I Need a Hobby! Seeking Ideas

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I use to be obsessed with photography but got burned out on it. I'd like to get into something else but honestly don't have any clue what that might be. I thought about wood working perhaps, or maybe something outdoors which would give me some activity. I do like riding my hybrid bicycle but it's not a passion I guess.

Just looking for ideas!

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I think this is the problem, my interests are limited, at least for turning something into a hobby and spending money on it.

If I were to list things that I enjoy, as a general interest, I could include:

Nature, working with my hands, the Internet, outdoor activities, animals and building things. These bring to mind a lot of options but really nothing gets me excited enough to take the next step to form a hobby. Am I losing interest in things as I grow older? That's scary! :)
 
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I think this is the problem, my interests are limited, at least for turning something into a hobby and spending money on it.

If I were to list things that I enjoy, as a general interest, I could include:

Nature, working with my hands, the Internet, outdoor activities, animals and building things. These bring to mind a lot of options but really nothing gets me excited enough to take the next step to form a hobby. Am I losing interest in things as I grow older? That's scary! :)

Our interests do change as we get older. In my case, I collected stamps for many years, but I haven’t touched the collection in 35 years. It’s the same for other things that have interested me. The only thing that has remained is my passion for motorcycles, particularly Harleys. That has remained, though it has “evolved.” Instead of merely looking at pictures, I now own one. I also have a plethora of Harley memorabilia.

I don’t know your age or financial wherewithal. If you like the outdoors, then maybe bird watching. It sounds lame, I know, but it’s interesting. You can combine your like of the outdoors with cycling, etc. There are organizations devoted to the activity; and since you’re from Ohio, then I’m sure there are places to do it.

That’s just one possibility. You mentioned working with your hands; do you like motorcycles? If so, what about buying old ones, fixing them up, and reselling them? A buddy of mine buys and restores vintage Japanese bikes. The only problem is he never sells them. Needless to say, "his garage overfloweth." If you’re into bicycles, then you could do the same with them.

Anyway, those are just a few ideas. You’ll have to make a post if you come up with something.
 
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Funny you mention motorcycles. I've been trying to get my wife to allow me to purchase one for decades. She does not want me to have one. Not even a scooter. I was able to convince her to let me get a bicycle but that's the only thing on two wheels I will be able to ride.

I will look for groups regarding bike tours maybe mixed with photography. Or, perhaps start my own if the wife lets me.

Thanks for the ideas.
 
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Sounds like a good idea. How your wife will react is another thing. Some spouses find they love to ride, whereas others totally hate it. I’m not married, but my lady-friend had never ridden until I took her out on mine. She loved it. I even bought her a pink helmet. She liked it okay, but preferred my blue Screaming Eagle helmet.

There are a lot of possibilities with something like that. I would encourage you to check out Rider Magazine. Besides the articles, there are some interesting ads about touring, etc. It might stimulate some thinking.

Good luck!!!
 
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I use to be obsessed with photography but got burned out on it. I'd like to get into something else but honestly don't have any clue what that might be. I thought about wood working perhaps, or maybe something outdoors which would give me some activity. I do like riding my hybrid bicycle but it's not a passion I guess.

Just looking for ideas!

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Do you like music? Get into keyboard or guitar maybe, or you could be a drummer.

Or how about cooking?
 
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Is there any other thing that you loved to do or may you happy then take it as your hobby. It makes you happy alot.

Great advice! Although, my wife wouldn't like me sitting on the couch, sipping my favorite beverage all day.

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I use to be obsessed with photography but got burned out on it. I'd like to get into something else but honestly don't have any clue what that might be. I thought about wood working perhaps, or maybe something outdoors which would give me some activity. I do like riding my hybrid bicycle but it's not a passion I guess.

Just looking for ideas!

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World's Largest List of Hobbies!
 
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I use to be obsessed with photography but got burned out on it. I'd like to get into something else but honestly don't have any clue what that might be. I thought about wood working perhaps, or maybe something outdoors which would give me some activity. I do like riding my hybrid bicycle but it's not a passion I guess.

Just looking for ideas!

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Wow, you're like me, I did video gaming for 20 years as a hobby and then one day I just got burned out on it and then I turned to flowers.

Would the following list of ideas help...

http://www.notsoboringlife.com/list-of-hobbies/

Aircraft Spotting
  1. Airbrushing
  2. Airsofting
  3. Acting
  4. Aeromodeling
  5. Amateur Astronomy
  6. Amateur Radio
  7. Animals/pets/dogs
  8. Archery
  9. Arts
  10. Aquarium (Freshwater & Saltwater)
  11. Astrology
  12. Astronomy
  13. Backgammon
  14. Badminton
  15. Baseball
  16. Base Jumping
  17. Basketball
  18. Beach/Sun tanning
  19. Beachcombing
  20. Beadwork
  21. Beatboxing
  22. Becoming A Child Advocate
  23. Bell Ringing
  24. Belly Dancing
  25. Bicycling
  26. Bicycle Polo
  27. Bird watching
  28. Birding
  29. BMX
  30. Blacksmithing
  31. Blogging
  32. BoardGames
  33. Boating
  34. Body Building
  35. Bonsai Tree
  36. Bookbinding
  37. Boomerangs
  38. Bowling
  39. Brewing Beer
  40. Bridge Building
  41. Bringing Food To The Disabled
  42. Building A House For Habitat For Humanity
  43. Building Dollhouses
  44. Butterfly Watching
  45. Button Collecting
  46. Cake Decorating
  47. Calligraphy
  48. Camping
  49. Candle Making
  50. Canoeing
  51. Cartooning
  52. Car Racing
  53. Casino Gambling
  54. Cave Diving
  55. Ceramics
  56. Cheerleading
  57. Chess
  58. Church/church activities
  59. Cigar Smoking
  60. Cloud Watching
  61. Coin Collecting
  62. Collecting
  63. Collecting Antiques
  64. Collecting Artwork
  65. Collecting Hats
  66. Collecting Music Albums
  67. Collecting RPM Records
  68. Collecting Sports Cards (Baseball, Football, Basketball, Hockey)
  69. Collecting Swords
  70. Coloring
  71. Compose Music
  72. Computer activities
  73. Conworlding
  74. Cooking
  75. Cosplay
  76. Crafts
  77. Crafts (unspecified)
  78. Crochet
  79. Crocheting
  80. Cross-Stitch
  81. Crossword Puzzles
  82. Dancing
  83. Darts
  84. Diecast Collectibles
  85. Digital Photography
  86. Dodgeball
  87. Dolls
  88. Dominoes
  89. Drawing
  90. Dumpster Diving
  91. Eating out
  92. Educational Courses
  93. Electronics
  94. Embroidery
  95. Entertaining
  96. Exercise (aerobics, weights)
  97. Falconry
  98. Fast cars
  99. Felting
  100. Fencing
  101. Fire Poi
  102. Fishing
  103. Floorball
  104. Floral Arrangements
  105. Fly Tying
  106. Football
  107. Four Wheeling
  108. Freshwater Aquariums
  109. Frisbee Golf – Frolf
  110. Games
  111. Gardening
  112. Garage Saleing
  113. Genealogy
  114. Geocaching
  115. Ghost Hunting
  116. Glowsticking
  117. Gnoming
  118. Going to movies
  119. Golf
  120. Go Kart Racing
  121. Grip Strength
  122. Guitar
  123. Gunsmithing
  124. Gun Collecting
  125. Gymnastics
  126. Gyotaku
  127. Handwriting Analysis
  128. Hang gliding
  129. Herping
  130. Hiking
  131. Home Brewing
  132. Home Repair
  133. Home Theater
  134. Horse riding
  135. Hot air ballooning
  136. Hula Hooping
  137. Hunting
  138. Iceskating
  139. Illusion
  140. Impersonations
  141. Internet
  142. Inventing
  143. Jet Engines
  144. Jewelry Making
  145. Jigsaw Puzzles
  146. Juggling
  147. Keep A Journal
  148. Jump Roping
  149. Kayaking
  150. Kitchen Chemistry
  151. Kites
  152. Kite Boarding
  153. Knitting
  154. Knotting
  155. Lasers
  156. Lawn Darts
  157. Learn to Play Poker
  158. Learning A Foreign Language
  159. Learning An Instrument
  160. Learning To Pilot A Plane
  161. Leathercrafting
  162. Legos
  163. Letterboxing
  164. Listening to music
  165. Locksport
  166. Lacrosse
  167. Macramé
  168. Magic
  169. Making Model Cars
  170. Marksmanship
  171. Martial Arts
  172. Matchstick Modeling
  173. Meditation
  174. Microscopy
  175. Metal Detecting
  176. Model Railroading
  177. Model Rockets
  178. Modeling Ships
  179. Models
  180. Motorcycles
  181. Mountain Biking
  182. Mountain Climbing
  183. Musical Instruments
  184. Nail Art
  185. Needlepoint
  186. Owning An Antique Car
  187. Origami
  188. Painting
  189. Paintball
  190. Papermaking
  191. Papermache
  192. Parachuting
  193. Paragliding or Power Paragliding
  194. Parkour
  195. People Watching
  196. Photography
  197. Piano
  198. Pinochle
  199. Pipe Smoking
  200. Planking
  201. Playing music
  202. Playing team sports
  203. Pole Dancing
  204. Pottery
  205. Powerboking
  206. Protesting
  207. Puppetry
  208. Pyrotechnics
  209. Quilting
  210. Racing Pigeons
  211. Rafting
  212. Railfans
  213. Rapping
  214. R/C Boats
  215. R/C Cars
  216. R/C Helicopters
  217. R/C Planes
  218. Reading
  219. Reading To The Elderly
  220. Relaxing
  221. Renaissance Faire
  222. Renting movies
  223. Rescuing Abused Or Abandoned Animals
  224. Robotics
  225. Rock Balancing
  226. Rock Collecting
  227. Rockets
  228. Rocking AIDS Babies
  229. Roleplaying
  230. Running
  231. Saltwater Aquariums
  232. Sand Castles
  233. Scrapbooking
  234. Scuba Diving
  235. Self Defense
  236. Sewing
  237. Shark Fishing
  238. Skeet Shooting
  239. Skiing
  240. Shopping
  241. Singing In Choir
  242. Skateboarding
  243. Sketching
  244. Sky Diving
  245. Slack Lining
  246. Sleeping
  247. Slingshots
  248. Slot Car Racing
  249. Snorkeling
  250. Snowboarding
  251. Soap Making
  252. Soccer
  253. Socializing with friends/neighbors
  254. Speed Cubing (rubix cube)
  255. Spelunkering
  256. Spending time with family/kids
  257. Stamp Collecting
  258. Storm Chasing
  259. Storytelling
  260. String Figures
  261. Surfing
  262. Surf Fishing
  263. Survival
  264. Swimming
  265. Tatting
  266. Taxidermy
  267. Tea Tasting
  268. Tennis
  269. Tesla Coils
  270. Tetris
  271. Texting
  272. Textiles
  273. Tombstone Rubbing
  274. Tool Collecting
  275. Toy Collecting
  276. Train Collecting
  277. Train Spotting
  278. Traveling
  279. Treasure Hunting
  280. Trekkie
  281. Tutoring Children
  282. TV watching
  283. Ultimate Frisbee
  284. Urban Exploration
  285. Video Games
  286. Violin
  287. Volunteer
  288. Walking
  289. Warhammer
  290. Watching sporting events
  291. Weather Watcher
  292. Weightlifting
  293. Windsurfing
  294. Wine Making
  295. Wingsuit Flying
  296. Woodworking
  297. Working In A Food Pantry
  298. Working on cars
  299. World Record Breaking
  300. Wrestling
  301. Writing
  302. Writing Music
  303. Writing Songs
  304. Yoga
  305. YoYo
  306. Ziplining
  307. Zumba
 
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My dad liked to pan for gold and do metal detecting. I don't know if he still does.

I collect 12" action figures to help me with figure drawing.

One that looks interesting (but I have never tried): geocaching.

Another that I never had time for: Frisbee golf.
 
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My dad liked to pan for gold and do metal detecting. I don't know if he still does.

Well since I like to do this too I want to know if he found anything of value.

I'd stick TV over in hobbies too since that is mainly the entertainment industry, and their only purpose in life is to have fun with people. Which actually sounds pathetic and singular, now that I think about it.
 
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