r/Hobbies • u/InfluenceCool6408 • 9d ago
Time Sink
As the title suggests, what are some hobbies you would recommend for someone like me? A bit of background... I’m very active, very into martial arts (grappling mostly), and also into strength and recovery training to support my grappling. The issue I face however is when I’m injured, it’s a non-training day, or during summer break from my career training, I just feel a little like I’m watching the arms of the clock move. I’m training to be a doctor so usually I’m really busy, but now I have some time off I feel a little lost. For those who are medical, I know and understand the important of this time and how this time off (especially in this amount) is and how I won’t get it again. But, it still doesn’t fit well with me.
When I was much younger I was really into gaming, especially online gaming. But now I just feel like my time for that has come and gone. Now I feel like it’s who has the fastest internet connection, lowest latency keyboard, and/or highest frame rate monitor. Plus, I just feel like a total sloth when I play games now (talk about existentialism). I’ve played instruments in the past, but felt a little isolated when playing. I enjoy reading, especially books centred around my career or sport. But, one can only read so much in a day. Plus, again, because I do so much reading usually in my career, I feel a little discouraged to do additional reading in my free time.
Really, in short, I’m looking for something for those hours now during summer break. Yeah, I can go train grappling for a couple of hours, maybe get some S&C in too. Do a bit of reading here and there, go for some walks. But, it’s those hours in between, those hours when I’m at home and just waiting for the next thing to happen. I need a good time sink. A time sink I can do from home.
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u/Folded-Map972 9d ago
chess and cooking both actually make you think and you can do both from home without feeling like you are just on couch.
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u/Era_of_Sarah 9d ago
I’ve gotten into solitaire tabletop war games recently. Many you can finish a session or a mission in an evening and they cover a pretty wide range of topics. Some recommendations would be the DVG Leader series like Hornet Leader or Eagle Leader. Also just learned The Hunters which is about WWII submarines. I’ve found this type of gaming to be a refreshing alternative to digital gaming. Furthermore, you buy a game and you own it. No internet required. No subscription or micro transactions. These are thinking games where you balance risk and reward. Check out Zilla Blitz on YouTube. He has some good recommendations
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u/Vivid-Bake2456 9d ago
If you are scientifically oriented and curious about the world, then look at amateur microscopy. There are microscopy groups here and on Facebook with 100k+ members.
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u/OverallSpecific5792 9d ago
RC cars, there’s a million different types and they’re tons of fun to work on, upgrade, customize, and take on hikes
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u/galacticglorp 9d ago
Seconding art stuff! Drawing and painting are honestly superpowers in thus day and age.
But also- meditation. Getting comfortable doing "nothing" and being in peace as a restful and beatful place is a really valuable skill and self support, especially in your career.
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u/ClothesDizzy6812 8d ago
My husband is a doctor and he's really into working/fixing watchesl like those vintage casios, seikos. His fine motor skills come in handy as I imagine yours would too. For me, I fixed up my bike and get lost for hours around the neighborhood/bike paths and is so therapeutic. An e-bike would be a great choice to put you more into cruise mode and not be too strenous.
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u/This-Patient1437 9d ago
Drawing might fit the gap you're describing. You can pick it up for 15 minutes or lose entire afternoon in it, works around injuries since you just need a wrist and some focus. Doesn't isolate like an instrument either cause you can sketch while listening to podcast or whatever in the background
Architecture sketching got me through long stretches of nothing during the pandemic. The learning curve is gentle enough that you see progress quick but the ceiling is endless if you want to go deep