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Cooking - control over every ingredient, tastes better every time, looks better every time, rewarding, great activity with (or for) friends, generally respected among everyone, food science is a long rabbit hole to dig into

Running - relatively cheap sport, dopamine rush, good time to listen to podcasts, many events in the area to get you motivated, some dogs can join

Hiking - being in nature, difficulty can be varied easily, great with friends, great alone, most dogs can join

Gravel/Road bike - go far, quick, also dopamine rush, everyone hates you, downsides: can get pretty expensive, maintaining the bike is super annoying (in my opinion)

Gaming - no explanation needed, downsides: too much to choose (FOMO), feels like a waste of time

Board games/DnD - Like gaming but does not feel like a waste of time, great with friends and family, also some nice solo games (which I'm starting to get into now)

Programming - Very cheap, can make cool stuff, can turn into job, downsides: people ask you to fix their printer or program stuff for free, not a hobby anymore if turned into job

Gaming - everyone here has pretty much said what could be said about this one. I always liked doing things, so i find it more fun than movies

MMA - I like to punch and grab. that's it. it's just kinda fun for the sake of it. I recommend it if anyone is looking for a cool hobby to get active with

blender grease pencil - if they made a sequel to drawing it would be the grease pencil in blender. it can completely blur the lines between 2d, 3d, and polygonal models. I ain't good at it yet, but i like to think one day I'll use it to animate something pretty neato

Cosplay- I am a big movie nerd, and love movie props, scifi and fantasy armor and weapons specifically, and making them is so cool to me. Beyond that I do community events (kids hospital visits, parades, star wars nights at sporting events, museums, etc) and interacting with kids who genuinely believe I'm the character I'm portraying is loads of fun, and seeing their smiles is a fantastic feeling.

Tabletop games- for war games I'm actually more into the painting aspect, it's so relaxing and cathartic, to put on an audio book or podcast and just paint for an hour or two is a huge stress relief, and now that I've gotten into DnD, the creative aspect. DMing is loads of fun as well. I keep a small notebook on me at all times now to jot down ideas I have throughout the day, even if I don't use them, it's still nice to get the ideas out and have them available for later.

I've gotten into 3d printing as a result of the other two hobbies, and it isn't particularly fun, but is an incredible tool, and so I would consider it fun because of the output. I can start with an idea, and for a few dollars and hours I can have a new prop or mini without having to put on pants or leave the house. It's the coolest thing.

I have loads of hobbies, two main ones are coastal rowing (big fun, plus I’ve learned a lot about nautical stuff like tides, navigation, knots) and beekeeping (big fun and honey). Also photography, knitting, computer tinkering, websites, reading, gardening, baking… basically I’m never bored. I used to add travel to that list, but I haven’t been outside the country since before Covid.

Springboard diving. Very fun. Tiring. It’s rewarding to be able to experience improvement with practice and effort.

Cycling. Specifically mountain biking. Good rush of adrenaline.

Electronics and basically anything that involves electricity, i just love to find out how broken stuff works and fixing it, or just making stubborn equipment do what it's supposed to do; so yeah basically some people do crosswords, i make 1 working tv from 2 broken ones :-)

I collect antique postcards from roughly before 1950, with a specific focus on cards depicting airships, zeppelins, and related topics. It’s fun and I get pretty serious about organizing and cataloging them and storing them in a safe archival fashion (at least as well as I can at-home). I also have a few smaller topic areas that I collect cards from.

The core of my hobbies is learning how something is made or done. I learned to bake bread and sourdough by making tons of loaves. I learned to make my own beer. 3d printing is my peek into manufacturing industrially even though its a mere taste. I do meal prep to understand packaging and distribution.

I wouldn't say it's fun, most of the time, but it is incredibly satisfying and fulfilling.

How? Why? What? Never stop asking.

I recently got back into collecting physical comics as a hobby. It’s fun going to comic shops and/or used bookstores and flipping through all the back issues to try and find certain runs. I also enjoy experiencing new / current issues when they come out. I’ve been delving into the indies recently, and it’s opened up a whole new world for me.

Other than that, I’ve been trying to get into woodworking. Just need a few more tools before I can really start. I seem to have a habit of being drawn to the more expensive hobbies…