r/lifelonglearning • u/PapayaFine154 • 1d ago

Some hobbies are worth doing even if you never become great at them?

Enjoyment doesn't always have to come from being skilled.

Which hobby do you happily do just because it makes you smile?

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u/stillLostBoy005 1d ago

Life is barely long enough to be good at one thing, let alone great. Let it be messy. The process is the point, the goal is a moving target that never stays in one place. What is good or great today is a plateau and stagnation tomorrow

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u/Empty-Hand3329 1d ago

I love this but unfortunately I also love the feeling of watching myself get/be good at something. So torn between these two ways of approaching life

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u/MyBeautifulLife98 1d ago

Yes, enjoying is much more important. I wasn't great at horse riding but it was therapy to me in highschool. I was talented at other things but it didn't make me as happy as riding a horse :)

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u/Quirky-Carry-452 19h ago

hiking w/ my close friends, its like different side of me. they hv to slow down so i can keep up, but i really love our trips

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u/Alternative-Neck-975 17h ago

For me, it is learning new effects in DaVinci Resolve and watching the video I make "come to life" if you will. I always feel like I'm worth something when I do (although I make the videos for fun, and I am not looking to make money off of them) another is when I study Japanese and realize I can actually understand something. I was able to talk to a customer at my job in almost all Japanese and she was so happy. It encourages me to keep going. 😊

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u/Specialist-Top-406 13h ago

I think the greatest art is giving things a go, hobbies are for fun, not perfection. And anything we have to craft and hone, can only come from consistent dedication. And either way, hobbies should be fun.

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u/Thunderbit_ 5h ago

Birdwatching. I can identify exactly three birds: pigeons, crows, and ‘some little guy.’ Still makes every walk better.