How do you all dedicate time for hobbies?
I often worry that I'm a boring person because I don't have many hobbies that I stick to or develop to be good at over time. I've picked up various things like guitar and calligraphy but don't feel motivated to practice... it's been years and I still don't have a hobby that I routinely enjoy doing or am good at. It makes me feel inadequate and dull.
Does anyone else relate to this? How do you motivate yourselves to set time out of a busy schedule for hobbies as therapy?
@purpleMango7295
You're not boring, you just haven't found something you love yet. :) Even then, if you find something you're really interested in, it's unlikely you'll maintain that level of interest for a long period of time.
My interests and hobbies dwindle and fade quite often. I'll spend time video gaming for a long time, then not play a video game for months. I'm into embroidery and I have all of the stuff, but I may not embroider for a while or especially when I have to do something within a time limit, I procrastinate.
I say don't force yourself to do something just because. You should want to do that activity, otherwise it becomes a chore that you don't want to come back to. I'm sure there's something you do quite often which could be seen as a hobby. Even if that means sitting in front of the telly watching Netflix, that's still an interest and something you enjoy doing.
And if you don't ever find a hobby, that's okay. You don't have to have one. Your personality, the things you're interested in (like music for example), makes you who you are.
Personally, I think a day is wasted if I don't spend it doing something I'm interested in (which isn't always a hobby), so I will always spend a little time, even if it's just half an hour, doing something I like each day. When I'm studying though, the time I spend doing things I enjoy understandably lessens.
@SilentSerenityy Thanks so much for your insight. I see that it takes a simple (but still difficult) reframing of the thought to not feel so negative about it. I'll keep reminding myself of what you said. Cheers 