Sorry, yeah I went from k2 to k2se. It's tough. Lots of waiting around for resources really, with no way to expand without them.
I think this is where I draw the line, it's a bit too grindy for my liking. K2 was a perfect amount of 'extra'. I love the thought of se but having to make a new base for every resource is getting tiring even when I've blueprinted half of it in advance. Also a married man with a 1yr old and a business to run. 3 hours sleep is my life.
I like to putter. Find little projects to do like organizing the junk drawer, rearrange the furniture, reorganize the pantry or kitchen. Little stuff like that.
Cooking. Plan a meal and take a day to make it. Like last night I took a chicken out of the freezer. In the morning I cooked the stuffing and choppped the veggies. In the afternoon I stuffed it. Then I put it in the oven a couple hours later and I’m about to eat it soon
Generally I try to have a creative, hands-on project on the go. Lately that's been rebuilding a guitar, but it could be designing something on the computer.
Otherwise; playing guitar, gardening, practice putting (disc golf). So I guess hobbies.
Yeah I like making costumes. It’s creative, hands-on, it gets me away from a screen (3D modeling aside), and it still intersects with my nerdy interests like video games or sci-fi and fantasy worlds.
And as a bonus, I get to wear it to nerdy costume parties when it’s done!
I would saying trying new recipes to cook or bake. Everyone always appreciated something new and tasty to eat. Sitting and listening to music exclusively and actively hearing it rather than is being a source of background noise.
Good suggestions here. If nothing seems to interest you, you might be experiencing anhedonia, inability to experience pleasure. Often goes with depression.
Read. I honestly don't think life would be as enjoyable if books didn't exist. And thanks to libraries, you can read them for free.
Unlike movies/TV/games, they're entirely portable without loss of quality, so you can take a book with you on a walk, to the pub, to the coffee shop etc.
Write code, web series (such as Critical Role. Technically doesn't qualify as tv/movies, right?), 3d print stuff, design models (mostly utilitarian stuff) to 3d print, vidja games, Dungeons and Dragons (remotely), cook, meditate (but not as much as I should), Lemmy, Hacker News.
I like to make things more efficient by crafting stuff. So I had to organize all my tools and fasteners that I just keep in one super cluttered cabinet and every time I want to do a project I have to search for a couple minutes for anything I'm looking for.
So I cut up an old pair of jeans and learned how to make drawstring pouches and just made half a dozen pouches to organize every thing. More organized and now I can make useful pouches whenever I want.
I just look for stuff like that to do when I can't find media that holds my interest.
Sewing, learning to draw, knitting, reading, macrame, playing with my dog, video games, pottery. Maybe go to thrift shops and look for hidden gems that you can fix up?
Crafting. I'm making RPG terrain out of discarded cardboard, plastic, hot glue and acrylic paint. Haven't cut myself yet. I'm mildly proud of that, given how clumsy I am.
Knitting is very time consuming if you're terrible at it like me :D
I've also got a workshop so building random things is probably my favorite - coming up with the idea is the hard part.
I also have a reloading setup in my shop so I can load my own ammunition. There are so many variables, loads, powders, etc that it can keep me busy for weeks... Especially once you catch the subsonic bug.
Two hobbies I don’t see combined very often, for no real reason. Curious which you picked up first, always interesting to see how people got to enjoying two disparate things.
I'm guessing the knitting and reloading being the odd ones?
Reloading first. I built a .300 Blackout back when ammo was rare and expensive so I started loading my own (via 5.56 brass conversion) in order to afford to feed it.
Knitting was maybe two years later. The spouse and friends signed up for a knitting class but only told me later. At that point the class was full so I said "fine I'll learn it myself" and here we are. I recently 3d printed a circular knitting machine in an attempt to speed up sock making... still working out the kinks but I have high hopes.
Love that you applied a high-tech solution to a very low-tech problem, and it seems to be working well - and that a little stubornness got you a new hobby.
Hope I did not come across judgemental in any way, I'm definitely not. Actually makes a lot of sense to switch gears a bit with hobbies, to avoid boredom and getting stuck in uninteresting patterns over time...
I cook. I never thought I'd take up cooking as a hobby: it was always kind of a chore. but since i bought a house that has a full kitchen (as opposed to the 8sqft of counter space in my 500 sqft apartment), and i started drinking soylent, i find that when i have TIME to cook its a lot of fun and then i get to feed my wife and friends n stuff so that's pretty cool.
and it's pretty cheap as hobbies go if you go for that full scratch cooking because you are basically always just buying ingredients like flour and eggs and heavy whipping cream and then like one or two items for the specific dish (i do a lot of baking), then relying an the arsenal you've built up over time.
I love stories, journaling RPGs and solo RPGs make writing stories fun and easy.
Itch.io has a ton of them for super cheap. Thousand year old vampire, one of the most popular journaling RPGs, has plenty of free community copies to grab.
DIY, outdoors plant identification, "dumpster diving" for useful old stuff e.g. scavenge parts for DIY, boardgames, making up new recipes, fail, improve them.
Work on my forever computer project (lots of reading & research). Podcasts, keeping up with YTube channels, audiobooks. Mourn all the things I don't find time for because of -all the damned media!-
Audiobooks. The lady and I hang around listening to audiobooks. Secondary entertainment includes mobile videogames, etc. It works, so long as neither of us starts reading something else and misses a chapter, but then we just have to back up a little.
Does everyone really need hand-holding to find their own interests? I'm not going to like the same things that you like.
It's up to you to figure out what you like. There are an infinite number of things to do and combinations of interests.
I guess I have one piece of advice. Stop endlessly scrolling social media. It's ok for brief interludes like browsing on the toilet or waiting in line for something.. but it's empty. Works on similar mechanisms as slot machines.
Not everyone, but some folk. If everything new is scary, it's comfy and easy to just don't do any of them. I didn't like the first step mid air when ziplining off of the Euromast, but then the lovely guide told me I was doing great 😃👍 so I took another step in midair and then I was floating comfortably Infront of the restaurant guests. Sometimes, that's all it takes. Sometimes you have to spell it out.
Play Factorio. Realize it has become a full time job. ??? Profit!
Complete it.
Then complete the K2 mod.
Then play the space exploration mod
Then the new expansion will be out.
That's how my YEAR is going. SE takes forever.
Yep, but you missed a step. Get all achievements. Also, Play through K2 + SE. Also, Seablock.
I have gotten the achievements, but II haven’t “beaten” SE or K2 + SE, nor have I beaten Seablock.
I have thousands of hours in the game. I am a married guy with many kids. Pls send help.
Sorry, yeah I went from k2 to k2se. It's tough. Lots of waiting around for resources really, with no way to expand without them.
I think this is where I draw the line, it's a bit too grindy for my liking. K2 was a perfect amount of 'extra'. I love the thought of se but having to make a new base for every resource is getting tiring even when I've blueprinted half of it in advance. Also a married man with a 1yr old and a business to run. 3 hours sleep is my life.
Yeah, it is super grindy!
I like to putter. Find little projects to do like organizing the junk drawer, rearrange the furniture, reorganize the pantry or kitchen. Little stuff like that.
Beat it 🍳🍆
Just … beat it?
Or eat it. Just grab yourself an egg and beat it.
Cooking. Plan a meal and take a day to make it. Like last night I took a chicken out of the freezer. In the morning I cooked the stuffing and choppped the veggies. In the afternoon I stuffed it. Then I put it in the oven a couple hours later and I’m about to eat it soon
Games. Both video and board games. There's always someone playing something in this house.
How do you get bored at home?
What is this boredom of which you speak?
I end up doing chores.
Code, play computer games, read, browse Lemmy.
Listen to audio books, plays video games, socialize with friends on discord, work on computer projects, spend time with pets.
Generally I try to have a creative, hands-on project on the go. Lately that's been rebuilding a guitar, but it could be designing something on the computer.
Otherwise; playing guitar, gardening, practice putting (disc golf). So I guess hobbies.
Yeah I like making costumes. It’s creative, hands-on, it gets me away from a screen (3D modeling aside), and it still intersects with my nerdy interests like video games or sci-fi and fantasy worlds.
And as a bonus, I get to wear it to nerdy costume parties when it’s done!
I would saying trying new recipes to cook or bake. Everyone always appreciated something new and tasty to eat. Sitting and listening to music exclusively and actively hearing it rather than is being a source of background noise.
Printing and painting minis and other things
Build and paint models. Play with the dog. Go for a walk. Tend the garden. Clean the car. Read a book. Sleep.
Good suggestions here. If nothing seems to interest you, you might be experiencing anhedonia, inability to experience pleasure. Often goes with depression.
Read. I honestly don't think life would be as enjoyable if books didn't exist. And thanks to libraries, you can read them for free.
Unlike movies/TV/games, they're entirely portable without loss of quality, so you can take a book with you on a walk, to the pub, to the coffee shop etc.
I wish I had time to be bored. How does one go about getting this time?
Can't you just start being depressed like the rest of us?
Write code, web series (such as Critical Role. Technically doesn't qualify as tv/movies, right?), 3d print stuff, design models (mostly utilitarian stuff) to 3d print, vidja games, Dungeons and Dragons (remotely), cook, meditate (but not as much as I should), Lemmy, Hacker News.
I like to make things more efficient by crafting stuff. So I had to organize all my tools and fasteners that I just keep in one super cluttered cabinet and every time I want to do a project I have to search for a couple minutes for anything I'm looking for.
So I cut up an old pair of jeans and learned how to make drawstring pouches and just made half a dozen pouches to organize every thing. More organized and now I can make useful pouches whenever I want.
I just look for stuff like that to do when I can't find media that holds my interest.
Sewing, learning to draw, knitting, reading, macrame, playing with my dog, video games, pottery. Maybe go to thrift shops and look for hidden gems that you can fix up?
Woodworking
Crafting. I'm making RPG terrain out of discarded cardboard, plastic, hot glue and acrylic paint. Haven't cut myself yet. I'm mildly proud of that, given how clumsy I am.
That's pretty cool. Hope you have some fun with it.
Gym, yoga, lifting, running. But i am still bored as hell.
But you look good naked!
No i do not, I have skin loss, I'm look like a snail naked.
Which leads to another hobby…
Reading is always good.
Knitting is very time consuming if you're terrible at it like me :D
I've also got a workshop so building random things is probably my favorite - coming up with the idea is the hard part.
I also have a reloading setup in my shop so I can load my own ammunition. There are so many variables, loads, powders, etc that it can keep me busy for weeks... Especially once you catch the subsonic bug.
Two hobbies I don’t see combined very often, for no real reason. Curious which you picked up first, always interesting to see how people got to enjoying two disparate things.
I'm guessing the knitting and reloading being the odd ones?
Reloading first. I built a .300 Blackout back when ammo was rare and expensive so I started loading my own (via 5.56 brass conversion) in order to afford to feed it.
Knitting was maybe two years later. The spouse and friends signed up for a knitting class but only told me later. At that point the class was full so I said "fine I'll learn it myself" and here we are. I recently 3d printed a circular knitting machine in an attempt to speed up sock making... still working out the kinks but I have high hopes.
Yep, those were the two.
Love that you applied a high-tech solution to a very low-tech problem, and it seems to be working well - and that a little stubornness got you a new hobby.
Hope I did not come across judgemental in any way, I'm definitely not. Actually makes a lot of sense to switch gears a bit with hobbies, to avoid boredom and getting stuck in uninteresting patterns over time...
Not at all! I had a feeling that it might be a little weird when I posted it.
So, how about you? I took a quick scroll through the top level and didn't see a hobby post from you. What do you do for fun/hobbying?
Play video games, jogging.
I cook. I never thought I'd take up cooking as a hobby: it was always kind of a chore. but since i bought a house that has a full kitchen (as opposed to the 8sqft of counter space in my 500 sqft apartment), and i started drinking soylent, i find that when i have TIME to cook its a lot of fun and then i get to feed my wife and friends n stuff so that's pretty cool.
and it's pretty cheap as hobbies go if you go for that full scratch cooking because you are basically always just buying ingredients like flour and eggs and heavy whipping cream and then like one or two items for the specific dish (i do a lot of baking), then relying an the arsenal you've built up over time.
I love stories, journaling RPGs and solo RPGs make writing stories fun and easy.
Itch.io has a ton of them for super cheap. Thousand year old vampire, one of the most popular journaling RPGs, has plenty of free community copies to grab.
Wow this sounds awesome. I have to check this out.
Games.
DIY, outdoors plant identification, "dumpster diving" for useful old stuff e.g. scavenge parts for DIY, boardgames, making up new recipes, fail, improve them.
Work on my forever computer project (lots of reading & research). Podcasts, keeping up with YTube channels, audiobooks. Mourn all the things I don't find time for because of -all the damned media!-
What's a forever computer?
I like to make wire puzzles from junk material. I give them away to kids and addiction treatment facilities.
Video Games. The new Forza Motorsport is very pleasant, and me and my housemate play Farming Simulator 22 sometimes.
Audiobooks. The lady and I hang around listening to audiobooks. Secondary entertainment includes mobile videogames, etc. It works, so long as neither of us starts reading something else and misses a chapter, but then we just have to back up a little.
Only boring people get bored. Find some hobbies. Learn something. Life is full of interesting things to do
just draw the rest of the owl
Does everyone really need hand-holding to find their own interests? I'm not going to like the same things that you like.
It's up to you to figure out what you like. There are an infinite number of things to do and combinations of interests.
I guess I have one piece of advice. Stop endlessly scrolling social media. It's ok for brief interludes like browsing on the toilet or waiting in line for something.. but it's empty. Works on similar mechanisms as slot machines.
Not everyone, but some folk. If everything new is scary, it's comfy and easy to just don't do any of them. I didn't like the first step mid air when ziplining off of the Euromast, but then the lovely guide told me I was doing great 😃👍 so I took another step in midair and then I was floating comfortably Infront of the restaurant guests. Sometimes, that's all it takes. Sometimes you have to spell it out.