Desperately need a new hobby /fit/
I love fitness but does going to the gym even count as a proper hobby? I've tried dabbling in music production and I just make everything sound shit..
Please /fit, I need a hobby.. Music production or nah?
>>37814543
videogames
>>37814548
waste of time
>>37814543
Define proper: self-improvement, money-earning... What do you want, OP?
>>37814563
Just want a nice hobby for fulfillment I guess. I just feel like I have no talents?
>>37814559
Yet you waste your time on 4chan
sorry mr perfect, but it's a fucking hobby, aka recreation, A time spent enjoying isn't a time wasted
>>37814586
Get a piece of paper, sit on your ass and write down everything that has piqued your interest for the last couple of years. Then try out each one for about a week. Something will eventually click. You gotta experiment!
>>37814623
>A time spent enjoying isn't a time wasted
I disagree.
But how about doing drugs? It's recreation, aka a fucking hobby. Time spent enjoying isn't time wasted.
I cannot take anyone who plays video games seriously.
t. someone who played video games till 24yo
>>37814671
videogames don't ruin your body/mind
>>37814671
>t. someone who played video games till 24yo
muh nigga, I quit at 23
Video games aren't the devil but they're pointless as fuck
Try your hand at writing fiction (or writing in general, I found fiction to be fun, you get to imagine shit, make places, people, etc)
>>37814543
A proper hobby is one that takes effort, is high status and attractive to women. A nice bonus is if you have fun doing it.
I've thought for a long time about this and decided to do MMA and Motocross. MMA isn't exactly high-status, but it is in its own way a "superior" hobby. It also justifies my lifting. Motocross is adventurous and rather expensive. You look good doing it and its fun.
God I hate how cynic I have become. Life was easier back when my hobbies were /ic/ and reading. Exgf leaving me seriously shifted some priorities in me. It's all about status and aesthetics now.
>>37814682
>video games don't ruin your body
Really? Why don't you go look at a regular wow player then?
>>37814736
>regular
Man, those generalizations don't mean shit here. The act of playing video games do not ruin your body/mind. They're entirely fine as long as you do what you need to do to maintain a decent life.
If video games are such a waste of time then why are you even on 4chan? The Internet is the same thing: sitting down and pressing buttons. I'm sure you don't watch television or movies either, right?
>>37814682
They literally destroy your mind. And by doing so they potentially destroy your body as well, depending on person.
>>37814718
24 here, not quitting so much as cutting out everything that's time wasting. No more stupid ""competitive"" games that die in a few years. I'm here for a story/adventure, or shit I can play with my girlfriend and that's it.
Losing time in a well-written game is like reading a book or watching a good show. Losing time playing something like CS:GO or Overwatch is flushing your time away in a skinner box.
>>37814782
not op
but on 4chan you're interacting with "people"
you get to share and receive information that may or (usually) may not be useful, and some gags along the way
personally you faggots fill a gaping void in my life of no friends outside of work
>>37814792
>destroy your mind
In what way?
>>37814543
Bjj/boxing/muay Thai. Challenge yourself
>>37814729
>caring about what women want
>>37814782
Addiction actually does fuck with your mind pretty badly. Sure, video games aren't gonna destroy your bank account or your physical body; but their harmlessness makes them that much easier to fall prey to.
>>37814782
>those generalizations don't mean shit here
>overdose on generalizations in same post
What are you trying to pull here?
>>37814810
>cites world of warcraft
>then claims 4chan is 'interaction'
Anon, multi-player video games such of those contain tons of interaction. I've met some of my best friends in real life through playing video games.
learn an instrument
Fencing was pretty fun in uni. I might try that again and go to more competitions, and I'd recommend for everyone to give it a try. I even got to meet 2 Olympic Fencers that competed in Beijing, including a bronze medalist.
OP you should try to be more specific in what you want. Do you want a physical activity? Or do you want to do something more with your mind? Or do you want to build or craft something with your own hands?
I'm indecisive as hell so it troubles me trying to figure out what I want to do with my life, but you gotta ask these questions to find happiness in life.
>>37814837
>addiction
Sure, but that's not what we're talking about. I was under the impression that we were talking about causal play considering the fact that addiction was never mentioned.
>>37814845
???
>>37814809
Funny, I quit entirely for the exact opposite reason. Get bored after 20 hours of any competitive game, but get sucked into SP games one after another. I could go for ages about game design and story being pointless, but, this isn't /v/, and as long as you feel like you're spending your time wisely that's all that matters.
>>37814891
We can break everything down to movement and expenditure of energy. It doesn't change the fact that tons of people do stuff that and actively shit on their health. Grabbing onto an example of such shitting doesn't strengthen your argument.
Whats a good hobby to meet business/rich people?
I started a company but i'm lacking in my networking because i don't have any business/rich man hobbies.
Have already started looking into golfing but what else do business men do that isn't golfing?
>>37814832
I do.
I want a family, that's what I want most. So it's best to learn about the female mind and to practice the insights to minimize the probability of her fucking up the family unit because her ovaries told her so. Attracting the same female for a long time takes daily effort. Now if I wouldn't care for women I'd probably still be reading books all day. But in a way the constant stress, constant adaptation, weekly challenging of the self, the forcing of the self to live an active lifestyle made me grow as a person as well. If I was left to my own devices I'd degenerate into an isolated ~intellectual~ whose world is books and internet forums. So while I do it for girls, it benefits me doubly. And in a certain way it pleases me to look in the mirror and to go through the things done in the past few months and to realize it's the manifestation of my will. The will to p[spoiler]ussy[/spoiler].
>>37814975
Maybe I'm just stupid, but I have no idea what you're trying to say.
>>37814988
The golf meme is real.
>>37814782
lmao I swear I read the same written by a guy defending his drug habits
>>37814543
Buy yourself a Dremel.
You'll find something cool, creative and fun to do with it.
Fuck, just finding fun things to do with a Dremel might be a good hobby.
>>37815018
Then I guess this argument is over then ^^
>>37815021
Is it bad form to give business cards when you're at the golf course? i'm not autismo so i can read a situation but even if i'm real friendly with someone idk if it's looked down upon anyways
>>37814792
Yea right they destroy your mind by Giving you better hand-eye coordination and better reflexes
kill yourself my man
>>37815086
Video games are for children, the fact you need to defend your "hobby" so much just shows that.
Time to grow up
>>37814729
yeah you sound like an attention seeking faggot.
>>37814656
this. If you have friends (i might be reaching for straws) then ask them to bring you along on one of their hobbies or schedule a sport outing. If you want more of an intellectual hobby, try learning about the stock market or maybe reading a books and starting a library
>>37815104
pic reminds me of berserk for some reason
>>37815097
>Videogames are for children
>PEGI +18
no
look at the fact that when videogames were first distributed, they got popular from people with all ages, even old people,
>>37815129
>B-but mom video games are rated 18 +! its for adults!!
>omg mom but you watch tv all day so thats okay but video games arent?
This is what you sound like.
I'm not even being mean , i'm seriously telling you it's time to drop the games and grow up. You won't regret it and your life will only improve.
Time for some irl gains bro
>>37814819
They physically change and degrade your brain.
https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/mental-wealth/201402/gray-matters-too-much-screen-time-damages-the-brain
First googling result. The research on that topic is extensive and pretty conclusive. If you know of neuroplasticity and look at this habit from a 3rd persons perspective one cannot come to any other conclusion than that video games are harmful. They have no objective benefit and are ruining your reward/pleasure centers. I could go on and on, but I don't know why I care. I don't even know you. I know it to be true and I took the effort to quit video games. As expected my live vastly improved (even though it was hard at first. Not the first week, or the first month. But to really quit completely for many months and then years).
Thinking back the only game I don't regret wasting my time on was Deus Ex.
http://www.wired.com/2007/12/doctor-claims-g/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Game_brain
Join the video game quitters self help group on Steam.
>>37815097
>Do you watch movies,TV, listen to music? Stop they are for children and will destroy your mind and body.....depending on the person...
this is what you sound like, a critical, controlling faggot who hasnt been happy since 15 years old.
>>37814975
Tons of people indulge in things that could negatively impact their health, but it's not impossible to indulge without letting it go that far. Many people watch television, browse Internet, play games, and maintain good health just the same that some will waste their life away in these hobbies.
>>37815176
Please don't tell me you feel superior because you read Sartre and Nietzshe and contemplate suicide 24/7.
>>37815176
>using psychology today as a credible source
lost it
>>37815176
Sounds like nofap
>>37815080
Yes it's bad form, because they don't want to talk business wherever they are (at first). Get to know them first, be a regular. Ideally you won't even need to give them a card or they'll even ask you for it.
Many people start golf because it's a meme, but then they start actually liking it. It's like /lit/: one maybe starts reading the first high-brow book because it's a challenge, but then you actually get hooked by real literature. Further down that path you consider people who just entered the better reading realm "pseuds". They want to meet people who actually like golf. Interesting people.
If you want to keep it purely business go to the big conventions and product fairs (I really don't know how to call it in English) of your industry. Car manufacturers have such events rather often and the like.
t. mid level corp drone in the medical technology industry
>>37815210
What's your point?
>>37814559
Get off 4chinz if you don't want to waste time. Fucking loser
>>37815268
Oh thanks man got it, ill go for the golf meme and socializing meme and hopefully they will like me and ask for contact info at which point ill give em the ol' bidnis card.
Thanks famalam. Wait how do i get good at golf? driving ranges? shit
>>37815280
That you can play video games in moderation.
>>37815234
It's the /lit/ equivalent of pic related for /pol/.
If you didn't realize it there might be something wrong with you
>>37815252
Just select a source of your liking. The conclusion is pretty universal: video games physically destroy your brain.
>>37815176
>addiction
lol.
>>37815328
You've missed the point of the whole argument, breh.
>>37815328
Even better: instead of video games he can do a more fulfilling, more productive, more respectable and more enjoyable hobby. Video games are the lowest of the low tier hobbies. The only pro point is that they are easy and cheap. I'd say that easy hobbies are not so good as they don't challenge you, they don't force you to grow. If you choose a hobby: why not select the high grade ones? Video games fall short in every aspect compared to most other hobbies, besides collecting.
>>37815341
You must be living under some unique piece of rock, you mong
>>37815370
What does your argument towards the initial post matter? I'm telling you now that you can play video games in moderation. You haven't told me why that's wrong..
>>37815391
Subjective.
>>37815407
Then you're arguing with the wrong person. I never said moderation is bad. And yes, it does matter who you're starting shit with, especially when you're late for the initial thing
>>37815086
I used to say shit like that when I was 14 to my mother in order to justify my shit-tier gaming habit. I came to realize it was just a massive waste of time and left me with nothing valuable. If you're gaming enough to call it a hobby, you need to take a long hard look at yourself and look for other ways to spend your limited time on this earth.
>>37815425
just like genders XD
Man, just continue playing video games, heh. Have fun.
>>37815450
Wasn't he just saying the same thing?
>>37815473
I honestly feel bad that these people in this thread (though i think its just one guy vehemently defending his "hobby" ) refuse to grow up because omg bideogaymes r fun its a hobby
i'll meet da perfekt gaymur girll one day youll see!
Find a hobby to transition into from fitness,... archery, martial arts, yoga, not crossfit, swimming, hiking etc
>>37814543
> dabbling in music production
> Wonder why your stuff sounds like shit
Any hobby or whatever will take you a long fucking time to get good at. Don't be a bitch and quit, stick with it but accept that you will suck shit for years and take your time to learn music theory, learn about synthesis, find good drum samples,learn about mixing, etc.
>>37815590
But anon think of all that time wasted if you don't get good enough to sell your music. Aren't you afraid of wasting time?
>>37814543
Play an instrument and read books
>>37815601
Then you're not shit at making music, you're shit at marketing
>>37815615
But anon you just spent all that time making music but didn't learn marketing. Maybe you should focus on that first.
>>37815097
The average age of gamers is mid-30s, m8.
>>37815601
Music production is a cool hobby tho. Even if you're stuff is awful, you can just say you're a producer and people will think it's pretty cool. Plus you can transition into being a dj which is really easy, cool as fuck and can get you gigs
>>37815668
how to identify a loser :
>uses the word gamer
>>37815664
Why not both?
>>37815699
Yeah I was just messing with you man, I actually produce a bit.
>>37815601
>But anon think of all that time wasted if you don't get swole enough to be a professional bodybuilder. Aren't you afraid of wasting time?
Do your hobbies because you enjoy them, not because you want to become a superstar.
video games are a waste of time like any other hobby
just do what the fuck do you like
lifting and reading should be mandatory for a better life , but the rest is the same shit
>>37814559
So are all hobbies.
>>37815052
Yea you totally won that argument by not being clear in what you were saying. Kys
>>37815086
*tips*
>>37815341
Your IQ is 30 points lower than you think it is.
>>37815868
Whatever makes you feel better.
I'm not your father or friend, so I don't really care about your welfare that much. We are what we do. I wouldn't want to be a gamer.
>>37814548
>>37814623
>>37815795
There are two types of hobbies. Real hobbies are active ones in which you pour effort and time into and you yield something out of it. Whittling, writing, model building, and martial arts are such hobbies.
The other type of hobby is not a hobby at all, but a time waster. You poor time and effort into this hobby and you get nothing in return. Video games, movies, and reading are such hobbies.
Of course if you spend hours on end discussing the elements of literature and film, you can consider it a hobby. But of course you're not doing that with video games, sitting on your ass twiddling your fingers. Don't even try and justify it.
t. Barely snapping out of the video game meme
>>37815398
>>37815364
Not an argument.
>>37815149
>>37815097
>>37815391
>>37814792
>>37814736
>>37814718
>>37814671
Truth.
>>37814853
This is quite sad and is the pinnacle of justification in favor of the "video games are just as good a hobby as any sport" meme.
>>37815868
What if you thought it was 30
I'd say yoga could be nice idk
But for me, gardening has been very enjoyable
>>37816554
Yoga is pretty soothing.
I could never get into gardening though. Fucking SoCal dries all the water out of my cute little plants and up into some other water blessed state.
Just remember weightlifting is not a hobby but you can claim it is if you have nothing else.
>>37814991
What do you do to maintain an active lifestyle? I'm struggling with this myself. I don't go outside and do anything because I tell myself subconciously that I don't have money for it. I could sit at home and read and browse all day but it's driving me insane, I can't seem to force myself outside to do things. What did you do? What type of area do you live in?
>>37815851
>I am pretending to be superior on a tibetan cooking forum, yet i insult you with the hat joke
Irony
>>37815149
>I am a fully functioning adult who is superior to you
>yet i still post on 4chan
Videogames,books and movies have quite literally no deffirences between them, One of them just happens to be interactive
A TV screen could have as much hazard on your health as a Computer screen
you know someone is autismal is as fuck when he says x is for children
Well congratulations mr adult please tell us what are your recreational hobbies that will give you "irl gains"?
>>37815176
Sounds like you're the one destroying your mind and body here, you're the one who drinks ans smokes after all,
And just because you read Nietzsche and contemplate suicide 24/7 (like other anon said) Doesn't make you any superior
>>37814543
Improving your social skills.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rjoiVgCAD04
Take acting lessons
>>37817440
>Needing youtube videos to improve your social skills
>needing to improve your social skills
what the fuck anon?
i've spent my whole childhood and teenagehood inside my house watching TV and playing videogames, yet i've still got incredible social skills
what have you been doing in your childhood anyway?
>>37814543
learn a second language
it's very rewarding and fun anon
>>37817498
>watching TV and playing videogames
Some of us are legit autists.
>>37816381
Congratulations, you've officially become your father.
You're delusional if you think the fruits of Whittling or Model building are worth more than the fruits of video games, same goes for writing unless you're good enough to get published, and then it stops being a hobby and starts to be a career. Martial arts, are the only arguable one there, and even then the only real net worth is physical prowess, which you get from going to the gym anyways.
>raises hand shyly
I...I play yugioh at my local comic shop on my rest days.
>>37815176
>Join the video game quitters self help group on Steam
Jesus. That's like putting an AA inside a pub.
>>37814543
Muscle production
>>37814543
Muscle production or nah
>>37814543
Don't produce music if you're not a musician. It invariably sounds shitty, for a variety of reasons.
>1. You don't have a trained ear. Listening to a bunch of music does not do this for you.
>2. You don't understand the basics. Chord structure, harmonics, scales, technique, etc. Producing scores and songs without this knowledge would be like trying to diddy 4pl8s without knowing proper form, you're just going to fuck your shit up.
>3. You don't understand musical quirks, intricacies, and subtleties. I've been a musician, trained classically, play in band setting, and been trained in jazz for over a decade and I still don't understand everything there is to understand.
>4. Even if you do play one instrument (which I assume you don't seriously, gathering from "I need a hobby"), that's not enough to produce. You need to understand a full ensemble to create good music. What is the bassist's job? What is the guitarists job? What is the melodic leader's job? What are they doing individually? How can they not step on each others toes? How much is too much? How little is too little? When should the bassist stop playing? When should the EG take it down a notch? Which pieces go where? Why? etc
Not trying to be a dick, but "music production" is a waste of your time if you're not already an accomplished and skilled musician.
>>37817557
>whittling
>can create miniature representations of almost anything that can be given as gifts to anyone and there's a good chance they'll like it if you're talented and made it based on their interests or if you keep it for yourself, you have a lasting reminder of your progress
>somehow, your achievement score and wowshekels are worth more than that
>>37814988
Parties, events where you would find them.
>>37816545
kek
>>37818576
> be me
> sell old WoW account for $600 dollars because geared toons amongst other things to some nerd
> use money to buy a gift that a person actually wants not some polished ramrod you made in your garage.
All hobbies in some way or another are a time killer
start collecting Transformers
>>37818756
arent those things worth tons of money?
>>37814543
post your sc
>>37818764
Some of them are. 99% of them aren't. especially out of the package.
Any good hobbies or sports to meet rich people other than golf?
>>37814543
Depending on how you view your lifting. If you just doing it for aesthetics and for girls then it's a pretty shitty hobby.
If you trying to get bigger lifts or a bigger body then sure why can't it be a hobby?
Don't think too hard on it. It's really not that important. Whatever interests you you should make your hobby. You do it coz it's fun not coz it's what you think others will think make you seem more interesting
When my wife yells at me I go to the shed and do my wood burning and drink a lot. This here is an eagle.
>>37818747
If you seriously belive that video games offer the same satisfaction as whittling, do the gene pool a favor and kill yourself.
>>37817557
>You're delusional if you think the fruits of Whittling or Model building are worth more than the fruits of video games
Autist believes this.
>same goes for writing unless you're good enough to get published, and then it stops being a hobby and starts to be a career.
>CAREERS CANNOT BE ENJOYABLE
>Martial arts, are the only arguable one there, and even then the only real net worth is physical prowess
Why are severe autists permitted onto the Internet?
>>37818747
Selling shit is not a hobby, even if the commodity is video games.
You are the most deluded recluse I've ever met, congratulations.
>>37817557
Jesus Christ I'm laughing at these video game fags trying desperately to give meaning to their useless """"""hobby"""""" which spends most of its time consuming instead of PRODUCING like a real hobby should be. If you seriously think that writing, whittling, martial arts are useless like video games then you are beyond saving and your video game addiction will keep you locked in a safe bubble where you'll keep believing that you are spending your time wisely on a """"""""""""hobby"""""""""""" that over time will lose its spark until you are left in a spiral of depression.
Gg mate
>>37814543
I find sex is a good hobby.
Takes up your time but doesn't waste it, gives you hormone boosts and improves your mental health, is very enjoyable.
Play Warmachine. They just came out with a new starter set, only 90 bucks for two good starter armies
>>37814543
Watch movies? It's always a good subject of conversation and even though it's a time waster, it doesn't take long to get to a good level of understanding. You start off with the "bests" and then you dwelve deeper and deeper into darker titles which nobody know about.
And if you're french, well, look up "Crossed" and "Chroma" by Karim Debbache. You can learn the basics from there.
>>37814543
Gym can be a hobby if you are there on the odd day when you have, just for exercise. TO you its a discipline though, its regimented and strict. Hobbies can be too but much more carefree.
Personally I like to draw maps, paint military models, have a few electrical projects going, play guitar time to time, hike, light vidya these days, Japanese and recently baking and cooking. Obviously Im not a master in any but I enjoy them all in short bursts and dont mind to spend money on them if it requirea
Does reading count
I mean, it's mostly non-fiction
I also write papers no one will read for no journal at all
>>37814543
W2c pants
Recently started fishing. Super comfy, I love it. I drive to a new spot every time, sometimes climbing mountains to get to a nice comfy spot. Gets me outside an ton
>>37821165
Fishing is fucking awesome, but Holy fuck why the hell does my line go exploring under the lake rocks every time???
Is doing jigsaw puzzles and constructing models an acceptable hobby? I feel like it isn't since anybody can do it and you really only get marginally better than the average person if you do them regularly
I want to do wall climbing but no partner and nearest place is hour away
>A time spent enjoying isn't a time wasted
This is why the modern world is in so much trouble as it is today.
Oh, by the way, you aren't really "enjoying" the time you spend playing videogames. You're just too stupid to be aware of the Skinner box.
>>37815341
Theres no way that pic is for real...come on, theres no way.
>>37821390
Never underestimate the ability of people to make idiots of themselves in the name of projecting an image.
>>37814729
>A proper hobby is one that takes effort, is high status and attractive to women.
>A nice bonus is if you have fun doing it.
>A nice bonus if
This is the most pathetic, thirsty beta post I’ve yet to come across, solely by virtue of you being so sure of it, laying it down like it’s some wisdom. With what goes on in your subconscious, you could motocross gold plated bikes and would still attract pure trash that would still see you for what you are.
I’m sorry about your traumatic breakup, but you have to consult someone like a therapist, because it is VERY obvious you’re not dealing with it in a healthy way.
You are devoid of humanity
>>37814543
improve your style, get into fashion, come join us at /fa/ anon
>>37817515
We're professional autists.
>>37818839
Tennis, pool boy
>>37821525
And here is a twink outside of his natural habitat. Being weak in nature he seeks for protection from lonely bears. Let's watch closer if his prey will fall for that skinny boypusii
>>37814543
>does going to the gym even count as a proper hobby?
It counts for me, and that's because it's something I enjoy doing. When gym days come my mood is better and everytime I was forced to skip gym in the past made me a cunt, especially if it was a long stressful period. You also learn about your body, how to train your muscles, how to rest properly, how to eat healthy. My only other hobby is to "hit on" girls, and that's like the only thing I enjoy as much as going to the gym. So maybe get good at that. If you have money grab a friend and go clubbing to fuck sloots. If you don't, go work nigger.
>>37814543
Bruh, how did you get that picture? She's an old classmate of mine, does she have an online presense of some kind? Or is she your facebook friend?
This whole thread is full of retards. Life is fucking pointless and meaningless. Might as well do shit that you enjoy you fucking autists.
>>37815149
Moron. Everyone plays video games nowadays. As long as you got the rest of your life in order, video games are a fine way to spend your time.
ITT: people who dont have jobs
>>37814543
Nigga is that okmalissa?
>>37821959
>ITT: people who dont have jobs
i have a job
only a handful of my coworkers talk about games, and if they do, they're console games. the ones that don't talk about it, probably play games on their phone
basically casuals
