If you’ve been looking for a new hobby to keep you occupied as you socially distance, here are seven hobbies that will help cure your boredom and ignite your creativity.
By Bahar Saroya
Why is it a good idea to have a hobby? Good hobbies can help you relieve stress, build your self-confidence, learn new things and refine your skills, find a new passion, hone your skills, create social connections, and possibly bring in additional income!
Here is a list of potential hobbies:
`“Element Collecting” - As weird as hobbies go, this one just might appeal to chemistry students, in particular, element collecting. This involves trying to collect elements from the periodic table, like aluminum, copper, sodium or iron, you name it! If you’re dedicated, you can even try collecting rare ones.
“Build Electronics”- Building robots or any kind of multi-component responsive device can teach you about the human brain and the signals it sends to demand action. Computers and more simplistic electronics are created based on how our brains work. It can be a lot of fun to use your latest invention in a competition or battle against the inventions of your friends. Use trial and error to figure out how to perfect your creations and engage your brain on several different critical levels.
“Practice Thrifting”- Take a little time each week to browse through the flea markets and your local antique shops. With just a little bit of research, you can learn to pick out items that are authentic antiques and true treasures versus items that are cheap, old junk. You can refurbish these items to use for yourself or as gifts, or you can learn how to sell thrift items to bring in some extra cash.
“Learn How To Quilt”- Do you enjoy working with your hands, beautiful fabrics, and creating something useful for you or someone you care about? If so, quilting could be the perfect habit for you. Quilting is a traditional art form that allows you to express your own creativity in the designs you choose for each quilt. You can quilt by yourself or join a community of quilters who can help you learn the ropes.
“Try International Cooking”- Do you enjoy going out to your favorite Indian or Thai restaurant? Have you always wanted to learn the art of French cuisine? Develop a hobby for cooking food from countries around the world and expand your culinary horizons.
“Practice Journaling” - Keeping a journal helps you use your creativity and improve your writing skills. Writing in a journal on a regular basis has been proven to help you process your thoughts and release your stress on paper to get it out of your mind. There are so many types of journals, such as productivity journals, gratitude journals, relationship journals, and just about any topic you can imagine.
“Start A Blog”- Is there something that you are an expert in or you love to talk about? If so, you can share your knowledge with the world through a blog. This will give you an opportunity to communicate with people worldwide about your topic of choice and get the opinions of your readers. Blogging can even help you bring in some extra income if you choose to allow companies to use your space to advertise their products or you create products to sell yourself.
Try a few things on this list that you think fit well with your interests and see how much you can learn in a year!
Works Cited
Davenport, B. (2018, October 29). 50 Of The Most Interesting Hobbies To Try This Year. https://liveboldandbloom.com/10/habits/interesting-hobbies
EssayTigers. (2018, November 2). 17 Weird Hobbies for Students That Will Change Your Life. https://blog.essaytigers.com/17-weird-hobbies-for-students-that-will-change-your-life/
Ux Planet. (2018, April 2). Designers, what are your hobbies? https://uxplanet.org/designers-what-are-your-hobbies-88a386ed08f
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