Why You Should Build A Hobby

Hobbies are great distractions from the worries and troubles that plague daily living, — Bill Malone

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In today's day & age, everybody is busy, doing their respective jobs. Someone might have a 9–5 job or somebody might be having their own business. In short, we all are living pretty hectic life.

So, at the end of the day, most of us when we’re at home, alone, lying on the bed, can get certain thoughts like, what should I need to do in order to make my life exciting?

Well, I have the answer to this question.

You should build a hobby.

Yes, you heard it right. Hobbies give you joy & happiness. It also gives us something fun to do in our free time. In short, it adds some spice to our life.

Well, in my case, it had the same effect. One month ago, I was doing an internship at a company. Daily I was following the same routine that I had and every day after work hours, I felt like shit. My life was so boring that I couldn't tell. So at that time, I thought of trying some new things & suddenly cooking came into my mind. I opened youtube, searched for some recipes for basic dishes, and gave it a shot. From that day, I never looked back. Earlier it was like a hobby to me but now this hobby has turned into a habit.

I really feel good when I’m trying new dishes every other day & it gives me joy.

Advantages of building a hobby

There are many advantages but if someone tells me to point out only three advantages, then here are those:

1. It helps you to stay away from bad habits. When you’re free and bored, you’re bound to have bad thoughts. Like you can have thoughts about having alcohol. But if you’re into something like drawing, fishing, cooking, etc, you’re less likely to spend your time on bad activities.
2. It helps you to learn a new skill. When you’re devoting time to something that you like, you’re learning that thing. As you spend more time on that thing, you’ll become better at it.
3. It works like an escape route to joy & happiness. Look, we all have some problems in our life and sometimes it’s tough to live such a life. So if you have something to do in your free time, it’ll help you forget all your problems for some time.

There are many hobbies that you can choose from such as gardening, singing, drawing, reading, and many more. The options are endless. Try out different things.

But keep two things in mind, (1) you should always try to turn a hobby into a habit. You’ll not see results immediately but in the future, it’ll help you for sure. (2) Don’t force yourself to try a certain hobby that you don’t like. There are endless options my friend. If you’re not liking something, leave it and try another thing.

So, that’s it for today. I hope you liked this blog.

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