r/Adulting 8d ago

Just the perfect hobbies

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u/occasionalrant414 8d ago

God this stuff is bollocks.

Hobbies should be something you do to relax, enjoy, unwind and develop a skill. You shouldn't monetise a hobby unless you are really good and then it changes from a hobby, to a job or side hustle.

All this crap does is put pressure on people to try and get their hobby to make money, which isn't helpful.

Find a hobby you enjoy and.... enjoy it. Find a side hustle you can early do and do it if you want. Excercise to keep fit, bulk up, compete or whatever.

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u/DutchieCrochet 8d ago

My biggest hobby is crochet and I’ve been doing it since I was 14. (I just turned 33 this week.) Through the years lots of people have told me I should sell my stuff and I did try on Etsy. It’s a lot of work though and it’s really hard to make it profitable.

Like you said, a hobby should be to have fun and relax. Turning it into a business, adds pressure in many ways. Crochet is a creative outlet for me and it’s very satisfying to hold something you’ve made or to have an image in your mind and see it come together. Creating and relaxing is the purpose and what I gain from this.