hobbies

Just do it indeed, I totally agree, however if you do feel stuck sometimes, like you've got a boatload of good ideas for hobbies but just can't quite bring yourself to do them instead of the easy thing after a long day of work or w/e, I think finding some accountability is essential.

I've hired a personal trainer to help with my olympic lifts in the past, and just knowing that I had that training session later on that week would provide the extra bit of motivation necessary to get to the gym earlier in the week and put in the work so as to show up right for my trainer.

My next venture is going to be hiring a guitar teacher. I love playing, and have the tabs app on the tele, but when I'm tired at the end of the day, I will watch tv instead of grab the guitar right next to it if I don't have a bit of external motivation.

I know this typa stuff is spendy, but really there are independent folks out there offering their services for great prices if you're willing to research, and for me, it doesn't take much- just having a teacher to be accountable to for an hour session every two weeks will dramatically improve how much I practice the hobby in my own time.

Anyway, food for thought, good on yeh for exploring hobbies, they are definitely an acute cure for urges and for mental/emotional bs, as well as isolation, especially when they involve others

 

I used this method for years.
And did all kind of things.
But I learnt that I need to align my acts with my "inner flow" if I want to be able to continue.
Often we do something while the inner flow goes another direction.

If you know what I mean.

 

Nah, I'm a custodian/maintenance and groundskeeper lol, going back to school for biology, and all-around trying to get my shit together after a decade or so of fucking off; thus the enthusiasm for trainers, coaches, and accountability, etc.