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Whats a good hobby to get into, as someones whos home alot with a laptop? (piefed.zip)
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I have a ok laptop but its not the greatest, i want to have something such as a creative outlet that i can do in a simple manner? Ive thought about many of things but im unsure if i should try them? Im stuck inside alot and im bored alot aswell. I just want something to do other than light gaming and watching youtube.

What would you advise and why so?

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[–] Libb@piefed.social 11 points 1 day ago

There are many things not requiring the use of any laptop, powerful or not.

  • Read books. There are billions of books out there waiting to be read. New ones, old ones, fictions, essays, in whatever 'genre' you may fancy. You can even read them for free, by borrowing them from your local public library.
  • As suggested: a #2 pencil (HB, for the non-US world, but I would suggest 2B myself: a slightly fatter/darker type of lead), a few sheets of paper or a sketchbook (for portability) and start sketching. You can sketch daily life objects. If don't believe me (and why should you?) go read/look at 'Everyday matters' by Dany Gregory (he also has a YT channel, if you prefer watching moving pictures instead of turning pages but I think are way more... complete and interesting than most of his videos). You may even throw in a small and cheap set of non-pro watercolors (it will be much cheaper than artist-grade ones, and you need needs hundreds of colors either: a set of 12 is more than enough, heck even just 6 colors would be excellent), as they can help you realize you're more interested in painting than sketching. And since they're water-based, you wont get nasty smells like with oil painting, eve when doing it at home ;)
  • Find some craft, DIY activity you enjoy? Younger I was into little scale models (plastic planes and tanks that I glued and painted), now I'm much more into crafting things we will use at home.
  • Play chess? A great way to make people IRL: chess clubs, cafés, any places where (amateur) chess players like to meet. Unlike most video games it's not 'limited' to a few hours of fun and excitement: people have been playing chess for thousand of years and they're still playing it with the same excitement today: it's challenging and there is no end to it.. and every one can play (even little kids, and even bad players like myself) ;)
  • Exercises. I do long daily walks. It changed my life at least as much as learning to read changed it when I was a child.

Ive thought about many of things but im unsure if i should try them

Why would that be? There is no harm in trying things out.