r/Hobbies

I’ve been thinking about the difference between hobbies we enjoy when there’s plenty of free time and the ones we genuinely miss when we stop. Some things somehow keep getting squeezed into even a packed week. What hobby do you still make room for when life gets busy?

I am a currently studying student (college) and due to my packed schedule, tuitions, assignments, uni work, you know the drill, I feel anxious and want to start a hobby that I can spend my free time on and feel happy doing..

(I am currently doing some art stuff.. and journaling but dont have time for it always)

looking for something that doesn’t take a ton of time or money but still feels good when you do it. open to any suggestions.

most of the ones i’ve tried either take too much effort or get boring quick. hoping someone has a solid low-key recommendation.

I’ve been having a lot of free time lately and honestly have no idea what to do with it 😭 What do you guys do when you’re at home with nothing going on?
Looking for ideas that are actually fun/useful and don’t involve just scrolling on my phone all day. What hobbies, skills, or activities did you guys pick up?

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Ive DONE things that could be considered hobbies, but I haven't enjoyed them really, I used to make music but only rly did that because I would once in a while make a good song I didn't rly enjoy the process,just the after of making a good song really, and DURING making music alot I would just get mad and hate myself because I felt I sucked. and 99% of my music was just unfinished songs and I'd pretty much every time make a song, never finish it, it would literally be like less than 10 lines long usually. But yeah I would make a song, never finish it, then come back to /relisten to old songs and be like yo this tuff, Ive also tried video games by myself but don't rly actively enjoy them, I mean I have like in a way SOMETIMES but I can only really most of the time enjoy video games when I'm playing with friends or something. Literally all I do all day is, be on my phone, watch short form content, sometimes longer form content, point is there's literally nothing hobby wise I do, other than sit outside by myself sometimes 😭 I am a boring person and don't have much of any hobbies at all, I have no passions, no hobbies, no creativity, I am boring. I occasionally have things or games that peak my interest very briefly but it never ever sticks. Like I am literally boring, I maybe kinda have tried to get into things like video games but like I said never sticks, I can have fun when I'm playing with friends but by myself it doesn't stick really

Throughout my entire life I have felt like I needed to find my “one true calling”, something to dedicate my existence to, and spend all of my time focused on. Unfortunately, I’m not sure that I have found it yet. I enjoy doing lots of things and have multiple hobbies that I seem to rotate through, yet I still feel like my life is missing that one important aspect. I know its silly and unrealistic, I understand that most people never find their “thing”, but my brain is determined that if I just find something to spend my life doing or working on, then I will be happy, and life will be worth living. I feel like I have most bases covered when it comes to hobbies, and so when I think about what my “thing” could be, I’m stumped. I can’t be the only one out there who feels this way, surely? Workwise I don’t have a “career”, I just work where I can in order to be able to live. Growing up I never had a “dream job” or a huge personal goal to work towards. I have a degree but don’t have any interest in “using” it. I love going on long walks and being active. I love nature and animals, I volunteer regularly with horses and worked on a polo yard for just over a year. I love studying and doing online courses about the things im interested in (conservation, physical geography, animal care, etc.). I enjoy being creative (cross-stitch, knitting, journalling, crafting in general) and reading. I like lots of things but why don’t I feel truly passionate about just one? Does anybody else feel like this? If you have one passion, how did you stumble across it?
Maybe overthinking is mine…

I've tried a bunch of hobbies over the years and usually end up dropping them after a few weeks lol.

Curious what hobbies you guys started that actually stuck. Doesn't have to be anything impressive or productive - could be something totally random

What are you into these days, and what made you stick with it?