On hobbies and self-improvement and meaning
I don't have a lot of hobbies. Part of the reason is that I have stringent rules on what's an effective use of my time: it's either got to be something that improves the way I feel about myself or something that's social, that helps create good bonds with people I enjoy. Playing a video game or seeing a movie feels like a waste of time; a
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I know how that goes. Sometimes teh bf tells me to take a break and just veg, which usually means video games or TV. And when I do, I feel lazy and annoyed at not being productive.
For what it's worth, I'm a job full of office grunts, and they are mostly non-creative accountant sorts who don't seem to have any kind of hobby in the traditional sense. I know some of them are into guns(!) or golf, but for the most part they go out to bars or watch football or whatever...or they have kids and can't do
So basically, I wonder if the fact that you're associating with a highly creative-based fandom full of artists/writers/musicians/etc is skewing your idea of what's "normal." It honestly seems to be standard to not really HAVE to "do" something. Frankly if you lift weights you're ahead of most of them here.
Art is actually a social crutch for me. It fills empty time, it's an easy excuse for what I've been doing lately, and like you said, it's not really a good conversation piece for those not into it.
Just food for thought.
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