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Back in March, as Covid hit the US, I realized I had no hobbies. N o n e. How could that be? Worked 70 hr weeks, checked crypto twitter, slept, went on a long run each weekend, and the cycle repeated.

So I set out on a journey to do cool solo shit, and here’s what I’ve learned...

1. Gardening is the most metal shit ever.

Grew my own peppers, tomatoes, basil, chives, celery and then I ate it!! I’m like a proud mama bear to these peppers!!! Nature is WILD.

2. Cycling basically involves becoming a mechanic.

Running did not at all prepare me for the endurance OR hills OR for the times I had to fix my bike en route (shoutout to my Dad and YouTube).

Also, it’s the best way to see San Francisco.

3. Painting takes extreme mental focus.

Turn off everything while you paint besides light music. I swear sometimes I’ll get up after 5 hours thinking I was only painting for 30 minutes??

Paint quantity over quality, some of your first ones will suck. Keep going.

4. Read books that are unrelated to what you do everyday.

16 books later, the ones that proved insightful to me were historical books or Classics, not the business-self-help-section ones.

5. Chess...is my next hobby to tackle.

You guys, I’m downright AWFUL at it currently so I have no wisdom, please challenge me on liChess @jayhinz so I can get better.

TLDR; pick up a hobby that doesn’t involve a device or screen and **go fail at that hobby**!!! I’m still not cool but now I know stuff!!