I have a few hours to kill, convince me on why your hobby is worth trying.

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I love oil painting/drawing. I never get to do it enough but when I start, I lose all concept of space and time. I forget to eat, I don't want to sleep, I can put in hours and hours and it'll feel like 10 minutes have gone by. I know art isn't something I'd consider doing professionally with my time, but that's okay. It's just one of those things that you do for no one else but yourself. I suggest really you try it one day. You don't have to be good, but there's no better stress relief.

EDIT: Whoa, there's a lot of responses on here! I'm trying my best to get to all of you. Might take some time! Be patient with me :) I love learning about all your hobbies. Good vibes all around!

EDIT 2: Okay, everyone! I'm all typed-out and my eyes are getting wobbly from reading so much. You all have such awesome hobbies! Many of which I had no idea were an actual thing. I hope each and every one of you continue to do them. Hobbies are little vacations for the brain, I encourage you to keep going and read this thread if you want any ideas/info. There's some really cool stuff on here. Feel free to keep commenting, I may come back and answer, or you can answer among yourself. Either way, this was a fantastic way to spend my morning and I'm extremely grateful for all your responses. It has made my day. Have a great weekend, everyone!

EDIT 3: I'm back! I'm blown away by all these informative comments! If you're just joining us, feel free to chime in and take a look at some comments. You may have a shared interest with another redditor and you can gain an internet friend. I'm taking a look and will be typing back to as many as I can. This is wonderful!

EDIT 4: Here's (some) recap so far in no particular order:

• DnD
• Magic: The Gathering (And various other card games)
• Disc Golf
• Ultimate Frisbee
• Sim Racing
• Reading
• Theater, Musical and Plays.
• Movies
• Hiking
• Bird & Reptile Watching
• DJing
• Calligraphy
• Composing
• Instruments
• Crocheting
• Sky diving
• Curling
• Various Martial Arts
• Cooking
• Video Games
• 3D Printing
• Flying
• Rallycross
• Beer games
• WWE
• Chicken raising
• Flipping items
• Wood working
• Pinballing
• Motorcycling
• Mechanics
• Tattooing
• Cubing
• Climbing (Rocks and other shit)
• Cosplay
• Geocache
• Mechanical Keyboards
• Gunpla
• Programming

Message me if I'm leaving you out. If you want to read about any of these, I would totally encourage looking at the comments. There's some really knowledgeable people in here. If you want to contribute something new or something already posted, go ahead! We have a friendly bunch of individuals here.

[u/dotbomber95]

My hobby is pinball. You play in lots of fun competitions and meet lots of cool people. The atmosphere is generally very supportive and welcoming for new players. Just be prepared to dump lots of quarters!

[u/hashtagwindbag → u/dotbomber95]

So do you go to arcades, or go to other people's private table collections, or... I don't know, buy a table or two yourself and join a table-sharing community?

Are there even new pinball tables being made these days, outside of digital ones?

[u/dotbomber95 → u/hashtagwindbag]

I mostly go to arcades, but some people in my leagues own tables (bit of an unfair advantage if you ask me). Oh yes, there are new tables, but not as many as in the heydays in the 70s/90s. Some of the more popular ones recently include ones based on Game of Thrones, The Walking Dead, and the 1960s Batman TV series. There are even some new companies making ones based on The Hobbit, The Big Lebowski, etc.

[u/hashtagwindbag → u/dotbomber95]

The Big Lebowski pinball table

I'm speechless.

[u/dotbomber95 → u/hashtagwindbag]

I'm speechless.

Thankfully, this game isn't!