Guitar has been great for me the last few years!
this post was submitted on 09 Jul 2023
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Give golf a try. I am personally addicted. It's a nice activity that gets you outside.
Pinball, unless you want a cheap one.
I recommend trying some new sports. Check out community centre drop ins or beginner leagues. It is a great way to get some exercise and meet people.
I just started playing volleyball in my late 30s. I never played a lot of sports as a kid, and being short, this was a weird choice. I was really intimidated at first because it has a fairly high skill point of entry, so I just started passing to myself and serving a wall in a park during covid to get some exercise. Eventually I found a drop in at a local community centre and despite being the worst one there by far, the community was really welcoming and I kept at it. I've made a bunch of new friends in the community and l absolutely love sports now.
I love volleyball. And hackey sack. I'm in my 30s. I started shooting hoops a little bit too. I've always been athletic, but got out of the groove, and while my knees don't like it, it's super worthwhile, especially if it's team oriented.
I've gotten into restoring motorcycles, cycling, sim racing, exercise, and tons of cooking.
I might as well toss out Amateur Radio Operator (aka Ham Radio). You can be as technical or non technical as you'd like. There is most likely a radio club near where you live so you can be social and learn about the hobby from others.
You can talk to people in town, across the country or around the world. You can work from your home or you can setup at a local park. There are contests where you try and make as many contacts as possible in a day, or sit around and chat about whatever you enjoy.
There are radio systems you connect to the internet if you dont have a desire to setup big antenna. If you don't like talking there are ways to hook up a computer and chat with people that way.
If you like to get outdoors there are clubs where you work from local parks, islands, mountains, boats and lighthouses and with a whole point system if you're competitive. With a simple handheld radio you can talk to people hundreds of miles away by bouncing your signal off of satellites.
Then there is the whole diy approach where you can build radios and antennas all from scratch or from kits of you're into the tech side. If you want to get into RC and drones you get a whole set of radio frequency that allows you more distance and functionally in that hobby if you use your Amateur Radio license along with it.
Seriously they're is a ton of stuff to try in the hobby.
Ya this seems like a neat one with a pretty devout following. How outgoing would you say you are. My immediate thought is that after getting all this set up I would be like... Sup? How's the weather?
NoOh if you're looking for a hobby where you act social while also being a complete introverted and not wanting to actually interact with people then this hobby works.
The minimum qualifying contact (when you're doing state to state or country to country) is your call sign and a signal report on how well you receive them. Then you can say bye and move on. Some people report their weather, and some people will talk for hours about whatever topic. It all just depends on your level of interaction. Heck there are digital modes where all you do is use your computer and it's basically all automated to make the minimal contact (more of a mode for collecting achievements cuz ham radio has those too).
Google Parks On The Air or POTA. Those are also short and sweet.
Me personally, I'm the the liveliest person in most rooms. But there are times when I power up radio and my computer and just work some states I haven't before and don't really want to "chat".
Ya this seems like a neat one with a pretty devout following. How outgoing would you say you are. My immediate thought is that after getting all this set up I would be like... Sup? How's the weather?
anything active. it'll help keep your body and mind healthy for the long run
Programming. Literally code anything you want. Go nuts.
I do a lot of this in my line of work. I suppose I could do something completely different though. Making Lemmy apps seems to be in vogue.
making apps is hard(er) to start. it’s far easier to improve an existing app! hell, you can improve lemmy itself once you know how to code!
Really anything can be a hobby, but I’ll be a shill for my own hobbies real fast: playing guitar, hiking, writing, reptiles/snakes, tea, and tabletop games.
Okay, so you've got a load of ideas from other comments, but what I'm asking you is:
What does anything of that have to do with you being in your mid thirties?
I'm sorry, but I didn't get the memo about age or gender related hobbies.
You don't need to be an 83y old hag to crotchet tea warmers, you don't need to be Tyler Durden to pick up boxing.
Just do whatever you fucking want to do, okay? You're okay. And if anyone tells you you're not okay, kindly tell them to fuck off.
Edit: Also, do not compare yourself to others. Ever. It's a hobby, not a career, you're not gonna get paid, so don't bother. Nobody says you need to be good at it.
Edit 2: Remind me again why I’m being downvoted for saying this, lol? 🤡
The age is more about the things that are likely to be available to me. But you are correct that my age shouldn't inhibit my interest in a hobby, even if it's typically associated with a younger or older demographic.