting to know you” type things in school. Favorite color: don’t have one. Favorite food: don’t have one. Favorite number: don’t have one. Hobbies or interests: nope, don’t have those either.
I saw someone else mention TV, and yeah, I watched TV as a kid but I could’ve done with out it just as well.
I have considered tattoos over the years, but I don’t have enough passion about (anything) in my life to permanently place it on my body.
I feel this HARD.
Everytime I decided to pick something up (watercolor paint, gardening, budgeting) i immediately try to find a way to make money from it. That thought process ruins the “just pass some time doing something you enjoy” purpose and turns the time spent into guilt when I do not make money from it.
I try to remind myself that I do not need to monetize every moment of my day/action that I take but it’s tricky.
Friends and family n be hobbies too. Community is arguably one of the most important things in life. Literally healthy lifestyle ( as long as they aren’t adding to stress and drama)
If you like sports, officiating is a great hobby. And it does pay (usually). It may not pay well, but we need officials badly and I’ve had a great time with it.
Money is not actually important beyond having enough to live. I work to live. I don’t live to work.
Consider this: if a decent sized meteor hit tomorrow and sent us into a post apocalyptic every man for himself type world, no one would give a fuck about how much money you have. That bow and arrow hobby or that cross country skiing hobby might suddenly be worth a lot more than money ever was though.
I’d much rather be building a skill and creating something than sitting around watching TV or scrolling on my phone. Hobbies are how I relax and clear my head, and the finished result is so rewarding.
Right now I’m making a 1600s doublet for my bf. It’s not making me money, but the absolute joy and excitement he expresses whenever he checks the progress and sees the fabric, linings and details he picked out come together is priceless.
Also, not having a hobby is a sure way to be boring. I know that if I lose my job, I still have useful skills. I’ve probably saved 1000s over the years creating and repairing things myself instead of hiring someone.
There is more to life than work and sleep, like so much more.
Edit: I looked at your profile, Reddit is your hobby. And hello from r/epilepsy!
I tell people that my hobbies are napping and watching TV/ movies..
Aren’t you literally posting this on social media right now?
How much are you getting paid to scroll reddit?