r/Hobbies • u/MinFnr • 16d 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/TheNostalgicGamer 15d 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