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What are your hobbies? (lemmy.world)

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I've been stuck in the work, recharge, repeat cycle for about a decade now. I'm looking to get back into hobbies and activities to enjoy my free time and possibly meet other folks.

I've heard you should have 3 types of hobbies: something to keep you fit, something to keep you creative, and something that can make some money. I've considered gym/triathlon (fitness) and woodworking (creative/income).

What are your hobbies? Anything you recommend I try out?

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I've been making mechanical keyboards "from scratch" for the last year or so. I leverage a lot of pre-built parts and existing tools of course, but I tweak the standard layouts to fit what I want to do, fabricate the plates and cases with my laser engraver and 3D printer, assemble everything, wire them up to the switches and the microcontroller (usually "dead bug" hand-wiring, but I have done a very basic PCB in KiCAD as well), and configure the firmware. It leverages a lot of my other interests, provides an opportunity to improve incrementally between projects, and results in a product that is legitimately pleasant to use.

Little bastards are piling up, though.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I'm currently in the process of building my first mechanical keyboard. I have a Lily58 mostly assembled, in the troubleshooting steps now. It's been a fun project so far.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

I'd like to do a proper split as a project, but I don't properly touch-type, so there's a pretty large learning curve that I'm not particularly interested in overcoming. Before I accepted my truth, my second handwire was a permanent split that just bundled the matrix wires into a ratchet-ass cable. It works fine, but I just never used it, even enough to want to do a refined version.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 day ago

i took up drawing this year and enjoy it a lot, i'm not good at it quite yet but it is cheap to start, fun, you can do it pretty much anywhere, and it's given me a nice confidence boost tbh because i was always convinced it was something i could never do. i like that i'm always learning something new with it too, and progressing in a visible way. i'm not looking at it with the aim of making money though, it's for fun & good for my brain. highly recommend.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 day ago

Photography, cryptography, anamorphosis art, regular art, writing, and hiking. Looking for people who also enjoy these.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 day ago

Drawing, videogames, and swimming.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 day ago

For fitness running, walking and weightlifting. For creativity reading, writing, sketching. For money, software development.

I'd recommend keeping a semi regular (daily to weekly) diary above everything else. It's been invaluable to be able to check in with myself. It's also fun to work on your lettering.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

I don't have any. I play videogames almost every day but it's just more out of routine than enjoyment, hell few days playing ranked matches ruins my mood and I quit before losing because fuck them, is ruining my night anyways.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 day ago

Never too late to pick up a hobby. Can be intimidating to start exploring and trying new stuff, but it’s worth it.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 day ago

Fighting games and Riichi Mahjong.

There's usually a local event for at least one of the games I play every month or so. I travel out to Combo Breaker every year for the big major as well.

For Riichi Mahjong, the local club here meets every week. Haven't had the chance to attend a big tournament yet, but I'm hoping I can fit one into my travel budget at some point.

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