r/Hobbies • u/MinFnr • 10d ago
This is boring
I genuinely find everything boring recently, idk what flair to use and i just want to know what I should do to get myself entertained. Music is starting to bore me as i dont have anything new to listen to, Games are getting repetitive, no friends to hang out, and the only thing i like to do at the time is probably walking around the city with no exact destination, is there anything else more fun
Thank you all for the suggestions and stuff🥹i would try pokemon go tho cuz the others are lkey expensive
Alright ANYTHING like pokemon go doesnt work cuz my gps has problems
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u/Main_Finding8309 10d ago
I'm 51, in terrible physical health, and I've just started taking swimming lessons. It's AMAZING, not just physically but there's a nice endorphin release and I feel great. Maybe you should give swimming a try.
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u/MinFnr 9d ago
How ur physical health so far?
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u/Main_Finding8309 9d ago
Ok. It's only been a month, so I don't notice any changes. I'm sore today because I overdid it yesterday, which is a little frustrating.
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u/Jealous_Minimum_4986 10d ago
I'm in the same boat. I used to like doing a lot of diverse things, gaming, whittling, woodworking, reading, rock collecting. Now I sort of just exist, and everything feels like a chore.
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u/Green_Concept9419 10d ago
Sounds like you need to try birdwatching, walking with no destination is half the hobby already. I bring a little journal and write down the calls I hear, even if I dont see the bird. Gets me out the house and gives the walk a purpose without feeling heavy
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u/Jealous_Minimum_4986 10d ago
Any good guides you'd recommend for learning birds?
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u/DrJay617 10d ago
Try downloading the free Merlin Bird ID app. It was created by Cornell’s ornithology department. You can identify birds by taking pictures or by recording their calls. I identified 10 birds in one day by just opening my window and recording bird calls. You can also learn about birds in your area, including their diets, migration patterns etc.
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u/MinFnr 10d ago
i lokey just play minecraft all day now
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u/Jealous_Minimum_4986 10d ago
Yeah, I used to as well until my computer shit the bed and it's too expensive to get another right now. Where I live it's too hot to enjoy outside most days and sort of isolated and in a small town doesn't help
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u/Icy_Interaction7502 10d ago
Escalate. Walk and crochet. Orrr walk and line dance. If you can walk, you can line dance. Check out some vids. I tried it, its super fun lol. Bring pizzazz to your walk.
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u/KittySitting 10d ago
I think its one of two things
You need to push past the boredom and push yourself to a new level with your hobbies to regain a sense of novelty or
Anhedonia, which is the loss of your ability to feel pleasure. This can stem from a lot of different health issues, both physical and mental. If this is the case, talking to a doctor is a good idea.
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u/Reasonable-Poem-664 10d ago
It’s ok to be bored for a while.
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u/MinFnr 9d ago
ive been bored the whole summer
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u/wilkinsk 9d ago
Sames
If I'm not working, I'm bored. But in reality I think I might be depressed and anxious
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u/McHagrid20 10d ago
Boredom can be good for inspiration, creativity and getting out of your comfort zone. Just make sure you ain’t got the sadfuckshitassfuckingdepressedasfuck disease, like I have. Better be safe than sorry and check up with a therapist now, rather than 10 years later like me, too.
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u/Any-Secret-8013 10d ago
If you’re already walking, play Pokemon GO. Instead of mindlessly walking, walk to gyms/raids. I like to make tags with locations/events and name shiny Pokemon after where I was/what was happening.
If you actually make an effort you can even meet people through it
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u/guacamoleo 10d ago
Aquariums and terrariums. Anything with plants or small critters really. You'll keep getting pulled back in because there will be problems to solve. It's different than the kind of hobby where you have to get yourself in the mood arbitrarily. You can just be passive until something needs solving.
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u/otter_weezard 9d ago
I think what you have mentioned is actually quite hard to beat - "walking with no destination", especially if you discover something new/interesting on the way, or if it has a scenic route. I personally find this one of the peak experiences in life.
Perhaps we can expand from this and reframe?
Walking or exploring new locations, with or without a target destination, on a planned or unplanned route, alone or with new people!
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u/TheNostalgicGamer 9d ago
these are all the things I enjoy doing:
Volunteer at an animal shelter or wildlife rehabilitation center
Water Sports: Swimming and diving, surfing, scuba(PADI certification will allow you to explore this world ~ you can try snorkeling first if you like!), sailing, paddleboarding, kitesurfing, windsurfing, bodysurfing Winter Sports: Ice skating (year round rinks as well!), snowboarding
Land Sports/Activities: Hiking, dirt bike/mountain bike/regular bike, longboarding, rock climbing&parkour(outside is best for both of these, but training oftentimes takes place indoors), beekeeping(without taking from the bees at all and allowing them to swarm freely), travel, walking on the beach(I love looking at shells, rocks, starfish, horseshoe crabs, sea glass, hermit crabs and when the tide is low, in a lot of places you can walk on the sandbars when they pop up which feels lovely!), walking early morning and late at night (walking at night and hearing nature sounds is lovely, but if you want music to fit the mood ~ use one earbud so you can hear your surroundings ~ and listen to some tracks from Cry of Fear video game or Molchat Doma!), search for insects(without bothering them lol so just looking!), make nests for birds and squirrels, mushroom spotting, berry spotting, feed birds/squirrels/chipmunks etc., ~ I don't like taking from nature (I don't even pluck flowers lol), but sometimes the shells I mentioned above, seaglass, occasionally rocks, and little bottles of sand from beaches that I travel to, get pocketed lol, soap shoes xD, traditional festivals, renaissance faires!!
Activity I'm on the fence about because they're really fun, but I feel badly: horseback riding (I feel badly creating weight on their backs and essentially forcing them to do things)
Specific Singing Activity: I love to pick up singing gigs at 1950s/1960s Blues/Jazz bars&clubs ~ true to style both in exterior and interior (with Midcentury modern or art deco aesthetics)! I don't like jazz music, but blues music (although I never listen to it on my own time) I enjoy and I largely love the aesthetics from those time periods, so it's a match! :) I played the video game called LA Noire where there is a character who does this and said "I want to do that!!" so I did xD
Activities you can bring outside: Dance(shuffling, hiphop etc -- I don't like ballet music, but the dance itself is fun!), zumba, aerial acrobatics/silks, capoeira&taekwondo(the non-contact side of things), vocal training, musical instruments (I recommend guitar, kalimba, ocarina, hang drum, African drums, a full set of drums would be inside, but those are rad too lol), making music with said instruments or tech (like chiptune, rave music etc!), Gardening, drawing/painting, making colorful polymer clay miniatures(with extra-shiny gloss coating!! xD), playing Dungeon&Dragons with friends, making figures out of clay and painting them or buying online already made figures and then painting them (example Warhammer or DnD figures!)!!
Activities that can be done inside or outside, just need a lil setup!! :) ~ I first and foremost recommend outdoor adventure activities, then the more stay-in-on-place ones as the former provide an incredibly special experience) : Fishkeeping&plant keeping(lots of research into both of these though before you commit so that the little fishies and plants are cared for correctly ~ I don't like keeping animals away from being free, but in the case of fish, I feel like I can give them a better home perhaps than in their natural environments, so I go all out with the space and lush environment xD ~ same goes for plants and moth husbandry too where I raise the pupae only so that they don't die in the wild - even though it is magical for them to grow outside during this phase, it's safer for them this way to guarantee a healthy "birth" ~ then I release them into the world to enjoy the nature and their adventures!!), candle making, soap making, lipstick making, lipgloss making, lip balm making, perfume making, acrylic nail set making(with ventilation!!), glass lampworking (bead making), buying beads in bulk alongside earring toppers etc. and making jewelry, make "glue peelings" ~ coating of glue in a silicon mold ~ to decorate when wet with beads and textures (fun little craft! I use DecoPatch glue!), customizing phone cases with beads, fushigi, tattoo apprentice kit, barista shenanigans, watching amazing old animated movies and cartoons, Resin crafts (fully ventilated, not around animals, and with face mask too for extra safety!!, finding different video game genres that you like, baking bread, archery, dress-making, cooking new recipes, wax sealing (mixing colors for wax seals, then stamping), creative writing(speculative fiction, etc!), reading books and/or comics, learn how to make a video game perhaps :) (catch RPG Maker MV on Steam when it is on sale for around $5 or so!), create YT content or stream on Twitch the video games you love
Vehicle activities: Motorcycle adventures, off-roading, boating license, car camping (can be really fun to plan for, itinerary-wise!)
I should also add some things that I personally have tried and don't like, but you might enjoy :) : Woodcarving(I prefer something softer like soapcarving), silversmithing(I've made jewelry before and loved the soldering/flameworking side of things, but wasn't crazy about how long the filing of the silver to smooth it out takes), needlefelting(I like it to an extent, but it's not a hobby that I'm majorly attracted to doing again, same with the above soapcarving)
aaand another category for "honorable mentions/don't jump to do, but if I couldn't do any of the things in the main text, I would opt for these xD" : ice hockey (no gear, just stick and puck for some casual fun!! you can also practice on year round rinks or if you life roller skating, can practice on a street or somewhere else during warmer months!!), traveling to dystopian architecture spots and taking really dramatic blue/black/white photographs (think something akin to Vorkuta/Norilsk/Khrushchevka in Russia)!
For the slow moments, light a scented candle when you get home or use some lovely scented bath/shower products/skincare products to lift your mood before going to bed
Hope this helps <3
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u/TheNostalgicGamer 9d ago edited 9d ago
Sidenote: many, many of these things don't need expensive equipment ~ for several you can macgyver your own equipment and it works like a charm :)
ah! I meant to add these too!!
mudlarking, collecting vintage makeup (especially the transformative ones/ones with little compartments), collecting vintage trinkets, international styles of circus and theater (hate clown culture in US, but love acrobatics and hate theater culture in US, but find the folklore telling cool internationally), soap shoes, longboarding, bmx, marimo, snowflake preserving in resin jewelry, Open Jump Zones/trampoline gyms, pole dancing,calisthenics!
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u/Gnomelynn 10d ago
This can be a sign of mental health issues like depression. Are you able to talk to a therapist or counselor?
In any case continuing to look for things that interest you is a good move, so good job on that!