Your joy is unique to you and you have to listen to yourself keenly to truly understand it.
Articles on Hobbies
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It is as if the skateboard is an extended sensory appendage, to feel and hear the world at large.
Many people have successfully replaced their ‘doomscrolling’ habit with a hobby.
Playing an instrument can be fun and have a great impact on your sense of wellbeing.
Retirement is not just an event, it’s a process of transition that can have a huge impact psychologically, not just professionally.
It turns out that identifying as a reader can be more about community, wealth and gender than how much someone actually reads.
Hobbies can increase wellbeing in retirement but it can be daunting choosing what to do,
Writing an obituary is one of the many things people do when a loved one dies. And animals are more frequently mentioned in the obituaries of their human companions.
A telescope can reveal so much of the night sky, including Saturn’s rings and the Moon’s craters. But choosing the right telescope is a difficult decision – here’s what you need to know.
People have been looking up at the stars for thousands of years. Here’s where to start if you want to learn more about the night sky – from spotting easy-to-find constellations to using the best apps.
From pulling faces to reading the bumps on your head, these historic leisure activities could be handy for a rainy summer day.
Unlocking the full potential of retirement: embracing fun, connections and new experiences.
The average person will spend 90,000 hours at work over a lifetime, so you might as well try and enjoy it.
Find your play personality – how did you like to play as a child?
Participating in fantasy sports should be a fun hobby, and for the most part, it is. But when your virtual soccer team takes over your life, it might be time to reassess.
Some of the most innovative people in the world earn Nobel Prizes. Scholars of creativity identify what they have in common and what regular people can learn and emulate from their examples.
The growing leisure gap has a huge impact on women’s ability to engage with the board game hobby.
Research shows hobbies may lower levels of depression.
The COVID-19 pandemic offers small retailers an opportunity to engage customers who are changing their habits.
The coronavirus pandemic has been a stressful and challenging time. But staying busy can help by creating a diversion, helping us to build community and strengthening our sense of self.
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