Hey Pandas, Do You Have Any Tips For Hobbies? (Closed)

Enjoy the process not the result

Here is my tip for hobbies: do it for fun and not for money. Once it becomes a "side hustle" it becomes stressful. Whatever hobby you choose to engage in should be purely for the joy of it.

No time spent on a hobby is wasted time

Doing research about things you already like. For example, I always read articles and watch tons of videos about my favorite tv series or movies. There's usually a lot of interesting content about the actors, writers, directors, behind the scenes, etc.

Folding pieces of paper into different shapes or animals, its actually satisfying and cool to see what you can make with one piece of paper!

I've started watching ballets on youtube, full ballet productions, but with late 80s and 90s music. It will change your perspective of ballet and rock. Try watching a part of Le Corsaire to Thunderstruck by AC/DC.

playing Ukelele! They're not very expensive, it's easy to learn and they're many songs you can learn in less than an hour! :)

Just try finding something you enjoy doing. If you're really enjoying what you do, time should feel like it's flying. That's one of the ways I can tell that something's becoming my new hobby.
If you want to find something new, don't overthink it, just try doing random things, and see how you feel about them.

drawing and writing

I collect spores, molds and fungus.

My hobbies, mostly involve making things. I give it all away or leave it to be found. 💙

If you want to collect coins, which I did from 15-18 years old, read on...

It was extremely gratifying and beautiful and exciting. Imagining real people actually using these coins that are from generations ago is deeply moving.

BUT

There is a high monetary barrier. I learned the hard way that unless I bought a coin worth at least $2000 (in today's money) that the coin would never gain in value. Every coin bought below that price was charity and a sunk cost.

Go big or lose big $$$.

I'm a birdwatcher, and I want to recommend the hobby to everyone. It's a great hobby! For starters, getting started is cheap, buy a cheap pair of binoculars and a field guide (book or app), and you're good to go, and you can go anywhere from your own back yard to other continents. Because the great thing about birding is that it's infinitely flexible: You can be a competitive birder on a quest to break the record for most species seen in a day, a month, a year, or a lifetime. You can be like me, and use it as a form of meditation, a way to get in touch with nature and the universe. Or you can approach the hobby as a citizen scientist who's gathering scientific data, or as an artist who's out to locate and photograph the most beautiful species in the world, or as a homebody who watches the progression of migrations and seasonal changes from their own home. So look into birding, if you want to get in touch with nature, or learn a science, or relax, or photograph beautiful wildlife, or just enjoy life from your own home.

Bought a lathe on a whim. Now I'm collecting wood, making mushrooms. Hobbies can happen by acci

Try not to pick up a hobby that is gonna take more time than you have patience for. I've had a number of Hobbies and before I finish one particular project I've set it aside for something else that I end up not finishing.

Not a suggestions for a hobby but if you have a hobby that requires light for you to be able to have it done, wear a head lamp. I'm telling you, makes it so much easier to do.

Don't get frustrated if you don't have the result fast. Also, if you doing DIY don't be afraid of wasting material.

If you are starting a hobby to see if you like it, start with inexpensive items. Three reasons: if you decide you don't like it, you haven't spent a lot on it; you'll have money left over for trying another hobby; if you decide you like your hobby, you can upgrade to more expensive and higher-quality items and you will feel like you are rewarding yourself.

If you want to make money on a hobby, make "making money" the hobby in itself. If you want money to be a byproduct of your hobby, it will become work fairly quickly and you'll lose the fun. If profit IS the goal, but not necessary for life, then it can be a fun hobby in itself. i.e. flipping antiques or collectables

I am not gonna tell anything mind-blowing. Reading a book, listening to music, playing guitar is what kill my boredom and lift up my mood. I want to start ceramics because I feel like it's a great way to relax and meditate.