Hobbies that create a physical result at the end. 3D printing, building electronics / furniture, baking and more. When I have an end result at get to think; I made this.
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Man, I love to bake when I need to slow down. It’s such a methodological process. It’s good for my brain.
And when I’m feeling squirrelly? Cooking. A hot pan can take a lot of abuse, and it can be fast and exciting.
I’m with you though — something physical. Something to appreciate. Another recent example for me is building out WLED projects, which marries tech with the physical world.
I feel the same way. I love things I've made myself. Then I look at my son and think "Ugh... I made that." JK of course. My son is awesome.
Woodworking
3D printers. I enjoy tinkering and fine tuning hardware,firmware, and software. There's somthing lethargic about taking things apart, maintenance, improvements and troubleshooting that I find very cathartic. The final results in the ability to print whatever I want.
Maybe just tinkering in general tbh lol. If somthings broken, I always see if I can figure out why and potentially fix it or/and improve it. No better feeling than bringing life back to something thats considered dead.
Homebrewing beer and photography.
Is it true that making mead is illegal?
Meditation. It's weird to say it "out loud" because I tend to obsess about other hobbies a lot.. to the point you'd think they mean the world to me. But actual joy, without that underlying doubt/pain that comes with most life stuff? Definitely sitting down, calming down, letting go, blissing out. Don't get me wrong, I have no plans of giving up playing music with my buddies, watching movies with my family, etc!
Crochet. I love making things for people I love. Currently working on an enormous winter blanket. I used to make chain mail, which was fun, but just wrecked my hands. Crochet is very similar but way easier.
Videogames or cooking/baking. I've done a lot of bread baking but made a cake by myself for the first time for 4th of July.
Congrats! You could have stopped at the batter stage and just eaten that