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Hobbies
Webster's definition of a hobby is 'A pursuit outside one's regular occupation engaged in for recreation'. It is hard to think of anyone who would not benefit by having one and it is equally hard to think of an activity that has not become a hobby for someone. A hobby is something done for the love of it rather than something done for money. In fact, people sometimes work hard at their occupation mainly so that they can afford their hobby sponsoring a race car, for instance, would come under this category!
Mainly, it is important that your hobby makes different requirements of you than your job does. If you spend most of your work day at a desk, computer or drafting board you might want to find a hobby that requires the use of muscle and movement. On the other hand, a person who does construction work all day might want to play in a chess tournament or put together a ship in a bottle. A hobby such as pottery making, furniture making or painting is especially good for someone who works at a job such as counseling or teaching, in which there is no end product of a day's work and it is sometimes hard to know whether you have actually accomplished anything. It is a good feeling for people in these professions to be able to look at a piece of art or handiwork or and see something beautiful and tangible that they have made themselves.
A little experimentation will bring you to the hobby that is right for you. Among the favorite hobbies of many people are these: photography, painting, needlework (knitting, embroidery, crocheting, needlepoint), stamp collecting, woodworking, volunteering, cake decorating, jewelry making, writing, playing a musical instrument, sports, hiking or bicycling, motorcycling, gardening, raising and showing animals, interior decorating, making clothes, bird watching…the list is open ended. A new and very popular hobby is 'scrapbooking' in which people create, through pictures, writing and decoration, a keepsake for themselves, their family or another individual.
There are some things to consider, however, besides what initially attracts you to an activity. 1) Does the cost fit your income? Many hobbies require an initial outlay for materials but do not have an ongoing cost. Balanced against the benefits to you this would probably be a good investment. However, if a hobby has a high ongoing cost (the racing cars, again, or raising horses) you will need to take this into consideration. A hobby is not going to be relaxing and recreational if it creates further stress for you. 2) Do you have sufficient time available for this hobby? The same caution about creating counterproductive stress applies here. Consider this, however: are you a perfectionist who must do everything very well or not at all? If you are, you may need to be sure that you have plenty of time to do the activity well. But if you want to do a particular activity 'just for the fun of it' and are not concerned about becoming an expert, you may not need to worry so much about having the right amount of time to put into it.
You may have heard of people who, when they retired, had nothing to do and seemed to have lost their identity and purpose in life. A person with a loved hobby will never be in that position!
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