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What do you do in your free time after having exhausted your hobbies? (linux.community)

submitted 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) by lenore582@linux.community to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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Let me explain the question: I have several hobbies like playing the guitar, sometimes singing, walking and enjoying nature, reading and lately sunbathing while hearing an audio book.

Playing an instrument, singing and reading end up being tiring, even if I enjoy the music and the reading. I feel I have to stop after being concentrated for an hour.

Quieter hobbies, like walking to enjoy nature end up being boring as well. The only completely passive hobby I have is sunbathing and it all depends on how interesting the audio book is.

Sometimes I’d like to practice a hobby, but I’m so tired I end up lazying around, watching a stupid youtube video but thinking I should do something else.

What else could I do? Any other completely passive hobbies?

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[–] whotookkarl@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 1 day ago

I suspect to lead a good life you need one or more unobtainable goals to work towards like trying to be a virtuous person, provide and support mutual aid in your community, pursuit of aesthetics in art or truth in philosophy or athletics in sport etc. From those goals developing hobbies, education, skills, etc in pursuit of those goals become directed and purposeful.

I think you also need short term goals to stay motivated and functioning like chores, working, maintaining friendships and relationships, etc. But without the larger goals the smaller stuff can feel meaningless and without the smaller goals the larger stuff can feel exhausting.