Personally: Hiking, biking, photography, DnD, and fixing things.
It sounds like a lot (because it is lol) but with ADHD having a group of hobbies I can orbit around (especially if they can overlap (like these ones))can help me avoid diving into too many new hobbies.
Mostly video games and programming. I spend a lot of time working on programming side projects. It’s often kinda like playing a puzzle video game.
Yeah it’s the same sort of challenge and satisfaction at a solution, completely agree!
Synthesizers/sound design, music from extreme metal to baroque to pop, learning about anything that interests me (e.g. geography, geopolitics, world history, pop science level physics/astrophysics/paleoanthropology, religions and philosophy), the Godzilla franchise, terrible horror movies, Pathfinder 1E, and a voyeuristic curiosity surrounding conspiracy theories/the paranormal/the occult
Do you have any recommendations for starting with synths/sound design? I have just recently gotten into it and have be playing with VCV rack & watching YouTubes (been enjoying Omari Cohen’s)…but I still feel completely lost. I’m eventually hoping to get towards the generative patchs but I don’t even confident in building basic synth voices yet
Sure thing. There’s a lot to take in, I know. Just keep in mind, as with anything, the more you do it everything will begin to make more and more sense. It’s important to get through the process though. When you’re able to move through synthesis with intentionality it’s like opening up a new world with endless possibilities only bounded by your imagination and the capabilities of the synth you’re using.
This isn’t a bad video for a beginner. It covers a lot of fundamental concepts. He speaks a bit fast, so slow speed by 10% if you’re having trouble following. It’s a long video because it covers so much ground, so be ready for that. I hope it helps in your process!
Much appreciated! Yeah I have need a better understanding of the workflow before jumping into hardware. Cheers!
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Same as yours, but instead of cultivating them, I spend my time doomscrolling.
Avoiding the doomscroll is so hard a lot of days
Before kid: Reading, astronomy, cross-fit, nail polish, coloring, playing the Sims, cross-stitching, DnD.
After kid: Sleeping, DnD, cross-stitching, and a little tiny bit of astronomy (involves bargaining with spouse).
For years my main hobby was guitar but in the last year I started cross stitching and I am now hopelessly addicted to it lol! I never would have guessed that would be a hobby I’d take up but I saw a pattern I liked and decided to try it once and have been doing it ever since!
ADHD kept me from being able to engage. I don’t get a reward out of it so basically don’t have hobbies.
So sorry to hear that, for me before I actually got diagnosed I was basically bouncing from interest to interest like a pinball
But actually getting diagnosed and then addressing my ADHD allowed me to lock in some hobbies which has been amazing so far
I used to get that years ago but I think life’s traumas kinda broke my ability to experience pleasure, so I no longer seek it out. I don’t experience pleasure or joy from activities or people and basically don’t engage in either.
In no particular order:
Writing
Video games
Karaoke
Commenting on Lemmy
Writing
What kind of writing?
Creative. Mostly short stories.
Reading, In-Person Roleplaying Games, Disc Golf, and Writing.
Writing and developing original characters. Usually I have 0 motivation to write short stories for them, but I have endless inspiration that I jot down in my notes. I also like rewatching my favourite shows and movies (lately that has been The Office US and Breaking Bad).
Edit: maybe it doesn’t count as a hobby, but lately I’ve been finding myself trying to be more outward and daring. Carefully testing my limits socially and stuff like that. And I do feel good about how more straightforward and confident I’ve become.
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ethical philosophy
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artisanal videogame design
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poetry
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cycling
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home improvement
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I make music - mostly black metal, I play a lot of Blood on the Clocktower, and I’m a software developer who likes contributing to open source outside of work.
I make music, primarily, but i also bounce a lot. I really love writing, which comes easier than music tho i do it less. Past that hiking is like an “as often as possible or my mind will break” thing. Even our tiny local park is nice for this purpose, but i try to get around as much as im able. I like corrupting the advertisements i get in the mail with sharpies and make them look more blinging. And satanic. Or perverted.
All the things you mentioned, except while replacing biking with what amounts to cryptography.
I’ve taken up crochet for a while now and it seems to be a keeper (I tend to flit between hobbies a lot). I guess what makes this different is that a lot of the things I make are for others. My daughter loves the bracelets I make for her (the ones I’m not keeping for myself :) And recently I made a little bunny as a going away present. Having a goal like that is a great motivator.
I hope it’ll stick, because I do love it as a hobby. There’s still so much to learn.
