Last 5 years my job was my hobby. And then I felt burning out emotionally. Thats why now I decided to do tennis, dancing and painting apart from work. I’m wondering how much time is okay for that.
I usually try to work out daily because it helps me relax and take my mind off work. I sometimes spend an hour or two after work playing video games or cooking some new dish as I love cooking.
On weekends I spend most of the time relaxing, catching up with some TV shows, and playing some games with my family and friends, and on Sundays, I either play badminton for at least 2 hours or try to go for a long drive.
@harsh_siriah1 Cooking is a win-win situation because it will help family members too and be good for us too as we are doing as our hobby. I also like cooking but sometimes it becomes a task too. I am also thinking of Yoga but have not started yet. by the way, I tried lots of exercises but failed badly.
@neha_dadhich I can relate to the fact that sticking with one type of exercise is very difficult! I have dropped multiple activities myself! But I think the key is to find people who you can do those activities with which will in turn make it into a fun time that you would not get bored of. I personally have different friends for these different activities and it is really nice because it acts as a motivation for me to meet those people and catch up with them and exercise at the same time!
This is a wonderful question. I spend virtually zero time on hobbies anymore and I’m actively working on increasing that to at least 10% of the time.
So if there are 168 hours in a week, it would break down to something like the following in an ideal world:
- 50+ hours of sleep
- 50 hours of work
- 20 hours of friends and family
- 20 hours of adulting
- 20 hours of hobbies/solo fun
Historically, I have managed to turn hobbies into potential businesses which, in turn, sucks the fun out of them. Going forward, I’m going to spend more time:
- Involved in sports, namely basketball and tennis (both playing, and going down the rabbit hole of studying the pros and learning fun facts/stats)
- Learning to produce and dj (particularly lo-fi and techniques like screwed and chopped)
- Cooking
- Reading/listening to fiction (I’m starting with all the John Grisham novels I’ve missed over the years)
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I spend time today doing things like binging tv/movies and mindlessly scrolling twitter (which are fun in their own right and have a place, don’t get me wrong!) but I count those separately from work or hobbies — realistically, those sort of things would eat into the sleep and adulting allotments listed above.
@ksusha_golovchenko Since I'm still a student, my time is usually distributed between work and my studies. So I'd say studying is my hobby! haha. I also try to take 1-2 1-hour german lessons a week. That'd also count!
I had a ton of hobbies in my 20s and early 30s. Now, spending time with my two young kids and partner are my non-work hobbies. I'll probably pick up my guitar or skateboard again when I'm 50.
@rehan_choudhry1 I do not have kids but have nephews and nieces. I can relate with your comment, but am blessed that now am doing something for my Hobbies.
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I don't get long free hours throughout the week, so I usually spend the weekends on my hobbies. I paint/sketch or go trekking. I also try to practice the violin as much as possible, even if it's only a few hours a week. For the past few months, I haven't once opened my laptop on the weekends; feels refreshing.
Sorry to know about this @ksusha_golovchenko. In my opinion, spending time on weekends on pursuing hobbies is a great way to recharge for work. My hobbies are playing and watching football, F1, movies and tv shows.
@ksusha_golovchenko Yeah I do. I try to cut off from all work related activities once I'm back from my office. I usually spend time watching movies, listening to music or pampering my 2 cute pugs when I'm back home!
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I am trying to build up some new hobbies like yoga and meditation, I have been practicing these for last few days and trying to inculcate the same in my daily life. I usually give 2hrs daily for this activity and I can feel the positivity in myself.
@bhav_singh I was also thinking for Basic Yoga for positivity and to feel good but not started yet. Will try to do as soon as possible. Hopefully, i will do.
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@ksusha_golovchenko yes it was actually hard in the starting and even I was not regular at times but just staying in the motion of it makes it work for me.
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Hobbies can be time-consuming, and depending on what you do, you may find that you need to dedicate a certain amount of time each day to them. For some people, hobbies can take up anywhere from 1 hour to 3 hours per day. On the other hand, others may only spend 10 minutes or less per day on their hobby.
As a general rule of thumb, it's good to plan your time so that you can get the most out of your hobbies. That means setting aside enough time each day so that you can focus on what you're doing and not worry about anything else. If you find that your hobby is taking up more time than you originally planned, it may be worth considering taking on a side project or finding a less time-consuming hobby.
Hope this helps!
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I generally try to play the guitar whenever I take a break from programming, or there's a really annoying bug i've spent hours trying to fix.
It adds upto 1-2 hours a day, which I think is perfect. What motivates me to keep playing the guitar is simply just the habit, code doesn't work? Play guitar. I think that's the perfect leverage
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