Zero Hobbies

[1229]

Am I alone in not having any hobbies? You guys are reading books and playing games and so fourth. I'm not doing anything like that. Does anyone else not have any hobbies? Or better yet does anyone have any hobby suggestions that don't involve books and games? I just don't have the focus for that.

I've often thought of joining a group or taking a class in something but I'm not athletic or creative. And I don't want to go to one of these things by myself without knowing what I'm doing. I have not found any "hobby" type activity that sounds appealing to me. But I'm tired of not having any interests. All suggestions are welcome.

[Karen]

What sort of stuff do you do when your at home alone? If we knew a little about your interests it might be easier to make suggestions
Maybe you could take a class in something where you dont need to be athletic or creative, and where you wouldn't need to know anything before hand, like a class in beginning anthropology at the local college (or whatever subject interests you). You could go alone and not have to feel awkward about it.
try thinking about what you like to learn about online, or what sort of tv shows you like watching.
What sort of stuff are you interested in?

[strawberrysweetie]

Mar 6, 2011 15:48:22 GMT -5 1229 said:

Am I alone in not having any hobbies? You guys are reading books and playing games and so fourth. I'm not doing anything like that. Does anyone else not have any hobbies? Or better yet does anyone have any hobby suggestions that don't involve books and games? I just don't have the focus for that.

I've often thought of joining a group or taking a class in something but I'm not athletic or creative. And I don't want to go to one of these things by myself without knowing what I'm doing. I have not found any "hobby" type activity that sounds appealing to me. But I'm tired of not having any interests. All suggestions are welcome.

No, you are definitely not alone. I have this same problem.

Oddly enough, though, I did recently get inspired to seek out some books again....self-help, though. :/ So, I'm overly consumed by my problems, fixated on trying to find answers...and really just mostly lack fun/truly-enjoyable sort of things overall in my life. Started reading one the other day, though, and am finding some comfort in it, at least.

I do know I need to add some sort of enjoyment/fun into my life....it's just sort of hard to know where to start!

Besides that, I feel like most of my time is put forth towards things that HAVE to be done.....daily tasks, physical activity (lots of walking for me lately), cooking, cleaning, working ....I really don't see how some people seem to have so much time for other things, though.

Beginners classes are a good start, though. The really nice thing about it, is that everyone is new to it...no one really knows what they're doing. I find that sort of comforting anyway. A few summers back, I took a beginning guitar course through the summer recreation program...for late teens/adults. I'm still proud of myself for putting myself through it. It was really good for me at the time. Just wish I would've stuck with that! At least continued to teach myself after the class (which was the plan)...but at the time, my school work kept me busy and I haven't really messed with it since (I'd still like to, though).

I think for me, though...one of the off-putting things of my interests, is that they are generally very individual-like activities. Even if I properly read more, it's an individual experience. Unless there was a book club or something...but yeah, I'm so sick of being so alone all the time now....I know that I really need to focus on how to get involved in things that involve other people..................which I'm doing fantastically at, obviously! Not getting anywhere here. Brilliant.

But erm....

I've realized, though, that I HAVE had interests, it's just more a matter of not ever having the opportunity to explore them, too. For example, when I was younger...gymnastics/dance always sounded fun...but my little town didn't really have such a thing at the time. I also really loved the idea of stringed instruments/orchestra....as opposed to what I did do and what was available: marching band. So I never really threw myself into music either, even though it was an incredibly strong interest of mine.

Besides that, I found myself far too shy to join any other clubs/sports when I was younger--middle school/high school. I wanted to try, I did. I just didn't push myself, since avoidance was so much easier. Oh the patterns...

So now, not ever having really properly developed any interests while I was younger.....it seems soooo much harder now to even be interested in anything anymore. Or even know where to start...

I've thought about this time and time again, especially over this past year since I've been out of school....so sorry, I've kind of gotten carried away here with this analysis of myself.....but yeah......you're not alone in feeling as though you have no hobbies!! It's frustrating.

So suggestions...I don't really know....

Personally, I really wish I could explore some outdoorsy type of activities....kayaking seems kind of fun. Or just hiking through cool places. Unfortunately, I don't live in an interesting place! So, it depends on your location, too....

*sigh*

* didn't mean to write that much, sorry!

[Rose]

Do you like animals? You could volunteer at a local animal shelter. There are always little furry ones in need somewhere.

[1229]

What sort of stuff do you do when your at home alone? If we knew a little about your interests it might be easier to make suggestions
Maybe you could take a class in something where you don't need to be athletic or creative, and where you wouldn't need to know anything before hand, like a class in beginning anthropology at the local college (or whatever subject interests you). You could go alone and not have to feel awkward about it.
try thinking about what you like to learn about online, or what sort of tv shows you like watching.
What sort of stuff are you interested in?

Karen that's just the thing. I don't even have any "oh, I like that TV show" or this site online. Except of course for this site online. It's kind of like how Strawberry said:

Besides that, I feel like most of my time is put forth towards things that HAVE to be done.....daily tasks, physical activity (lots of walking for me lately), cooking, cleaning, working ....I really don't see how some people seem to have so much time for other things, though.

I'm very focused at work and then when I get home, it's like I don't even have the energy to focus on something else. Yet I'm always bored and thinking I should have some sort of activity or plans for the weekend.

didn't mean to write that much, sorry!

Not at all. I totally get what you're saying.

Do you like animals? You could volunteer at a local animal shelter. There are always little furry ones in need somewhere.

Zena, I love love LOVE animals. When I was younger I always thought about volunteering at a shelter. But now I know I'd get way too attached and try to save them all. I imagine myself falling in love with these animals and being one big crying mess every time they don't find a home and I couldn't save them. I know a lot of you guys (actually this seems to be a girls thread) live in Europe. Here in America, we have these TV commercials for animal charities and oh my goodness. They show these abused animals being rescued all injured and neglected and I have to turn the channel. The first few times I saw them I would just start crying. People can be so cruel and awful to a defenseless animal. It's sad and sickening.

I think I've gone off topic. But yeah, I want to find something. Maybe I just need to connect with more people and go from there.

[geekguy]

Ever thought about collecting Warhammer figurines? If you haven't heard of them before I'd recommend googling them and checking out the different races/armies involved in the Warhammer/Warhammer 40k Universe's. Basically the armies are involved in war with each other (there's a huge backlog of lore to look into, much of which is actually written as really good books by authors who wish to contribute to the universes).

The figurines are used to play tabletop battles with a comprehensive set of rules involving moving your pieces around, flanking enemy positions, using terrain pieces as cover or as vantage points, and attacking your opponents army pieces using your own.

There is a lot of tactical depth to be found in the game part of this hobby but some people collect warhammer figurines simply for the other part of the hobby, the assembling and painting of each figurine.

The thing is, each figurine comes in parts, and you use special glue to stick all the pieces together (this allows some customization which is part of why they don't come pre-made, as well as just being interesting to do). The models also come without any colour on them, and this is where it draws some people in with the creative aspect that you can come up with your own colour schemes for your units, from your little infantry dudes right up to your huge tank units, everything is up to you. It seemed complex when I first looked into it but I got shown the process of how to do it and it's actually not that hard once someone breaks it down for you.

It also seems a little expensive at first, but building up a warhammer army is something you do over time, you don't simply splash out 500 bucks and get all the pieces you need instantly, you just start with a little, and decide what you would like to add over time. You don't need a huge army to play a game with someone else, as each unit is worth a certain amount of points, and to play a game with someone that has only a few models, you would simply also use a number of models that is roughly equivalent in size.

If any of this has sounded remotely interesting to you, I'd say check it out for sure. They have hobby stores here in australia that are DEDICATED to this game alone (often alongside the Lord of the Rings tabletop game which follows similar sort of rules to Warhammer). Warhammer is very much a fantasy world with orcs, humans, elves, daemons etc, While Warhammer 40 000 is a sci-fi world with space marines, imperial guard, Eldar, Necrons etc.

I haven't started building an army of any sort yet, simply because I lack a job :S. But the MOMENT I get a job, I'm buying the starter pack for Warhammer 40 000 which includes a good number of Ork models (orks in space lol, they're pretty badass) and a good number of space marines, enough to play a good game with a friend controlling one of the armies, as well as each individual army being worth 500 points, the general amount that they use at my local hobby shop for many of their events (they even let people who come in who are looking to get into building their own army simply play with an in-store army for these events to get an idea of how it works, as well as providing "any day of the week" beginner lessons for free on both painting and the game rules).

I'm definitely going to build my own army at some point though, and it's going to be the Tau, with their awesome technology that reminds me of some of the systems we have today (sniper units that use a drone that accompanies them to mark targets for accuracy bonuses, "stealthed" units, jetpacks etc).

People always think I'm weird for wanting to get into this, so maybe it's a bit too geeky, but hey, maybe you'll be interested or like it, so yeah.

Just throwin it out there really

[1229]

People always think I'm weird for wanting to get into this, so maybe it's a bit too geeky, but hey, maybe you'll be interested or like it, so yeah.

Just throwin it out there really

Thanks! It doesn't sound weird to me. It seems like you have a genuine interest in it and that's great. I'm not sure I'd have the focus to assemble and paint my own figurines, but hey you never know. I do like the idea of having my own army...