Re: [DMCForum] Too many hobbies; is it just me?

[Jeremiah Montee <angelito03299@xxxxxxxxx>]

I think you have to be very selective with what you
enjoy doing or you simply lose time and don't have
enough for all your activities.  Hobbies are meant to
be done as you see fit, so I don't think you're having
a problem.  Now, if you want to do ALL those things
every single week, you may find yourself strapped with
work/school/family (don't know your position on those)
with very little spare time - muchtheless all those
other things you mentioned.  For me, I go to work and
school, spend time with my g/f of 4 straight years
now, and work on my DeLorean with or without fellow
owners.  That's just me - I feel if I branch out too
much I either burn myself out or find I don't have
enough time for everything.  Heh, looking back at all
the stuff I "started" but never really got into, man,
I'm glad none of them were on a contract basis ;). 
Don't let the things you enjoy become chores, because
then they are not hobbies anymore, and you don't want
that to happen.  As for my "uninstalled parts"
collection - I'm somewhere in the 200$ realm ;).


Jeremiah


--- Ryan Wright <ryanpwright@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> OK, I know I'm in the company of fellow geeks here,
> so let me ask: Am
> I the only person who feels constantly overwhelmed
> with hobbies and
> toys? Really; It's like the fun gets sucked out of
> the things I used
> to enjoy and they become a chore. I've got hobbies
> such as:
> 
> 1. DeLorean maintenance. I have a drawer with
> somewhere near a
> thousand bucks in new parts I have yet to find time
> to install.
> 
> 2. Hovercraft construction. I'm building a 20 foot
> hovercraft. Been
> building it since late '99. It should have been done
> by now. Hoping
> for next summer?
> 
> 3. Home theater. Everything here is mostly done the
> way I like it. Now
> I don't have time to enjoy it.
> 
> 4. Home automation. Again, countless dollars in new
> gear sitting
> around and lots of ideas swirling in my head, but I
> can't find time to
> do anything with it all.
> 
> 5. My web site. Some sections (theater, hovercraft)
> are years out of date.
> 
> 6. Computers, and all that implies.
> 
> 7. Had a reef aquarium. Sold that to free up time
> for other things.
> 
> Anyone else have too many hobbies and not enough
> time for them? Or,
> hobbies that turn into chores?
> 
> -Ryan
> 



            
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