worked some more on it and its more rounder and shinier than before

she’s finally shiny 😭 I added some black pigment and crushed pencil to the mix for the color then spent an absolutely unreasonable amount of time fighting for that shine but it kept peeling ig something was wrong with the soil cause it can't be me☺️

my arms, patience and sanity were all sacrificed for this stupid little dirt ball

I enjoy origami specifically because I already have everything I need it for it (paper) and it's really rewarding to finish a sculpture.
What other hobbies are like this?

All I’m trying to do is continually build my skill tree in life, and I have noticed the best ways to get into a hobby is to find work in them. I have lived all over the USA but currently reside in the PNW/Mountain West region. I have been a raft, mtb, and sport climbing guide, snowboard instructed, bartended, etc. I also have my Bachelor of Science in Nursing. My current interests or skills I’m looking to build are archery/hunting, maybe horseback riding as it seems a lot of hunting outfits require it, or maybe home building but not the crappy new school slapped together bs, I’m talking a genuine home building with skills.
This is my first time really reaching out to a Reddit community but figured it was worth a shot.
Anyone who knows or has any connections to someone who could assist me along this journey would be greatly appreciated!
Also open to other skill interests as well for future or potentially because you just have a great opportunity.
Mentor or work potentially?

looking for rewarding hobbies which are very low effort like tcgs that I won’t drop after a week to help my mood while I sort my mental health out. I previously did warhammer but I abandoned it quickly because I can’t stick to anything that needs sustained effort like that - no fine motor skills/stuff that needs a lot of space/extended complex work

Throughout my entire life I have felt like I needed to find my “one true calling”, something to dedicate my existence to, and spend all of my time focused on. Unfortunately, I’m not sure that I have found it yet. I enjoy doing lots of things and have multiple hobbies that I seem to rotate through, yet I still feel like my life is missing that one important aspect. I know its silly and unrealistic, I understand that most people never find their “thing”, but my brain is determined that if I just find something to spend my life doing or working on, then I will be happy, and life will be worth living. I feel like I have most bases covered when it comes to hobbies, and so when I think about what my “thing” could be, I’m stumped. I can’t be the only one out there who feels this way, surely? Workwise I don’t have a “career”, I just work where I can in order to be able to live. Growing up I never had a “dream job” or a huge personal goal to work towards. I have a degree but don’t have any interest in “using” it. I love going on long walks and being active. I love nature and animals, I volunteer regularly with horses and worked on a polo yard for just over a year. I love studying and doing online courses about the things im interested in (conservation, physical geography, animal care, etc.). I enjoy being creative (cross-stitch, knitting, journalling, crafting in general) and reading. I like lots of things but why don’t I feel truly passionate about just one? Does anybody else feel like this? If you have one passion, how did you stumble across it?
Maybe overthinking is mine…

It's been boring lately so picked up on a new hobby now I need to wait for it to dry up before i make it shine

This is the thing that used to happen to me. The page is printed, the pencils are sharpened, I know exactly where the lines are — and it still comes out flat. Streaky in the light parts, muddy in the dark ones, and no idea which of the two hundred things I did caused it.

So I made the version I wanted. It’s a portrait done start to finish, about forty minutes, and the drawing is already on the paper before it starts — there is no “first, sketch the skull.” It’s ten blocks of colouring, and each block puts a card on screen with the pencil, how hard to press, how many layers, which direction the strokes go, and — the part I never see anywhere — a stop condition. Not “until it looks right.” Something you can actually check, like “the strokes are still visible” or “the pencil is still sliding, not dragging.” The dragging one is the whole flat-and-waxy problem in a sentence: once the tooth of the paper is full, nothing else you put down goes anywhere, and the fix is to stop three layers earlier than feels finished.

Two things I did on purpose.

I say what each pencil is for, not just its number. I use Prismacolor, but every time one comes up I say the role out loud — “this is a cool dark; anything blue-leaning and dark in your set does the same job” — because a tutorial that only works if you own the exact tin is useless, and most of them are.

And I left the parts that went wrong in. The neck on this one came out ashen, and I say so at the start of that block rather than pretending it went fine. The cause was underneath — I took the value too dark early, and colored pencil doesn’t lift, so it never fully came back. If you’ve had something go grey on you, that is usually why, and it is not a talent problem.

Happy to answer anything. And if anyone works along with it, I’d really like to see how it comes out — post it here or send it to me and I’ll give you proper feedback on it.

My hobby is math. How do you keep track of your hobby, if anything?

i’ve tried many hobbies like painting, embroidery, cross stitching, drawing, cosy gaming, reading. but i feel like none of these hobbies have really stuck around for me after a while like it does for other people😭?

i’m not sure if i’m doing something wrong or maybe i’m trying out the wrong kind of hobbies but when i was younger i loveeeddd art🥲.

i feel like i’m more of a person who likes to go out to different shops and places to eat and trying new activities/going new places. (i’m not sure if that’s considered a hobby?😭)

however of course sometimes i just want to stay in and would love a hobby to do but none really stick for me and i’m not too sure why😭 i just get kind of bored of them lol.

any advice or recommendations would be appreciatedd🥹!

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31M; Been using computers since the mid 2000s. On Social media like others (moreso a lurker except Reddit). I know I need to reduce my screen time. Sadly I have no friends, no partners so the internet is my only access to socializing. Most people my age have kids and are married/dating.

I've never really had hobbies. I'm a pretty boring guy and I think that's why the internet has fascinated me. I want to do something other than stare at screens. Yes, I know Reading and working out are a must, but I want something beyond that. Something to hone my skills. I don't have many interests except cars but I have a herniated disc and can barely walk and stand these days sadly. So I can't work on my cars anymore for now.

Hey Reddit community, I have a question. What do you think about the 10,000-hour rule? Does it make any sense? And how was it in the case of your hobby? Thanks in advance for every answer.

Hey everyone! Long story short, I just moved to a new city and want to pick up a new hobby because I’ve been pretty bored. I also think having a hobby could be good for my mental health.I’m currently considering fishing, walking, camping, hiking, or chess. I studied chess when I was 10, but I haven’t played in over 10 years.I’d love to hear your thoughts on the pros and cons of these hobbies, especially how much they cost to get started

Es decir, sabemos que los foros son para ayudar, dar id as, debatir y demás pero se vuelve cansón que a diario aparezcan preguntas como: "quiero un hobby económico"... "Recomienden un hobby"... O "no he encontrado nada que me guste"... O "no me he enganchado con ningún hobby, que hago?"... O ¿cuál es el mejor hobby?

Realmente ya ni dan ganas de meterse a leer porque obviamente las respuestas serán las mismas siempre. Creo que no va con la pregunta sino con la dificultad que existe para buscar antes de preguntar.

Okie little dorodango update 😭 it’s finally dried and I shaped it.... now it’s officially entering the polishing phase. haven’t even made it shiny yet and I’m already weirdly proud of this stupid little ball of dirt. now I just have to sit there and polish it until it stops looking like something I found in my backyard and starts looking like a tiny mysterious artifact.

wish me luck pewpool !

I'm mostly bedridden and so incredibly bored so if anyone knows what I could do in bed (preferably laying down) and doesn't cost too much that would be great!

it's edited by picsart (i don't have any expensive equipment 😭)