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Does anyone NOT have a hobbie?

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mafsafanuk · 26/11/2023 22:14

I don't think I have any 'hobbies' I enjoy chilling and watching Netflix once the kids are in bed but I'm unable to think of any activities I am really interested in enough to consider them a hobby. Does anyone else NOT have a hobbie? Is it ok not to have one?

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Abracadabra12345 · 27/11/2023 14:00

It's all life stages and collapsing in front of the tv after another exhausting day sounds very reasonable!

Hobbies become more doable and important in retirement

SuitYouSir · 27/11/2023 14:00

I’ve never had hobbies that involve leaving the house or interacting with others but still have hobbies - reading, crosswords, Lego, playing video games.

Sugarfree23 · 27/11/2023 14:01

sixteenfurryfeet · 27/11/2023 13:43

More of a pastime than a hobby though.

How are you defining pastime than hobby?

To me they are exactly the same, a hobby is something you do for entertainment to pass the time?

sixteenfurryfeet · 27/11/2023 14:15

Sugarfree23 · 27/11/2023 14:01

How are you defining pastime than hobby?

To me they are exactly the same, a hobby is something you do for entertainment to pass the time?

A good question, and one which I am not qualified to answer!!

Maybe a hobby is something where there is an end product - a collection of something, craft items produced, participation in some event or other, a sporting endeavour, some other achievement after years of practice, some great Lego creation, attending regular meetings with others similary-minded people, who knows?

I think of a pastime as something you do to literally pass the time, such as browsing on Rightmove when you're not intending to move anywhere, window shopping, reading a magazine, the occasional jigsaw, watching tv etc.

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