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What are your hobbies? (beehaw.org)
submitted 1 year ago by silentdanni@beehaw.org to c/askbeehaw@beehaw.org
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Hey folks,

I have been trying to find some new hobbies to keep my anxiety/depression at bay. It seems, however, that my mind is not creative enough to find interesting things to do. So, I come to you to ask: What are your hobbies? Why do you like them?

Here are the things I've tried:

  • Going to the gym (This is more of a habit than a hobby nowadays)
  • Gaming (I've been getting less and less out of it as I get older)
  • Bouldering (It's fun, but not without a group of friends)
  • TTRPG (I can't seem to find a steady group or one online, but otherwise, it's very enjoyable)
  • Learning a new instrument (I started playing the guitar and I love it)
  • Philosophy (Is that a hobby? I enjoy reading and reflecting on it)

So, folks, what are your favorite pastimes?

Thanks :)

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[–] chahk@beehaw.org 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Programming used to be my hobby. Unfortunately I went and turned that into a career, so I had to get some new hobbies. :)

Fishkeeping. I have 2 aquariums currently - a 20 gallon with freshwater tetras, and a 6 gallon shrimp tank. Moving to a new place soon, and bought a used 120 gallon tank (that I need to set up).

Videography. Ever since me and my wife had kids I've been using GoPros to film events and vacations, and then putting together video collages. Recently I got a real camera (Fuji X-T3) and kitted it out with accessories to make better home movies.

Homelabbing. It started out with a single external HDD enclosure with 2 disks for backups. Many years later it turned into a 12U rack with a network switch, firewall/VPN, 50TB storage server (for umm.. Linux ISOs mostly) that runs various VMs and Docker containers, and some other machines like Plex server and game servers for my kids. I'm slowly learning about self-hosting things like photos and other media.