An exciting hobby. Mehendi - henna painting on the body

Each of us was faced with bouts of blues and laziness, at this time it seems that life is bleak and boring. If you are faced with a similar condition right now, then you urgently need to select a new lesson! After all, your favorite business will make life more exciting, more interesting, and your pastime more productive.

There are thousands of types of entertainment in the world, and, accordingly, everyone will choose their own truly occupation. mainly subdivided into active and creative pursuits.

How to make a choice

At first, seekers are faced with the difficulty of choosing what to do at their leisure. More often the horizons are limited to embroidery and knitting. This is fundamentally wrong. There are so many available offers that your head starts to spin.

First, write down a list of what you did well, what you do best. Perhaps it's cooking, swimming, martial arts. Or were they the best at drawing still lifes and landscapes in school?

Remember who you dreamed of becoming as a child. Archaeologist - take part in the excavation. Astronaut - visit a planetarium, buy a telescope, explore the constellations. As a doctor - take first aid courses, and there you will probably understand that this is your calling and there will be a reason to get a second profession.

Fashion Designer - take courses in cutting and sewing, modeling and clothing design. Start by creating your own clothing line on paper and then bring your ideas to life for yourself. It is likely that fans and future customers will appear.

Write down your results in a notepad. This will make it easier to cross out unsuitable options. Ask family and friends what they do. Perhaps a couple of options will end up in the notebook.

1. How will you master a new lesson? Perhaps there are suitable sections near your home or work. Or it is quite possible to study over the Internet at a convenient time.
2. How much money is required? Calculate the cost of travel, subscription and related expenses. For example, for sports you will need a uniform, and needlework - sets of embroidery.
3. When and how much time do you need to devote? Even online lessons take time. Schedule a schedule for a week and determine on which days you can fully exercise. Classes will not be beneficial if you are constantly distracted by calls from work or worry that you will not be in time for important planned events.

Trial and error method

It was drawn up, the choice was made, the lessons began, but the fire in the eyes either did not appear at all or went out after two or three weeks. In this situation, it is not worthwhile to continue classes through force. This means that somewhere the calculations were wrong, and the choice was made incorrectly. This is an absolutely normal situation. Even a once favorite pastime can get bored over time.

The solution is simple - find something new. Do not take your choice too picky and serious. Better to try everything and find something really suitable than to waste time in constant search.

Re-analyze life, think about what you would like to change. Become more athletic, stop feeling defenseless, travel to other countries and not feel language barrier, learn to cook delicious meals. Thus, you will find interesting activities and improve the quality of life.

Hobbies and hobbies for girls: TOP-120 list

Active

Suitable for those who like to play sports, dance, do not skip exercise. Or he simply likes to be on the move, cannot imagine life without active action. Sports directions and fitness are suitable for those who dream of losing weight, have a fitness figure, learn to stand up for themselves in any situation, have good health... Dancing will help you become more confident, smooth movements and beautiful posture will appear.

Sport: swimming; cardio; paintball; body-building; tennis; badminton; hand-to-hand combat; boxing; capoeira; judo; karate; aikido; tai-bo; self-defense courses for women; airsoft; shooting from a crossbow or pneumatic weapon; bowling; billiards; riding (rollerblades; skateboard; bicycle; skiing; snowboarding); horseback riding.

Fitness: yoga; callanetics; shaping; aerobics; Pilates; bodyflex; step aerobics; fitball; stretching.

Dancing: ballroom; hip-hop; strip of plastic; tectonist; Latin American; brakedance; belly dancing; go-go; samba; rumba; salsa.

Other active: travel across countries, cities or even within the same region; hiking trips to nature with tents for the weekend or longer; archeology; treasure hunting.

Creative

Similar directions are suitable creative people who want to prove themselves in the field of culture. They have such qualities as accuracy, sense of style. They want to create something new. Whether it's paintings, a collection of poems, a collection of seashells or a national dish of another country.

Needlework: macrame; patchwork sewing; creation of Venetian masks and dolls, jewelry and postcards; sewing and decorating clothes; clay crafting; beading; creation of artificial flowers and interior details; painting on fabric, glass; carving, painting on wood; embroidery; knitting; modeling of clothes.

Collecting: mugs; pens; antiques; stones and minerals; coins from different countries; calendars; business cards; candy wrappers; old money; stamps; awards; butterflies; magnets; decorative plates from countries and cities; herbarium; toys and figurines on your favorite topic; postcards; quotes and philosophical statements; films and cartoons; lighters; candles; seashells; tickets; masks; recipes; books; autographs.

Art: poetry; painting; literature; singing; playing a musical instrument; classes in a theater studio; making music on a computer or synthesizer; graffiti; writing collections of poems and stories; book creation; blogging; body painting; photoshop; computer graphics; design; floristics; bonsai; interior design, landscape; website development; the photo; site building; origami.

Developing: collecting puzzles; the study of artistic culture and painting, literature, ancient civilizations, biology, astronomy; breeding or keeping animals, fish, birds; gardening; floriculture; study of foreign languages; massage; reading; astronomy; study of national dishes of other cultures and countries; Feng Shui; psychology.

Extreme

Some people can't imagine a weekend without adventure and adrenaline. Vivid impressions and memories are an integral part of life. In such situations, choose not only active, but also extreme directions. But be careful with the choice, the directions are considered hazardous to health, there is a risk of getting bruises and injuries.

Extreme: diving; parkour; mountain tourism; river rafting (rafting); extreme driving; mountain biking; mountaineering; parachuting; rock climbing; paragliding; hang gliding.

And this is not a complete list. It is worth noting that different types it is permissible to combine. For example, you like to go hiking, in this case collect stones, minerals or take colorful photographs. The main thing is to show desire and imagination.

What is your favorite leisure activity?

During consultations, it is important for each client to find interest in life. Indeed, due to neuroses, panic attacks, depression and other problems, interest in life and cognitive activity decrease. Therefore, during consultations, we devote some time to finding interesting hobbies for a person.

After all, a hobby is an inner interest, an inner child, creativity, knowledge, pleasure, happiness ... all in one! We are ready to do hobbies for the sake of

pleasure as long as you like, not noticing the time, not thinking about money and not even paying attention to someone's opinion. A hobby contains the true happiness of life, which is important to discover and which is important to have.

In general, in the end, I nevertheless decided to sit down and write an article with a gigantic list of hobbies in order to conduct not only analysis, but also give a quality list in the form of a link. I think that if you are also at the stage of choosing a hobby, it will be interesting for you to find something for yourself in this list. And let it take 20-30 minutes a day, but take a break from adulthood. And not as often happens: wait a month (or even a year), go on vacation for a day or two, and then live a month again in anticipation of this day ...

How can you share your hobbies

What we do:

Head (we write poetry, do crosswords, learn languages, ... in short, we think)

With our hands (we sculpt, play musical instruments, throw up a ball, gnaw seeds :), ... in general, fingers, fine motor skills, hands, shoulders sometimes without the participation of the brain)

Body (we go to the bathhouse, for a massage, do sports, ... turn on the body)

Combinations are possible, for example, computer games, where the head and hands are involved. For complete happiness, it is more convenient to have one hobby or a set of them that include all these components.

This is the main division. It can also be divided into expensive / cheap, at home / not at home, alone / with someone, male / female, creative / non-creative, etc. But in most cases these will be very conditional boundaries.

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Who you wanted to work, but never started

What we enjoyed doing as a child

The opposite of work (for example, sedentary - choosing an active hobby)

One more moment, before viewing the list of hobbies

And before you go through the entire list diagonally and close the tab, think about this moment:

You will consider hobbies based on your knowledge. The level of your knowledge does not allow you to judge everything, since you know only superficially about most hobbies and perceive them superficially as "childish", "shallow", "unworthy", etc. These labels will get in the way of real choice.

Take board games, for example. At best, most people know about the existence of monopoly, checkers, chess, backgammon, cards, .. and, in general, everything. At the same time, the game industry has gone far ahead over the past 30-40 years. Now I have about a dozen great games at home, which we (in our 30s) play with pleasure!

But to understand this pleasure, it was necessary to get into the atmosphere of an anti-cafe (cafes in which there are many board games and payment is made only for minutes of stay), play there with the company, understand that there are a lot of games and they are very diverse ... In general, figure it out and get pleasure.

1. Learn more about a hobby (for example, on YouTube). Find out the possible subsections of the hobby. For example, some time ago I was at a massage night, and only there I learned 7-8 types of massage, and there are much more of them
2. Trying and trying to enjoy the hobby
3. Only after that do you draw conclusions

Otherwise, the list simply won't work.

Huge list of hobbies

1. Cars
2. Aromatherapy
3. Astronomy
4. Aerobics
5. Airbrushing
6. Badminton
7. Batik
8. Trampoline
9. Billiards
10. Blogging
11. Bodypainting
12. Martial arts (wrestling, boxing, hand-to-hand fighting, muay thai, ...)
13. Bonsai
14. Bowling
15. A bike
16. Video editing
17. Growing crystals
18. Growing plants and flowers
19. Knitting
20. Herbarium
21. Puzzle
22. Golf
23. Skiing
24. Graffiti
25. Diving
26. Darts
27. Decoupage
28. Wood (burning and carving)
29. Diggerism
30. Interior Design
31. Clothing design
32. Animals (breeding and care)
33. Juggling
34. Zentangle
35. Playing musical instruments (piano, guitar, trumpet, ...)
36. Toys and dolls
37. Games on computers and consoles
38. Metal products and blacksmithing
39. Learning new computer programs
40. Ikebana
41. Foreign languages
42. Historical reconstructions
43. Kiting
44. Calligraphy
45. Carving
46. Karting and ATVs
47. Quest rooms
48. Treasure hunt and archeology
49. Club vacation
50. Collecting
51. Computer graphics (design, 3D, flash, special effects, etc.)
52. Concerts (attendance)
53. Skates and rollers
54. Cosplay
55. Crosswords (composing and solving)
56. Cooking
57. Laser tag
58. Molding
59. Horses (horse riding, grooming)
60. Massage
61. Modeling (aircraft, ships, kites, from matches, from wood, ...)
62. Museums and exhibitions
63. Music (writing, remixes)
64. Soap making
65. Board games
66. Origami
67. Postcards (DIY making, exchange (postcrossing))
68. Hunting
69. Jigsaw puzzles
70. Parachuting
71. Parkour
72. Paintball
73. Singing and karaoke
74. Correspondence by regular mail
75. Petanque
76. Pickup
77. Pilates
78. Writing and journalism
79. Swimming
80. Weaving (beads, baskets, boxes, lace, macrame ...)
81. Obtaining scientific titles and degrees
82. Entrepreneurship
83. Programming
84. Psychology and trainings
85. Travel (other countries, mountaineering, hiking)
86. Beekeeping
87. Broadcasting (podcasts, internet radio stations, radio transmitters)
88. Website development
89. Drawing (watercolor, canvas, paper, pencils, glass, gouache, etc.)
90. Drawing by numbers
91. Robotics
92. Leather crafts (clothing, accessories)
93. Fishing
94. Self-made (handmade) things: clothes, shoes, accessories
95. Surfing
96. Power training
97. Skateboard
98. Scrapbooking (DIY photo albums)
99. Snowboard
100. Picking up mushrooms and berries
101. Sports fan
102. Glass (production of jewelry and interior items)
103. Airsoft
104. Shooting
105. Dance and ballet
106. Tattoo & Piercing
107. Theater (theater group)
108. Tennis
109. Fire show
110. Fireworks
111. Magic tricks
112. Photography and photobooks
113. Football
114. Sewing and embroidery

The ability to play the guitar is a skill that will provide you and your loved ones with entertainment for years to come. Plus, girls like guys who can play guitar. I personally used my stringing skills to serenade Kate and apologize for anything. Later in life, you can gather the whole family in the courtyard around the fire and sing together. Of course, learning to play any instrument is an activity suitable for men, but guitars have advantages. They are relatively cheap and easier for beginners to learn from. There are tons of free tutorial resources online, including this article of ours on 3 Chords Any Man Should Know.

Dancing

Your grandfather knew how to dance - why not bring out your inner dancer and dance? They can boost your self-esteem, posture and balance. It's also a very fun way to get some cardio workouts. And, of course, girls like guys who know how to lead a partner on the dance floor. Dance studios can be found in most cities. Google it and go chat with the instructors to see their style and check out their résumés. If you are married or have a girlfriend, dancing is a great way to spend an evening. If a bachelor - a great way to meet.

Parkour

Parkour is a sport in which you jump off buildings and over walls. More precisely, parkour is the physical art of moving through the environment in the most natural and efficient way possible. It can be thrilling to watch a person traverse a terrain in unthinkable ways, and it is very inspiring to see the human body pushing the boundaries of what is possible. Today we find parkour to be an interesting way to have fun, but it was conceived as a tactical way to improve physical form soldier. The benefits of this hobby are numerous: it's fun, it's great physical activity, it pushes the boundaries of your creativity, it's a challenge for both body and mind, and it can save your life if you ever have to run and jump over obstacles. And it's completely free. All you need is arms, legs, and a cityscape.

Woodworking

I have always admired people who are able to take an ordinary piece of wood and give it some kind of useful and beautiful shape... These people make gifts themselves, instead of buying them, and can proudly point to a piece of furniture and say, "I did it myself." You can become such a person by engaging in a wonderful hobby - working with wood. In addition to useful skills, this hobby reduces stress levels and trains patience. By bringing a chisel to a tree, it is easier to enter a state close to Zen. Many technical educational institutions woodworking lessons are held. There are many woodworking projects on the internet.

Garden care

Perhaps one of the most powerful male images in America is the farmer. A self-reliant man who cultivates the land on his own to support himself and his family. To work with the land, a huge estate is not needed - a small plot in the yard will be enough. If your job forces you to spend all your time in the office with artificial lighting and stale air, working with the ground is a great hobby to exercise and get your dose of sunshine and fresh air. As you watch the garden grow from seed to plant, you will find that better than steel feel the change of seasons. When you reap your small harvest, the pleasure of reaching your goal will surpass any computer game... And when you cook your first course with self-grown produce, you will feel a surge of masculine pride.

Canoe / kayak rowing

Leisurely rowing and walking on the water is one of the greatest pleasures for a man. Whether you are doing this with a girlfriend, or enjoying the outdoors alone, there is little entertainment that compares to this hobby. And while rowing may seem as natural as cycling, it does take some skill. You can start by renting equipment, and if you like it, you can buy yourself a boat. Once you have mastered this science, you can go from easy walks to multi-day travel.

Picking locks

Picking locks is not only useful in emergency situations It’s also terribly interesting to know that you are capable of deceiving a mechanism that everyone else considers insurmountable and amenable only to brute force. With certain skills and knowledge, a burglar can save doors and save money on calling a lock specialist.

Restoration of classic cars

In days gone by, men used to spend hours in garages fiddling with cars. Now machines have become more complex and have begun to rely on computers, and domestic mechanical work is dying out. However, if you have the aspiration to become a mechanic, you can always make classic car restoration a hobby. You will learn engineering, improve your problem-solving skills, and experience the feeling of victory when your rebuilt engine hums like a kitten. This hobby can get quite expensive. Not only will you have to buy a classic car - you will need space, tools, and custom parts. But time and money can pay off - fully refurbished cars can sell for a high price (although you may not want to part with your brainchild). To get started, you can visit the site for lovers of restoration Second Chance Garage.

BBQ / BBQ

Cooking is also on our list, but cooking meat is open fire Is a separate hobby. Whether it's a charcoal grill or a grill, toasting a good piece of meat and serving the finished meal will satisfy both the mind and the stomach. The barrier to entry is low - you only need a grill and meat. Once you are comfortable with tools and food, you can start experimenting with different methods and types of meats (and even fruits and vegetables), make your own spice mixes, and of course prepare delicious meals for friends and family. We recommend our training videos for cooking meat.

Working with metal

Working with metal has all the benefits of working with wood, except instead of the sweet smell of sawdust, you surround yourself with the deliciously harmful smell of burning metal. My brother-in-law got into working with metal in high school, and does amazing things: front headboards to decorate the bedroom, hanging flower pots, garden arches and more. At a vocational school near you, there may most likely be courses on working with metal. Metalworking.com is a great site for finding this kind of information.

Target shooting

Learn to have fun shooting shooting range and become an expert shooter. Shooting requires a lot of concentration and a steady hand. Shooting ranges exist in sufficient numbers, and different types of shooting can be found in different shooting ranges. Choose between clay pigeon shooting, pistol, shotgun, etc. The hobby can be expensive - pistols are not cheap and the cost of ammo is constantly increasing. You will also need a safe shooting area - if you do not have such a site, you will have to rent a spot in the shooting range.

Collecting

Collecting is popular with many men and incomprehensible to most women. Women are able to do several things at the same time, and the male brain is tuned to concentrate on one subject. We often become very addicted to something. If you combine this feature with the fundamental desire of a man to hunt - and you get a masculine passion for collecting. A man can spend all his time looking for the last item to complete a collection. She becomes his passion, his White Whale. Of course, completing a collection is usually disappointing. Collecting is about the pursuit. Choose what you like - stamps, baseball cards, antique typewriters, whatever. Just don't get too carried away.

Singing

If you love to sing in the shower or sing along to the radio on your way to work, you may need to do some more singing. It may seem to you that there are only two options - either you are a professional rock singer, or you will not be able to use your voice for productive and entertainment purposes. Nothing like this. Exists a large number of singing communities, choirs, karaoke bars (where competitions are often held on weekends), and if you seriously decide to take up singing, you can even organize your own group. Always try to hone your skill, take singing lessons and delve deeper into music theory and performance skills.

Hiking

Modern man is restless and unhappy because he has lost contact with nature. Every man needs to return to nature regularly for the sake of physical and mental health. He must periodically be distracted from everything and spend the night under the stars. Leave yours behind workplace in the office, spend a few days breathing fresh air and sitting by the fire. Another obvious advantage of hiking is the most budget-friendly way to “get away from everything”. This is a great opportunity to improve your outdoor skills, gain spiritual closeness with friends, and be alone with a loved one.

Ship in a bottle

A classic hobby for older people is assembling complex models in a glass bottle. Surprise the kids with your collection of ships in a bottle! They will spend the rest of their childhood trying to figure out how you did it. Placing a ship in a bottle requires good concentration, patience, and a confident hand. Typically, a model ship is built outside with the masts lying down. After inserting it into the bottle, you lift the masts with long tongs. You can also craft "impossible bottles" by placing objects such as decks of cards or tennis balls in them.

Making candles

Candle making was once lucrative and extremely important matter... Electricity killed this profession, but candles still penetrate many homes as creators of comfort and aroma devices. Who doesn't like watching a flickering light on a cool evening, or inhaling a pleasant aroma in the early morning? Store-bought candles can be expensive, and homemade candles can be cheap and easy to learn how to make yourself. All you need is wax, wick and containers.

Rocking chair

Some men lift weights in the morning to bring not only the body, but also the spirit into ideal shape. If you're just starting out, it can sometimes be hard to find the motivation to lift weights or go for a run. But when you start getting in shape, you’ll figure out how to structure your day to cram an hour of physical activity into it. Instead of going to the garage or doing woodwork, you try to increase the deadlift. Being strong is not only practical - it also improves your appearance(hello girls!) and in general it's very cool to know that you can lift 200 kg off the ground.

Hunting

For millennia, the role of a man has been to provide for the family. For most of history, this involved tracking and killing animals. Many cultures and tribes hunted youths through the rite of passage and provided men with the opportunity to make connections in purely male company. Today, most men get their meat wrapped in Big Mac paper or in a plastic container in a grocery store. Usually this meat is stuffed with hormones and antibiotics. The connection between the man, his food and nature was severed.

If you want to return to the "cycle of life", it's time to go hunting. The benefits of hunting are numerous. First, it gives your family the chance to access quality lean meat without the antibiotics and hormones (or even ammonia) found in most grocery stores. Secondly, it brings you back in touch with nature. Third, you will support wildlife as the funds spent on licenses and equipment are donated to conservation agencies environment... Fourth, even if you don't shoot anything, hunting gives you the opportunity to strengthen your friendship with friends, on which your happiness in general depends.

Wood cutting

What if you are interested in working with wood, but you don't have the money to organize a full-fledged carpentry place? Try cutting with a knife. All you need is a knife, a piece soft wood, rocking chair, smoking pipe, and most importantly - a lot of time. Planing is one of those pastime activities that can help you relax and calm your nerves after strenuous work. A book on this art can be borrowed from the library. There you will find many ideas and plans to start with.

Geocaching

Have you not lost your childhood love for the game of hide and seek? Ever wanted to go on a treasure hunt? Then geocaching may be for you. People all over the world hide objects or containers in different places and post their coordinates online. Others, armed with GPS-navigators, are looking for these "treasures". This is a great excuse to get out of your house and explore parts of the city and suburbs you have never been before. More information on this subject can be found at geocaching.com.

Modeling

Modeling, or creating copies of cars, airplanes, ships, may have been interesting to you when you were still a child. But what's stopping you from resuming this hobby as you grow up? Modeling hones your attention to detail and motivates you to explore the history of the things you work with. In addition, you will have something interesting that can be placed in the office or "men's corner" of your home. It's very easy to get started - head to Amazon or your local hobby store and buy a kit that almost always has all the instructions and necessary items.

Gold prospecting

This hobby will not make you a millionaire, but it can be an interesting self-sustaining entertainment, and it can also be a source of additional income. Gold prospecting is no longer a purely commercial enterprise as it used to be. V modern world it is usually one of the outdoor activities that the whole family can do, usually on a small stream. You can start with a simple shovel and a gold rinsing bucket, and over time you can move on to a more professional flushing trough and suction dredger. Being on the banks of any stream is already fun, but an experienced gold digger knows that the lion's share of his profession is occupied by the research phase: where the gold was before, where it will go and where it will accumulate, how the precious metal behaves in nature. Only then can you go to nature, knowing that you have increased your chances of success. In this way, you can become both a tourist and a gold digger.

Working with leather

The smell of leather awakens primitive feelings in a person and the part that has always enjoyed stories about cowboys and Indians. Leatherworking is a great way to reconnect with your inner cowboy and learn a truly masculine craft. An experienced leatherworker is able to create a variety of goods: wallets, bags, belts, holsters, saddles. The downside is that this hobby is quite expensive. You will need all kinds of special tools... To get started, you can buy a starter kit from the Tandy Leather Factory. It has everything you need to make small items like a wallet or keyring. With help starter kit you will be able to assess your interest before making large sums of money for large projects.

Bowling

Team sports

Every man, even a nerd, even an athlete, should play sports as a team. Exercise increases testosterone levels (today's men desperately need this, our average testosterone levels are constantly dropping), maintains your health and fitness, wards off depression and relieves mental stress. A sport in which the competitive spirit of men can find its way out is especially important for nurturing masculinity. Play football, basketball or something else with friends, or go to a special section. The type of sport does not matter, the main thing is that the blood accelerates and the heart pounds.

Online Courses

Every man should learn throughout his life. Reading is a great hobby that can contribute to learning, but online classes give you a variety of teaching methods (videos, reading, discussion) and check your progress with surveys and assignments. Experts in their field can answer your questions and help you in case of difficulties.

What's great is that in most cases this hobby will be free. Sites like Coursera and EdX offer a variety of topics, from programming to critical thinking and classical music. The hardest part in this case is not to miss classes, since you did not pay anything for them. To keep yourself motivated, try doing it in parallel with someone you know.

Riding a motorcycle

Many men love motorcycles and riding motorcycles, from poking around in the garage to cross-country driving. The pleasures of this hobby extend beyond kilometers and technical knowledge. Books like Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance and Motorcycle Workshop as a Craft of the Soul argue that riding a motorcycle has philosophical and moral benefits:

When traveling on a motorcycle, everything around you is seen quite differently in comparison with other types of travel. In a car you are always in a confined space, and since you get used to it, you practically do not realize that from the car window you see only one more picture, like on TV. You are just a passive observer, and everything tediously floats past you as in the frame.

There is no frame on the motorcycle. You establish a connection with everyone around you. You yourself are on the stage, and not just watch it from the side, while the feeling of presence is simply amazing.
- Robert M. Piersig, Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Care

Trinkets and antiques

Vinyl

In the 50s and 60s, parties often revolved around the turntable. People could gather to listen to the new album. Like many of the nostalgic pursuits of the day, vinyl is making a comeback. Vinyl sales have skyrocketed over the past few years and CD sales have continued to fall. For the music lover, switching to vinyl means new sensations with familiar tunes. Vinyl fans claim that it has richer, more accurate sound in the recording.

Listening to vinyl also forces you to concentrate on the album as a whole, rather than jumping between your favorite singles. You absorb it as a work of art, and do not perceive it as four minutes of entertainment - and this is often what the musicians intended for the album.

Bird watching

Amateur birdwatching offers many benefits of gathering, organized gathering of knowledge about a particular subject, and even the thrill of hunting - all for free. Instead of buying items and cluttering your home with them, you keep a diary of finds or check out the views from the list. For young people, this hobby seems like a pastime for old people, but even to me, at the age of almost 30, birds already seem a little more interesting than before. It is possible that the whole point is in their peacefulness or in envy of their ability to fly - in any case, these are beautiful creatures with the same variety in color, shape and habits as people. Birdwatching is fun and enjoyment that can be obtained from a short walk and a long search for certain rare species, as well as by studying these creatures that we humans try so hard to imitate. Take your binoculars and go!

Housework / DIY

Some men go out of their way to deny doing household chores and find it an unpleasant duty. But for many others, it’s an enjoyable way to spend the weekend. Finishing the basement, doing the necessary maintenance at home, repainting the room, cleaning the garage is a chance to use your hands and learn a new skill.

At home, you need to love and care for them as well as for our bodies in order for them to remain healthy. Learning to have fun with it will benefit you, and you will likely save money by not hiring specialists. Of course, you need to be careful - safety is paramount, and you don't want to pay more to fix what you break. There are tons of resources on the Internet, articles and videos, and books and TV shows.

Board games

Dwight David Eisenhower loved to play bridge with his colleagues until early morning. Winston Churchill loved to play mahjong and gin rummy with his family before dinner. Many of the Founding Fathers, including Franklin, Jefferson, and Madison, loved chess. US presidents from Roosevelt to Truman have played poker with advisers. Abraham Lincoln played backgammon with his sons.

Almost every great historical figure has had a favorite board game - as well as almost every ordinary man whose names have been lost for centuries. Join them and discover the many benefits that come from participating in board games with your friends and families.

Volunteering

Even men who do not consider themselves selfish can be greedy about their time. But if in the short term, unwillingness to share your time and resources seems to be the path to happiness, then in the long term, this selfishness destroys the soul. Some kind of service should become a part of every man's life - when we go headlong to help others, we often find that our life has also improved.

Instead of dedicating all your time to your goals, why not help others through volunteering. By helping others, you can find your purpose, take a different look at your problems, overcome prejudices, etc. And while men certainly need some time to be alone, spending time helping others is also a great way to recover.

The photo

If you've always wanted to draw, but couldn't do it, try photography. Digital cameras and editing software are falling in price, and photography is becoming a more popular and affordable hobby. Its advantage is that other activities can be combined with it. Do you like walking? Take a nature photo. Do you like going to restaurants? Take pictures of them all. There is an active community of photographers online, and many photography enthusiasts run free photography training sites.

Surfing

This hobby can only be enjoyed by a certain part of the population living on the banks - but these people often build their whole life around this occupation. Walking the sea on a boat is great, but it is very different from the experience of being on the water with a surfboard. You feel every surge, adrenaline, and suffer defeat when you lose your board. You are competing with yourself and with Mother Nature herself. Few activities bring you closer to nature than riding the waves. Where this hobby is prevalent, specialty shops cannot be missed. Visit one, tell them you want to start surfing, and get ready to look stupid the first few times.

Billiards

Every time I watch the movie "Billiard Player," I am tempted to go to the smoke-filled billiard room and become a cue master. Billiards combines strategy, geometry, psychology. It's also a great way to spend time with your friends. If you could not convince your wife that playroom would be incomplete without a billiard table, head to the nearest billiard room or bowling alley. You will not need to pay very much for the game - of course, if you are not beaten by a professional.

Mountaineering

If you love hiking, hiking, and looking for new adventures, then turn to mountaineering. Why do climbers climb mountains? Because mountains exist! Few things are as satisfying as climbing to the top after a tiring climb, enjoying the mesmerizing view, and having just conquered the mountain. We recommend a good one with mountaineering tips.

Tightrope walking

This hobby began in the 70s on a college campus, when a group of mountaineering friends pulled a rope between two trees and began to urge each other to not only walk on it, but also perform some acrobatic stunts. Since then, it has become not only a popular way to spend time with students, but also one of the activities in team building. In today's variation of this hobby, the rope is pulled between trees at a height of 30-50 cm above the ground. Usually people just try to walk along its entire length and not fall, and not even to show some tricks. This requires not only good physical shape and practice, but also mental focus and resilience. It's also a great way to be in nature without being distracted by electronic devices, and of course, any number of people can do it, making tightrope walking a great social activity. Once you've learned how to walk the tightrope, you can try different tricks. It's pretty easy to get started - find a rope, a couple of trees and off you go!

Cooking

We keep repeating: every man should be able to cook. The benefits of this skill are thousands: it makes you independent, saves money from shopping for ready-made food, impress girls, helps you stay healthy (have you seen the composition of fast food?), And it's just fun. You have to eat every day, so you can learn and enjoy it. In addition, it is an inexpensive and affordable hobby. Going forward, you can move on to more exotic tools and foods, but since basic ingredients and tools can be found in the kitchen, send cooked food away.

Piloting

Many of the most courageous men in history have conquered heaven - Charles Lindbergh, Chuck Yeager, Wiley Post. You may not be breaking records, but you can still soar like an eagle. Of course, the biggest obstacle to this hobby will be its cost. It is expensive. Flight lessons will cost several thousand dollars, and a license - several hundred. You also need an airplane. Some people combine a love of flying with a love of mechanics to build their own airplanes. But still, you will need a place to store it, for which you will have to pay rent on a monthly basis. But despite the high cost of the hobby, many amateur pilots I know tell me that it is definitely worth it - this feeling of complete freedom in the air.

Magic tricks

Every man should learn a couple of tricks to surprise his friends, amaze the girls and entertain the kids. Few hobbies are as fun as practicing magic tricks. And after people ask you to reveal the secret of the trick, you will walk for a long time with a smile on your face. To practice showing focus over and over again so that everything goes absolutely smoothly is a job that doesn't feel like a job. And every man knows that the only one interesting way shopping is shopping at a magic shop. Tricks - an inexpensive hobby, you need good book and a deck of cards. And then you can gradually increase the difficulty of the tricks until you saw the mother-in-law in the living room in half.

Learning languages

Few hobbies can be so unequivocally attributed to useful pursuits as learning foreign languages. How often have you wanted to be able to communicate with the waiter, student, parent, victim - and don't beg. And how often would you like to speak the local language while traveling? Learning a language can be challenging, but when you think about it, being able to speak different languages- It is very cool. You can find courses in educational institutions or try self-study methods like Rosetta Stone. The key is constant practice, or you will never improve your skills and retain what you have already learned. Watching films, television and listening to songs in the target language also helps.

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Paintball

Remember when as a child you played war games with your friends using imaginary grenades, bazookas and bullets? Now that you are a big boy, you can still play war - but this time you can feel the impact of a paint ball flying at a speed of 150 km / h. Trust me, it greatly enhances the emotional response. Paintball is not too expensive to play - renting a pistol, CO2 cartridge, mask and balls for the whole day will cost you about $ 30. And if you get carried away, you can buy your own equipment and pay only for the use of the sites.

Fencing

An guard! What do three musketeers, Zorro and Luke Skywalker? Incredible swordplay, of course! This sport has existed since the days of the ancient Greeks and Romans, and is a truly masculine activity. Take part in the tradition taught by the knights and lords of the old days, in the last real duels. Cultivate a sense of balance, coordination, flexibility and concentration while learning the ancient art of deflecting enemy punches. In fencing, three types of weapons are used: the rapier, saber and epee. They have different weights and different rules use. Do a little research on swordsmanship and see video from the fight to understand what it is. This differs from the long fights with the clinking of swords. Most of fencing is about jumping, looking for unprotected places and opportunities to hit your opponent.

Brewing

Saturday morning. A match with your favorite team will be shown on TV, and you have invited your friends to watch. What kind of drinks will you serve them? You can, of course, drive to the store, take a Miller High Life package - but wouldn't it be cooler and somehow more courageous to offer them beer self-made? This is possible if you start brewing beer as a hobby. Getting started is fairly simple and inexpensive. The Simple Dollar has a great step-by-step guide with pictures and expenses. As you become more familiar with the brewing process, you can start experimenting with flavors and give away your limited edition beer as gifts.

Painting

Winston Churchill was an avid painter. He could sit for hours in the garden or in his home studio, paint and smoke a cigar. In this way, he dealt with depression. He understood what a life-giving effect creativity has on a man. Many men do not practice drawing, because they believe that they do not have an innate talent for it. Maybe so, but courses and practice can improve your ability. Drawing is the most accessible of the arts. A few pencils and a sketchbook will keep you busy. For painting, you need a little more equipment and funds, depending on its type. Watercolors are cheaper (and easier to clean) than oil paints... Most hobby and art shops offer painting workshops. If this is not enough for you, you can always watch video tutorials from white man with the greatest Afro hairstyle in history, Bob Ross, in his show "The Joy of Painting."

Amateur astronomy

Space, the last frontier. You will probably not be able to visit space, but you can still be amazed by its grandeur, even if you are in your yard at that time. You will be surprised how many things can be seen in space with a small telescope or powerful binoculars. If you want to look into deep space, you need a powerful telescope, which will cost you about $ 1000. But this could be followed by the long-awaited result when you find something in your yard that even NASA specialists missed. Amateur astronomers have made several major discoveries. Doing astronomy is not just gazing through a telescope. This means learning as much as possible about the amazing universe from books, shows, lectures, and articles on GeekTimes. Before buying a telescope, you can get started by memorizing the constellations and related stories.

Genealogy

Genealogy is a funny thing. This hobby seems terribly boring from the point of view of the observer. But when you get carried away with it, it can completely take over you and become what you truly love. An apple falls not far from an apple tree, but how do you know what kind of apple you are if you do not know where you fell from? Every man should know and understand his roots. You will understand more about why you are the way you are, and why your parents are like that, and their parents, etc. You will learn to appreciate the people who made you appear. Starting to build your family tree you will be surprised at the length of the lines leading to you. You are not just an individual - you have a long pedigree, and your ancestors are in a sense a part of you. Start building a tree by talking to relatives who may already have done it, or you can use specialized sites available on the Internet.

Knitting

Knitting? Knitting?! What your grandmother adores and why your great aunt made you a scarf for Christmas? Yes, knitting. This is not such a woman's occupation as men imagine it. Men have invented knitting and it’s time to reclaim our place in its history. The first professional knitters were men who worked in Europe in the 16th century. And, of course, sailors knitted knots. They knitted fishing nets and sweaters to keep warm. Today knitting is making a comeback as a male occupation. This is both beneficial and relaxing. A friend of mine learned to knit while serving in Bolivia and was the only man in the knitting club at law school. And his masculinity is undeniable. about knitting and men.

Programming

What the amateur radio craze was in the 1950s is programming. Many men have made it their profession, but there are also millions of those who do something else at work, and in free time programming for fun. There are people making wacky online games, useful open source applications, and awesome web projects. There are many programming languages ​​you can learn. I personally enjoy web programming, and the lessons at W3Schools allow you to learn related languages ​​and technologies like SQL and CSS for free.

Obstacle running and multi-races

Obstacle running grew out of military training courses and is the perfect sport for runners who are bored of running 5-10 km. Running for miles, overcoming walls, crawling under barbed wire will strengthen your strength, cardio system and agility, and will test your physical and mental stamina.

Another type of load is adventure, or multi-races. They last all day and involve different types of activities. You may have to run 15 km, then row 15 km, and then mountain bike 30 km through the forest. On the way, you need to stop at control points that can only be found with the help of a map and a compass. Physical activity, nature, orienteering are very masculine occupations.

Fishing

Maybe killing a deer or a bear is not yours. But you can still get all the benefits of getting food on your own and being at one with nature if you go fishing. Fishing is a classic hobby for men. Great way for friends - to become closer friends, and for fathers and sons - to spend time together. The cost of a hobby for a beginner is not too high. A decent rod and reel will set you back $ 50, while bait and bait will cost you a few dollars. Some locations require a permit to fish, so you need to check the rules before going fishing. In addition, I recommend that you learn how to detach from the hook right away.

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In melted puddles, you can take swimming standards, the thermometer outside the window is stressful from temperature changes, and therefore you don't want to get out into the street at all ... However, you won't be bored at home either. There are many new and well forgotten old hobbies that can be enjoyed in warmth and comfort.

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Making soft dolls

This recognizable rag doll design was first conceived by Norwegian artist Tony Finnanger in 1999. Not only dolls, but also animals and even interior items can be made in a similar style. Among mandatory conditions- usage natural materials, pastel colors and soft lines. The faces of the toys are designated very conventionally, so these cute dolls have a cute and somewhat naive look.

To learn more:

Mir Tilda - Lots of detailed patterns, as well as tips for beginner craftsmen. And for professionals, there is a special calculator that allows you to calculate the cost of each toy.

Tildamaster - here are collected patterns of various dolls, including in the form of master classes with step-by-step instructions.

Tilda-mania - the site has a forum for lovers of rag toys, as well as a selection of dolls made by visitors to the resource.

The art of beautiful fonts

The ability to craft stylish lettering on your own is incredibly popular. Each letter is drawn separately, so the lettering takes on a unique look, different from the typographic font. Despite the fact that possession of a brush and a steady hand are important for this type of skill, everyone can master the lesson.

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Growing plants without soil

Seedlings on the windowsill in jars of mayonnaise are a thing of the past. In a city apartment, it is much more comfortable to grow plants using a soilless method. For this system, no soil is required at all, the sprouts receive the necessary substances from a special solution with frequent watering. Almost all plants are suitable for growing in this way.

To learn more:

Gidroponika.com - Lots of detailed information on soilless cultivation, including live streams from greenhouses.

Hydroponics - the site contains detailed theoretical information on the cultivation of certain types of plants, the organization of lighting and the placement of greenhouses.

Hydroponics in practice - on this resource, in addition to theoretical information, there is a forum, as well as a special calculator that allows you to calculate nutrient solution for plants.

Amateur radio electronics

Despite the fact that the practical value of amateur radios is a thing of the past, the amateur radio community is more enthusiastic than ever. This is an opportunity not only to test your knowledge of radio in practice, but also to communicate with people around the world. For a start, you can try to put together a walkie-talkie to talk to a friend, and then tackle a more difficult project.

To learn more:

Soldering iron website - here you will find a large number of electronic circuits, articles for beginners, programs, online calculators, reviews and addresses of radio parts stores, you can chat on the forum, and much more.

Go Radio - This site is perfect for beginners who want to discover the world of radio electronics.

Electronics and Electrical Engineering - the site contains a lot of theoretical information explaining the course of physical processes, and there is also a forum for communication with like-minded people.

Sometimes a woman's life can turn into a dull everyday life, which can be very difficult to get out of. Household chores and responsibilities at work absolutely do not give time to take care of oneself, for such a case, every girl has an invisible helper. Hobbies for girls will help here, which will allow you to get out of the gray everyday life and occupy yourself with something for yourself. Of course, you ask what hobbies a girl can have, we will answer you that there are a great many of them.

Hobby and hobby for girls.

The types of hobbies for girls are so diverse that anyone will find an activity that is ideal for her. And to make it easier for you to understand this difficult task, we suggest that you familiarize yourself with the list of hobbies and hobbies for girls.

• Knitting is an occupation that has not lost its popularity for ten centuries. Aside from the mental satisfaction (knitting has been proven to be soothing), it is also a very lucrative activity that can significantly reduce the costs of your family budget.
• Learning new languages ​​- for some, this hobby becomes a whole life. Learning new languages, the girl will also get acquainted with the culture of other nations, thereby replenishing her knowledge box.
• Photos - the activity is perfect for creative personality, and after improving your skills, there is an opportunity to earn money by arranging photo shoots.
• Soap making and aromatherapy - suitable for those who appreciate true beauty. Any woman will be able to create comfort in the house, creating new types of soap and filling the apartment with aroma oils.
• Fitness is an indispensable activity for everyone who wants to be beautiful. Such a hobby brings not only mental but also physical pleasure.
• Yoga - this hobby will help put your thoughts in order, calm down and temporarily escape from daily troubles.

Find a really interesting hobby that will bring pleasure after hard days, and will become a real outlet for you. And if it will still be useful, for example, you can earn money thanks to it, it will be doubly pleasant. If you want to find a hobby for yourself, but do not yet know which one, we present a list of hobbies for girls, after reading which you can make the right choice.

In order to choose a hobby for yourself, you need to start from your own preferences, or what your soul is more about, because a hobby is, first of all, a mental activity. There is a certain list of hobbies and hobbies for girls, it includes the following activities:

• Dancing the benefits of such a hobby are made on all types of muscles and strengthening respiratory system... This hobby is more suitable for active girls who dream of having slim figure, and also have unsurpassed plasticity and grace. Dances come in a variety of styles, so you should choose the type that suits you;
• Horse riding is quite an exotic and interesting hobby. Thanks to him, you will always have excellent posture and figure. You will always be in good mood and it will affect your sexual relations with a partner for the better;
• Knitting and sewing, one of the common hobbies that can develop into a small part-time job;
• Cycling will attract admired men's views and improve the figure;
• Yoga will not only help improve emotional condition, health, figure, but gain peace of mind;
• Growing indoor flowers, this activity is much calming and allows you to bring comfort to your home;
• Photography, this activity can make good money, it will be doubly pleasant if you like it;
• Cooking, will help to embody a rich imagination and please loved ones with delicious and unusual novelties;
• Making soap can become a useful hobby at home, because you can independently shape it and choose any necessary composition.

This, of course, is not the whole list of hobbies for girls, there are quite a large number of them, and you need to choose only from personal desires and preferences, you should never force yourself to do something, because it will not bring you pleasure.