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The things I love about reading are that I don’t need people to do it, it can be done anywhere, and I get to direct the movie happening in my head.
The thing I love about weight-lifting is putting Gen Z’ers to shame on the bench press.
That I don’t need to do it if I don’t want to.
It’s straight forward you just run
The learning curve is closer to unlearning sedentary habits and “re-remembering” a primal activity your body is ultimately designed for.
If you can keep the runfluencer culture at an arms length, it’s wildly accessible and stress-relieving
The way it combines most of my autistic predilections; the collecting aspect, the sheer history of the objects, the cultural implications, and last but not least, shiny. My hobby/hyperfixation is ancient coin collecting.
I have a few old roman coins. They are well worn, having been used for many transactions by people over 2000 years ago. I can imagine them buying bread or fish.
Well I got to play my synthesizers on stage last night so that was cool
It takes me outside and helps me relax and it pushes me to focus on healthy food, good rest and recovery. Plus I can do it all alone or with friends depending on my mood.
Camping?
Triathlon training
The thing I love most about drawing is the ability to visualize the silly ideas and characters in my head exactly the way I want it to. I love seeing my pieces and the characters come to life in such a vibrant way. And I absolutely adore the entire world of character design, being able to tell so much with just the way a character looks and is presented is so magical, definetly my favorite part of the process.
The strategy (billards).
So many people aren’t listing their hobbies (though many of them are guessable).
Gaming has been a hobby of mine for decades now. I love that it pushed me into other relevant niche hobbies, like mechanical keyboards, audiophile/headphones, desk accessories, and other random tech, though these were mostly only to a beginner’s level.
I also learned how to do basic soldering but that’s more being interested in electronics than in gaming. You could make the argument that gaming made me interested in technology in general.
To borrow an old classic, I don’t have hobbies. I have interests. Hobbies cost money, but interests are free.
I finally know why I am the weirdo at parties.
The people.
Boardgame fans are often very smart and aware.
There’s no end for computers.
I’m with my Linux build. Co-worker is proud of their windows 11 build. We can still nerd about new upgrades/optamising our separate work flows.
The fact that I can simply practice and aim high and slowly crawl my way forward improving technique and skill. (Guitar)
I’m 30+ now and feel just as capable as ever to learn new songs, solos and techniques.
I recorded this video a couple days ago after about an hour of learning the solo from square one. Mind you it’s a solo I’ve been listening to for over 20 years and can hum it like its second nature. Lets just say I started from square two then lol
If I see it, there’s a good chance I can make art of it, if the conditions are right.
