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re: Would you say that your hobbies make your life bearable?
Posted on 9/21/23 at 7:36 am to Earnest_P
Posted on 9/21/23 at 7:36 am to Earnest_P
I’m a high level executive but my job has always bored me. I find joy and am goal oriented in my hobbies almost to an overkill. If I just going to work and coming home was my life, I’d develop some pretty bad habits.
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Posted on 9/21/23 at 7:40 am to BabyTac
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I’m a high level executive
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BabyTac
Yikes.
Posted on 9/21/23 at 7:42 am to BabyTac
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I’m a high level executive
the surest way to know someone works in a cubicle
Posted on 9/21/23 at 7:47 am to BabyTac
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I’m a high level executive
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BabyTac
yea im sure a guy without even the basic understanding of financials is a "high level executive
gtfo with that BS
OP, i like my job, but yea my hobbies help make like much better. i love spending time with my kids, lifting weights, playing golf and fishing. that shite is fun, so yea of course it makes it better. Throw in a vacation a couple times a year with the wife where we get to go do fun shite thanks to work...yea makes life bearable.
but i understand im blessed. Prolly 70% of the population in the country right now cant afford to have a hobby. Literally just trying to survive day to day.
Posted on 9/21/23 at 7:48 am to jcaz
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I sure am lucky my hobbies are making sure my kids have their shite together and house is clean and yard is mowed. Otherwise yeah I’d likely go crazy
Pretty much exactly my life. I do lift in a home gym but it’s not a hobby. It’s hard and I don’t like it. I do it so I’m not a weak old man who can’t get off the shitter in 20 years. 
Posted on 9/21/23 at 8:30 am to bamaguy17
Oh yeah the gym is my church. That and my work commute is my only safe space lol
Posted on 9/21/23 at 8:36 am to Earnest_P
My life isn't bad, but I happiest when I'm out shooting drone video and photography
Posted on 9/21/23 at 8:39 am to Earnest_P
I'm a jiu jitsu practitioner, and if I didn't get to let out my stress and aggression in a controlled environment I don't think it would be good.
Being a single father, and small business owner is hard. To go blow off steam and choke some mother fricker every now and again is good for the soul.
Being a single father, and small business owner is hard. To go blow off steam and choke some mother fricker every now and again is good for the soul.
This post was edited on 9/21/23 at 4:01 pm
Posted on 9/21/23 at 8:50 am to makersmark1
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I work for money.
I enjoy playing golf, watching football, good food.
Ditto.
You don’t have to love your job. The more important thing is not hating it.
Posted on 9/21/23 at 8:52 am to Earnest_P
When I was young/early in my career I did more physical work/worked with my hands. My hobbies at that time were more mentally focused.
As I've progressed throughout my career & I use my brain more these days than my body, my hobbies are more physically focused.
As I've progressed throughout my career & I use my brain more these days than my body, my hobbies are more physically focused.
Posted on 9/21/23 at 9:42 am to scrooster
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Point being, a hobby quits being a hobby when one becomes obsessed with it
I totally agree with this.
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Name a common post menopausal hobby for women.
My hobby since high school has been sewing and now that I am retired, I do machine embroidery and vinyl crafting. My family has said I should d this as a part time job, I could make lots of money. True enough, but then it would no longer be a hobby or de-stressor as it is when I do it for the love of it.
Also, gardening is good therapy too!
Posted on 9/21/23 at 10:03 am to Earnest_P
Sure. Mine have always been fishing, guns and golf. Probably 3 of the most expensive hobbies out there. But they sure are fun.
Posted on 9/21/23 at 10:24 am to RibsandWhiskey
Years ago when I worked in an IT shop of 9 people we pretty much worked to fund our hobbies. Mine was golf. These people were talented and worked hard but everyone wanted to be somewhere else. Btw, all of us were single.
Posted on 9/21/23 at 10:57 am to Earnest_P
I actually enjoy my job. Have hobbies too but don’t hate working.
Posted on 9/21/23 at 11:54 am to Earnest_P
Fishing, exercise and yard work.
Wife says her hobby is reading. Nothing wrong with reading, but she reads on her phone, so insta is right there calling her name. I think people need hobbies that stimulate the brain a bit more, with results that you can see, feel, touch, taste
Wife says her hobby is reading. Nothing wrong with reading, but she reads on her phone, so insta is right there calling her name. I think people need hobbies that stimulate the brain a bit more, with results that you can see, feel, touch, taste
Posted on 9/21/23 at 11:56 am to Hobie101
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Wife says her hobby is reading. Nothing wrong with reading, but she reads on her phone, so insta is right there calling her name. I think people need hobbies that stimulate the brain a bit more, with results that you can see, feel, touch, taste
get her a kindle type eReader and load it with Haunting Adeline. she will want to see, feel, touch and taste things.
Posted on 9/21/23 at 12:03 pm to WhiskeyThrottle
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"Doesn't cost a ton of money" is somewhat relative. I enjoy wood working. Mostly use alder wood for projects since it's the cheapest stain grade wood sold. Tooling costs a good bit but you can accomplish a lot with maybe $1,000 in tooling. A drill, couple of saws, table saw and a router and you can build a huge variety of furniture.
Yeah. I actually have new power tools and a new table saw and a router. Woodworking is something I'm considering. I think that could be a lot of fun.
Posted on 9/21/23 at 12:13 pm to jcaz
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commute is my only safe space
Yikes
I commute down Perkins and even my daily short drive probably takes years off of my life.
I wish I were content waiting 5 seconds for the first car in line to begin accelerating after the light turns green and then driving 5-10 MPH under the speed limit side by side with another vehicle, but alas I am not.
This post was edited on 9/21/23 at 12:14 pm
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