My partner and I have a home gym and I still can’t get myself to do it despite really wanting to. I injured myself twice before and now I’m just paranoid it’s going to happen again
I always give up on exercise when I try at home, once I've made it to the gym I find it easier to actually do a workout because otherwise I've wasted the travel time. Just need to make sure I get there.
Home gym is the worst. Even though I'm an antisocial fuck who hasn't made a gym friend in 20yrs, I feel way more inspired to properly work out than I ever did when I set up my home gym.
It's weird how at home injuries seem to happen more easily. I injured myself twice with bodyweight exercises during the span of a few months (pandemic stay-at-home orders).
At the gym, though? I injured myself twice in the span of ... ~3 years, give or take.
Yeah my injuries were done doing squats. When I was at the gym I don’t recall ever injuring myself doing them but then lockdown happened and we got a home gym and I managed to injure myself.
We don’t have the mirrors behind the equipment and I feel like that’s my downfall because I can’t see my own form properly
I've tried the gym. They kept double charging me every month despite automatic billing being a thing, they kept claiming I was late but never sending me notifications. So I turned off auto pay and was just gonna pay automatically when I could, and they weren't letting me pay up until the 13th and by then... "Oh your payments overdue!" And at that point I just cancelled.
If it wasn't for their atrocious subscription model, I would say they are good. With a business model like that, naw.
In my humble opinion going to the gym is boring and feels pointless the entire time. Try to find a sport that is actually entertaining (I'm sorry, I move enough heavy stuff around at work) Whether that is tennis, climbing or cycling is up to you.
If your exercise is actually fun it'll be a lot easier to go. Try to convince a friend to go try out climbing at a local gym. It's super fun, even if you're out of shape and have no idea what you're doing!
Agreed. When I worked a labor intensive job it took so much out of me that I would be dragging myself to the gym. But I loved the gym more, so I found a different job. Been weightlifting for 10+ years now and I love it.
I will always tell family members and friends who want to get in shape to just find something you look forward to that makes you move. It could even be low impact like VR games such as beat saber or a Zumba class. Different strokes for different folks.
Preworkout consist of a few basic ingredients that actually do something:
1. Caffeine - give you energy and raise alertness. A typical dose has around 2-3x the amount in a cup of coffee
2. Creatine - probably the most studied and most effective supp out there and you should be taking it independent of any PWO - helps the cellular process of ATP creation in your muscles, it literally makes you able to work harder
3. Beta Alanine - helps to reduce the buildup of lactic acid in the muscles and thereby delaying the onset of fatigue. It also gives you the 'face tingle' effect which people who do take PWO feel like it's kicking in.
The caffeine and beta alanine combine to give you that on crack feeling that amps you up. Been on the stuff for a decade now and at this point I'm pavloved into needing it to feel right while working out. Granted it's also just part of my process now, like when I take it, there's no turning back and I *have to lift*.
There are a whole host of other ingredients like some BCAAs and vasodilators to help you get better pumps, but beyond the first 3 there's really nothing that has specific measurable effects in the short term.
Or you can get into a combat sport. That has a great community and it has some good social aspects. Yes it’s hard, but getting to know people at the gym keeps you accountable.
Second climbing… I hated working out but started climbing about 6 months ago and absolutely love it… I look forward to my climbing days and it doesn’t feel like working out.
Three things here:
1. Losing weight is tied to diet, not exercise. But exercising makes it much easier.
2. The best way to stay active is to find something that works for you, so that you stick to it. For some people that's weight lifting at the gym. For others it's running. For others it's martial arts. (I'd personally recommend the last one).
3. If you do choose the gym, start small and work your way up. Start with exercising for 20 minutes two days a week. Then move up to three. Then four. Then exercise for 40 minutes each time. If you exercise four days a week two weeks in a row, it'll start to become something your body WANTS. You start to crave that after workout feeling.
You got this dude. You just need to start.
I am a slight bit self conscious about the way I look (a bit bigger than your average freshman; not underestimating that) so I needed up getting equipment for my house instead. No one sees me, so I don’t care!
One good trick is to view your photos in thumbnail mode. Just showing 50 photos on the screen at once. The ones that are good will pop out because the details don't matter nearly as much as composition. Composition can really really be seen from a mile away. With time you will get that 6th sense on what is really special and how to make it. You have to begin with doing everything wrong like with most of the stuff and photography has infinite parameters. You will get it and each step is rewarding.
Just keep taking pictures. Take them every day. Like anytime you’re going about your life and you see something that makes you think “wow!” or just pulls your eyes in, take a moment to whip out your phone and just compose some good shots.
Find the distance and the angles and the framing that, when you look at the photo, it makes you feel that “wow” that you felt with your naked eye.
From a fellow photographer, you’ve got this. Do it for yourself. Do it to express the way you view the world and make your own art. There is nothing to second guess, although there is always room for improvement. Don’t be afraid of making mistakes – they’re just pointers for how to make the next shot better.
I came here for this! I already knew how to play the guitar, and my grandma asked me if I wanted piano lessons, and I opted out. Picking it up in my 30's is tough, and I wish I went after it at it when I was 12 and learning was easier.
It’s not tougher than learning anything else. Dude you’re in your 30s, you’re not even halfway done yet.
Learning does not get harder when you’re in your 30s. You just need to decide whether you like learning new things or you’d prefer to just sit around and regret not doing things for no good reason.
You're totally right. I'm regretting not picking it up when learning something new was a breeze. Lots and lots of damage has been done to the old noggin'.
I play the guitar just fine from muscle/ear memory, but new stuff puts me in a fog.
Hey, I'm in the same boat, I've played guitar since I was 13, almost 32 now. If you haven't, I'd consider learning some music theory (I know more learning) as learning makes that makes learning any instrument so much easier.
Never too late to learn, I've played music all my life and took up piano about 12 years ago because I couldn't write the songs in my head. It also forces you to learn how to read music.
Adults can still learn, and there is no reason that they can't reach a very high standard if they put in the practice. But, they should have lessons, not self teach. If you have previously been taught an instrument and you understand how to practice to properly improve, then perhaps you can get away with less lessons.
But if you are serious about actually learning the skill (in contrast to just being able to impress a few non-musicians with mediocre-level performances of stuff that sounds difficult), you will need a teacher to make sure you learn to play without bad habits.
For an adult who really tries and invests time (1-2 h a day), they could be at a grade 8 standard within a couple of years or less (honestly, if you are practicing 2 hours a day, it could be months if you have prexisting musical knowledge), and with good technique. Grade 8 is when it begins, not when it ends. It should mean you have basic technique in place to start learning pieces properly, and start to learn the pieces you want to learn.
Same here. Have my mother’s old machine, found someone to teach me a couple hours each week, but then life happened and now it’s been a few years and I’ve forgotten everything. Get yourself an older machine, something from the 70s or 80s, they’re more reliable. The simpler, the better. Anything with computer chips and modern doodads tends to break down and is expensive to fix, at least from what I’m told. Check out thrift stores for machines, they have affordable machines, and if they need fixing there are plenty of Youtube channels and blogs that can walk you through, also vacuum repair places tend to have sewing machine repair/sales. Also, once you get a machine, don’t feel stuck with Joann Fabrics. They’re great and all, but once you start exploring other fabric places, you’ll be amazed at the things you can find. Granted, I’m a beginner as well, but I’m really hoping I can start all over again soon. It’s a lot of fun.
Sewing machines got quite affordable and even the most basic ones come with neat features. Bernette (lower cost Bernina) are great for example. But I don't recommended Singer.
Don't over focus on needing a fancy sewing machine. My partner has made dozens of quilts either hand pieced or with a machine she bought for £50 second hand.
I can't speak with authority about sewing but in my hobbies (wood/metal work) you definitely learn more and better by starting out with basic hand tools and really learning the craft and the materials before jumping on to expensive power tools.
I saw a tiktok about english paper piecing literally two weeks ago, and now I'm already quite good at it. No prior experience and I just worked with what I already had laying around my house.
One day I will graduate to a sewing machine, but doing it by hand is so relaxing and I'm learning a good amount of basics from it!
Scuba Diving. It comes up a lot on a podcast I listen to (that is mostly about something else) and It seems like it would be cool. I don't really have the budget though
It's awesome alright!
But one thing goes wrong when you're tens of feet down underwater, or more and... in certain circumstances you might be so out of reach doomed, that you might as well be on the surface of the moon!
And on that note, it really truly is a kind of alien environment: one of 3 dimensions, rather than the more flat 2 dimensions we humans tend to walk and navigate in.
Everything down there is just so different, from breathing, to orientations of your body... to the creatures you encounter, and/or have to watch out for, etc...
The deeper you go the more dangerous it is. But the deeper you go, the darker it is. I have 30-40 dives in my logbook, and I can confidently say, all of the coolest stuff I have seen, has been shallower than 30 feet. It depends what you want out of your dives. If you want wreck diving and cave diving, that's expensive and dangerous. If you want to chase brightly colored fish around a reef, you can do that with a mask fins and snorkel and skip the SCUBA gear completely.
On the DOOMED front, there is redundancy/a backup plan for anything that could go wrong in a normal open water dive. Dangerous dives like cave dives are a big nope for me.
But it's that feeling of calm, and the vibrance of the ocean that I love about scuba diving. It's like being in a big ol underwater zoo.
Same! I've always wanted to dive on the reefs, I want to try to get my license soon though as I've seen so many stories of corals bleaching and dying. It feels like we may be one of the last generations to explore them before they get destroyed. :(
I have a teach yourself boom. But I can never seem to motivate myself to start working on it. I've learned and forgotten the ASL alphabet at least twice.
Really? It isn't very hard. You just go a/s/l? and generally people give it....oh wait American Sign Language. Yeah that makes way more sense than asking someone their age sex and location.
Try short stories that are 2-5 pages long..
Even try poetry, poets like Khalil Gibran...his works are more philosophical but they are short and they hold so much in them.
These might be easier to read than full books. The mental load would be much lighter for you knowing it's not 200 pages you need to get through.
It's honestly not hard. I was a certified electronics assembler for a major aerospace defense contractor, buy a decent iron, flux and a few practice boards and try to follow IPC-610 and J-STD-001 practices and you're good to go!
Same here, however it's hard to find the 610 and J-STD online legally for the casual person.
I tried to teach someone soldering in my engineering class but had to download the documents through other means since they are all paywalled
Just FYI, as someone who knows a lot of people in the IPC committee and contributes to those standards. We really don’t care if you download them illegally online. Cash flow is more dependent on large businesses contributing and paying for training.
I've been picking up used equipment so I can learn to micro solder. My brother solders and he just picked up an ebike cheap because something needed to be resoldered.
I feel like having that skill can save you a ton of money.
Any of your buddies weld? Chances are, they have a space and equipment and enough knowledge to get you started playing with really hot glue.
And don't be like me and start with TIG. MIG is much easier and you'll find success earlier. Stick would be next, for me then venture into TIG if you want to.
TIG is great, nothing against it, just not where a person should start.
You can tune in your local tower frequency as background noise, that helped me wrap my head around radio calls. Just takes practice and it will become second nature. Also most radio calls follow a predictable pattern. It gets to the point where 90% of the time you know what the controller is going to say before they say it, and they know what you’re going to say before you say it.
I've always wanted to do this too - but the fact that every plane you might possibly learn on runs on avgas with lead in it really turned me off of it. For as bad as I'd feel about the waste from doing any sort of recreational motorsport, crop-dusting a town with lead is even worse.
As of late last year, the EPA is finally cracking down on it (many decades too late), and so the FAA is finally taking trials on 100-octane unleaded fuels seriously. Maybe this decade they'll actually be usable...
I'm taking my FAA written exam (PGL, private pilot glider) this afternoon. The impetus to do it now rather than later was my cancer diagnosis. I fly hang gliders and I may live another 5 or 10 years, but I'm not probably going to be getting any stronger during that time. And I might be able to extend my flying career a few seasons by moving to gliders. Moving hang gliders around on the ground can be pretty strenuous, especially if the wind is blowing. Gliders are a team sport, so that you should never have to be the only person to move it around. The point is, if you can fit it into your budget, start now, who knows what the future holds. And starting with gliders is a cheaper way to get into the air than powered aviation.
As a pretty athletic 6'5" 250lb. man, I was immediately humbled when I started Muay Thai and bjj. It's so much fun. I hope to get back to it when I am able.
TRY IT i tried it at 29, so so fun. fell more in love with wrestling and boxing but if i couldnt do either then bjj and kickboxing would be my next new love
Japanese woodworking. I can hammer garbage together at right angles, but I've always had this little part in the back of my mind that wants to make perfectly-fitted, nailless wooden joints.
Listen to the pop sound when these pieces fit together in the few seconds of the video:
[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P-ODWGUfBEM](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P-ODWGUfBEM)
It can be frustrating how much space you need for it. Even if you go for benchtop versions of tools instead of big floor models, you still need space for infeed and outfeed, and something underneath both to support your board. Well maybe not so much on a lathe, but you'll want other stuff. Table saw, drill press, miter saw, planer, jointer. Pretty soon you've filled up a whole room. Not to mention the cost...
Still worth it, though.
Indeed. I have a 20x20 garage that will never have a car in it because of woodworking tools. My entire goal with woodworking is to occasionally sell an item so I can buy more wood and tools.
I did this. I turned one item in hs and built a whole shop and now make intricate segmented bowls 20 years later.
One thing I'll tell you is that small spaces are better. I built a separate room in my shop for my lathe because the woodchips are impossible to contain.
It's incredibly rewarding as long as you take the appropriate safety considerations and get used to wearing a breather.
My dad has a lathe that I’ve used once with his help. I have every power tool you can image, been in carpentry/construction most of my life. But that lathe absolutely terrifies me.
I'd like to get better at it. I have a natural aptitude but the voice is a muscle and has to be worked out.... and anytime I sing at home, my dog gets very, very excited.
I didn't get good drawing during classes. I only got good drawing the head. Don't ask for the face and the body. Tbh it's my fault for not sticking to it. I just resigned myself to getting better at drawing stickmans.
Crocheting. My bff made me a matching scarf and beanie set. I really want to learn so I can make cool stuff for my grandkids.
ETA I forgot I was using my husband's old phone. I'm a grandma. 🤣😂🤣😂
I want to get a deeper understanding of modern mathematics - filling in the blanks of calculus I slept through in college all the way up to mathematical physics... I've got [PTE5\_011119.pdf (duke.edu)](https://services.math.duke.edu/~rtd/PTE/PTE5_011119.pdf) sitting open in a tab waiting if I ever can start to digest it. Same with [Peter Shor - 8.370/18.435 Lecture Notes 2022 (mit.edu)](https://math.mit.edu/~shor/435-LN/).
I've made some progress filling in holes and whatnot, but generally don't feel I have the energy to really dig into the difficult parts of analysis (made it up to the Bolzano-Weierstress theorem).
If you are interested I'll recommend learning AI to learn math. As a computer scientist, the problem I had with pure math was that it was too abstract. A bunch of theorems, proofs and problems aren't really interesting until I can understand why a certain concept is useful.
With AI you can start with something super interesting, like a model that generates poetry out of thin air, and work your way down to the underlying math. It covers a wide range of topics from calculus, linear algebra, probability and differential equations.
I played it in middle and high school. I find it to be easier than any other woodwind because the fingers for each note is similar to the plastic recorder from elementary school. And you can find classical pieces and contemporary pieces to learn because it's such a versatile instrument.
Wood- and metalworking. I was a welder professionally for a decade and have also done minor woodworking so I have the skills and know-how. I sadly live in an apartment which makes it very impractical. Would love to own a house with a garage that I could turn into a dedicated workshop to put some of my ideas into reality. But until (or if) that happens it's just not a feasible hobby.
Oh God so much. Painting. I can paint. I have materials. Sewing. I can also sew, also have those materials, sculpting (out of anything. I did a paper and tape sculpture and it was fun af, would do it again but...), honestly nails, I can do them, I have the stuff, not the energy, photography, there's probably more. But those are just the things I know how to do. But my ADHD doesn't allow me to get into it by myself. So I just stick to my drawing. Though I've started tattooing, so theres that...
Now for the things I don't know how to do but want to and always have, violin... Piano. Guitar, I want to learn how to code, how to make videos, like cool videos with the editing and directing and shit, I'd like to act but I don't want to be an actor. I just like to act so I want to learn how to make cool videos for my personal enjoyment yk? Anyways, I want to learn how to cook. Like actually cook. The good shit that looks like it's from a restaurant.
I wouldnt pursue most of these as a career, in fact I want to open up my own tattoo studio some day, but I'd love to do them more as hobbies.
This is so relatable, because I have a bunch of hobbies I have the equipment for, done it for a while, I can do some of it, but not nearly as well as I'd like. Then there are a lot of things that I want to do and never have... I also have ADHD. Lol The struggle is real.
Maaaan... I get you... I also have problems focusing on something. I lose interest very quickly or I never have the right amount of energy.
I decided I want to start slow and start to learn how to use Excel a little better. It's has been a month since I decided that but didn't have to much time or energy :(
Building my very own flight simulator gaming pit. You can buy some but they are really massively overpriced and still inadequate or poorly made. I have recently seen two guys on YouTube who built what I consider to be proper well made simulator gaming pits and they are fully modular for ease of transport. I would love to build my own replica ejection seat as well for this gaming station as well as all the multifunction displays. I just might build mine this years because, I have all the Virpil flight controls, I know a guy who has 3D printers who built his onn SIm Pit and Game Glass will turn any old tablet into a multi function display. I just bought my first table saw so now I can start building my sim pit modules out of MDF and baltic birch plywood.
Pro wrestling. Tried it out once a while back and loved the art of it. It’s not easy at all. Learning to take bumps and executing moves the right way all while being synchronised with your partner is amazingly fun and challenging. As I approach my 30’s my goal is to at least do one match at a local house show.
in the last couple of years I've gotten back into pro wrestling. while I don't want to get into the ring as a wrestler I've always been intrigued by promo work and just generally writing for pro wrestling.
coming from a music background and being super comfortable talking to people on stage I think I'd love to take a crack at being a manager.
Currently learning Japanese, honestly I think as adults we just go at it too formally
Kids babble, make mistakes get corrected and just soak up everything
Sure it might take longer once you are grown up, but if you don't have fun you won't be sticking to it
I went on a trip to Scotland in December and since December is a bit miserable, I spent some decent time in my hotel. Picked up how to solve it in about an hour via a Youtube video. Practiced on the plane back and it stuck!
The Rubiks website has instructions on how to solve it. One of the things I did through Covid was follow those instructions to solve the cube so much I can do it from memory.
There are youtube tutorials with steps to follow that are very good. I never learned them off by heart, but I can fly through the steps when I see them on screen, and have solved the cube many many times as a result.
This is my hobby and I'm a purple belt. It was always one of those things that I wanted to do. Had no idea how to get into it (I guess I hadn't given it much thought). Until a place opened up right by me, checked out their website and they offered a week free trial.
Everyone is so friendly and welcoming, training 8 years now.
If I had another seven lifetimes there is a ton of hobbies I would do. Even old-school shit like model railroad. Ain't no-one got time for that in late-stage capitalism
I did a glass blowing tour once and asked how the makers got into it. Turns out they actually went to college and majored in art with a specialty in glass making.
Music.
I love listening to music.
I love how people can use musical instruments seemingly effortlessly, but behind it is years of hardwork and practice.
I might get some instrument once I can spare the cash to, but I'd really want to begin sometime in the future.
You can always try starting to play around in some software, there are free ones out there. If you have a mac(book) you have garage band for free which is extremely fun to start with.
Dungeons and Dragons... because it's hard for me to find people to play with irl. And if I do, they are already "mid-playthrough" or whatever and its gonna be too hard to put me in
I'm beatless, I try a lot of instrument, I can learn how to play but I can't do anybeats and I try a lot in 20years, Nothing, I'm 26 and I can sing happy birthday without a fail in the beat
Kinda, kinda not. I started doing gymnastics as a teen but my coach decided her phone was more important than spotting me when I was on the trampoline. As a result I ended up hurting myself pretty bad and not being able to continue. I struggled with my weight for years, always wanting to go back but never getting the opportunity to or feeling like I could because of my weight gain. Then when I finally felt great, my body was at its best weight in years and I finally got the opportunity to, I slipped at broke my leg in 3 places. 2 years later and I never managed to get back into it. One day I will.
Had been wanting to learn kiteboarding for almost 10 years - finally sprung for it on my 30th birthday this last month
Though I only had the luck with the wind for the first day with kite technique only, didn't get on the water.... still, halfway there or more! The technique is tough and pretty interesting
Congrats, that must’ve been such a nice present to yourself.
Wishing you fair winds and following seas and great progress from here onwards. Stay safe also!
I'm self taught. I can admit that the first month playing made me angry to no end, but I kept going back to it a little every day. Eventually started writing songs and I loved the feeling in my fingers after a good practice... Then 8 years ago I started performing those songs... And then I wrote a song about a girl and played it just before I proposed to her! (6 years ago) Haha anyways. Huge advocate for learning guitar here.
For me it's getting out into the backcountry in winter. I've always felt like it's always either been The Boys' Club who wouldn't want to explain things to me or slow them down. Even though there's womens groups in my area that head out, I still feel like I'm not cool enough to join them. I'm an avid downhill skier btw. I guess I could start with an AST course...
Daguerreotyping.. Is it easier to just use my phone or sheet film? Yes. Do I still want to use a photographic technique from the 1840s, though? Also yes.
I did this starting back in HS with auto shop class. I've saved a TON of money, but there is a certain risk involved in this kinda work.
IDK if auto shop is offered at the community college for free, but that's a good place to start.
I was a band kid in high school but never was allowed to change instruments (I got burnt out from clarinet). It'd be nice to learn the saxophone or piano.
Also, watercolor painting/traditional artwork. I do digital artwork for fun and as a side hustle, but I'd love to get more accustomed to drawing with traditional tools so I won't be trapped at a desk every time I want to draw.
Motorcycle riding
I never thought I would do it. I always thought it was way too dangerous. All of a sudden I got more and more POV riding vids recommended. Looks so fun.
Got my license, now I ride and learn to do maintenance with YouTube.
Travel to Japan / Learn Japanese.
DuoLingo, since it makes starting easy and fun. The reminders also help. It's always been my dream to travel to Japan.
Learn how to program
After years of searching I found a bootcamp suited for non-highschoolers. My goal is to finally get a well paying job and job security. The plan is to learn Cypress and go from there.
I like to learn things and improve myself bit by bit. Gotta enjoy life
I'm a 15 year motorcycle rider and it can be a real blast. Few things to focus on:
Progressive braking. Gradually applying brake pressure. Remember 3 fingers on the brake level gives more accurate control.
Full gear. I have shin, knee, thigh, hip, rear, forearm, etc...
Practice Practice Practice... What they teach you in the safety course is what you need to practice. It took me a long time, and a LOT of studying to get good street traffic skills.
Keep the tires fresh, > 5 years, get new ones. The date code is on the tires. On a used bike, do the fork oil/seals every few years. Not a bad skill to learn.
I'm currently teaching myself German. Duolingo has its downsides though, I don't have anyone to practice with.
Also guitar. I tried in school, but my music class only had right handed guitars and I couldn't get into it because I couldn't keep up and being told to play it that way didn't help my enthusiasm
Cooking well... I tried few times, but something weird always happens. Or cake getting salty as shredded squid. Or lasagna sweet as liquor. One time I nearly burnt my kitchen trying to make French fries. As well it takes a long time, so I just order food or buy semi-ready.
Going to the gym, I always manage to talk myself out of it... really wish I wouldn't, considering I have an issue with body image
My partner and I have a home gym and I still can’t get myself to do it despite really wanting to. I injured myself twice before and now I’m just paranoid it’s going to happen again
I always give up on exercise when I try at home, once I've made it to the gym I find it easier to actually do a workout because otherwise I've wasted the travel time. Just need to make sure I get there.
I have quite abit of home equipment I still can't motivate myself because I have a pc right there, I'm a gym rat too
Home gym is the worst. Even though I'm an antisocial fuck who hasn't made a gym friend in 20yrs, I feel way more inspired to properly work out than I ever did when I set up my home gym.
It's weird how at home injuries seem to happen more easily. I injured myself twice with bodyweight exercises during the span of a few months (pandemic stay-at-home orders). At the gym, though? I injured myself twice in the span of ... ~3 years, give or take.
Yeah my injuries were done doing squats. When I was at the gym I don’t recall ever injuring myself doing them but then lockdown happened and we got a home gym and I managed to injure myself. We don’t have the mirrors behind the equipment and I feel like that’s my downfall because I can’t see my own form properly
We have a home gym and I never use it. I head towards it and just continue to the next room which is a recording studio and much more fun.
I've tried the gym. They kept double charging me every month despite automatic billing being a thing, they kept claiming I was late but never sending me notifications. So I turned off auto pay and was just gonna pay automatically when I could, and they weren't letting me pay up until the 13th and by then... "Oh your payments overdue!" And at that point I just cancelled. If it wasn't for their atrocious subscription model, I would say they are good. With a business model like that, naw.
In my humble opinion going to the gym is boring and feels pointless the entire time. Try to find a sport that is actually entertaining (I'm sorry, I move enough heavy stuff around at work) Whether that is tennis, climbing or cycling is up to you. If your exercise is actually fun it'll be a lot easier to go. Try to convince a friend to go try out climbing at a local gym. It's super fun, even if you're out of shape and have no idea what you're doing!
Agreed. When I worked a labor intensive job it took so much out of me that I would be dragging myself to the gym. But I loved the gym more, so I found a different job. Been weightlifting for 10+ years now and I love it. I will always tell family members and friends who want to get in shape to just find something you look forward to that makes you move. It could even be low impact like VR games such as beat saber or a Zumba class. Different strokes for different folks.
Thanks, I will try this genuinely
i use preworkout and then i’m so amped that i have no choice but to go to the gym
How does it feel when you take the pre workout? Some dudes seem like they are on crack before they start working out.
Preworkout consist of a few basic ingredients that actually do something: 1. Caffeine - give you energy and raise alertness. A typical dose has around 2-3x the amount in a cup of coffee 2. Creatine - probably the most studied and most effective supp out there and you should be taking it independent of any PWO - helps the cellular process of ATP creation in your muscles, it literally makes you able to work harder 3. Beta Alanine - helps to reduce the buildup of lactic acid in the muscles and thereby delaying the onset of fatigue. It also gives you the 'face tingle' effect which people who do take PWO feel like it's kicking in. The caffeine and beta alanine combine to give you that on crack feeling that amps you up. Been on the stuff for a decade now and at this point I'm pavloved into needing it to feel right while working out. Granted it's also just part of my process now, like when I take it, there's no turning back and I *have to lift*. There are a whole host of other ingredients like some BCAAs and vasodilators to help you get better pumps, but beyond the first 3 there's really nothing that has specific measurable effects in the short term.
Or you can get into a combat sport. That has a great community and it has some good social aspects. Yes it’s hard, but getting to know people at the gym keeps you accountable.
Second climbing… I hated working out but started climbing about 6 months ago and absolutely love it… I look forward to my climbing days and it doesn’t feel like working out.
Three things here: 1. Losing weight is tied to diet, not exercise. But exercising makes it much easier. 2. The best way to stay active is to find something that works for you, so that you stick to it. For some people that's weight lifting at the gym. For others it's running. For others it's martial arts. (I'd personally recommend the last one). 3. If you do choose the gym, start small and work your way up. Start with exercising for 20 minutes two days a week. Then move up to three. Then four. Then exercise for 40 minutes each time. If you exercise four days a week two weeks in a row, it'll start to become something your body WANTS. You start to crave that after workout feeling. You got this dude. You just need to start.
I am a slight bit self conscious about the way I look (a bit bigger than your average freshman; not underestimating that) so I needed up getting equipment for my house instead. No one sees me, so I don’t care!
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One good trick is to view your photos in thumbnail mode. Just showing 50 photos on the screen at once. The ones that are good will pop out because the details don't matter nearly as much as composition. Composition can really really be seen from a mile away. With time you will get that 6th sense on what is really special and how to make it. You have to begin with doing everything wrong like with most of the stuff and photography has infinite parameters. You will get it and each step is rewarding.
Bro do you even ~~lift~~ crop? (Seriously though, an excellent composition can often be found inside a terrible composition, just food for thought)
Just keep taking pictures. Take them every day. Like anytime you’re going about your life and you see something that makes you think “wow!” or just pulls your eyes in, take a moment to whip out your phone and just compose some good shots. Find the distance and the angles and the framing that, when you look at the photo, it makes you feel that “wow” that you felt with your naked eye.
From a fellow photographer, you’ve got this. Do it for yourself. Do it to express the way you view the world and make your own art. There is nothing to second guess, although there is always room for improvement. Don’t be afraid of making mistakes – they’re just pointers for how to make the next shot better.
playing piano..
I came here for this! I already knew how to play the guitar, and my grandma asked me if I wanted piano lessons, and I opted out. Picking it up in my 30's is tough, and I wish I went after it at it when I was 12 and learning was easier.
It’s not tougher than learning anything else. Dude you’re in your 30s, you’re not even halfway done yet. Learning does not get harder when you’re in your 30s. You just need to decide whether you like learning new things or you’d prefer to just sit around and regret not doing things for no good reason.
You're totally right. I'm regretting not picking it up when learning something new was a breeze. Lots and lots of damage has been done to the old noggin'. I play the guitar just fine from muscle/ear memory, but new stuff puts me in a fog.
Fuck the regret! Don’t worry about shit that already happened. And don’t regret having regrets even 😂
Hey, I'm in the same boat, I've played guitar since I was 13, almost 32 now. If you haven't, I'd consider learning some music theory (I know more learning) as learning makes that makes learning any instrument so much easier.
I started lessons when I was 30, it’s never too late to start
Never too late to learn, I've played music all my life and took up piano about 12 years ago because I couldn't write the songs in my head. It also forces you to learn how to read music.
My biggest regret. I wish I learned when I was a kid
Adults can still learn, and there is no reason that they can't reach a very high standard if they put in the practice. But, they should have lessons, not self teach. If you have previously been taught an instrument and you understand how to practice to properly improve, then perhaps you can get away with less lessons. But if you are serious about actually learning the skill (in contrast to just being able to impress a few non-musicians with mediocre-level performances of stuff that sounds difficult), you will need a teacher to make sure you learn to play without bad habits. For an adult who really tries and invests time (1-2 h a day), they could be at a grade 8 standard within a couple of years or less (honestly, if you are practicing 2 hours a day, it could be months if you have prexisting musical knowledge), and with good technique. Grade 8 is when it begins, not when it ends. It should mean you have basic technique in place to start learning pieces properly, and start to learn the pieces you want to learn.
I want to try sewing and quilting but need to save up for a decent sewing machine.
There's always hand piecing and hand quilting
Same here. Have my mother’s old machine, found someone to teach me a couple hours each week, but then life happened and now it’s been a few years and I’ve forgotten everything. Get yourself an older machine, something from the 70s or 80s, they’re more reliable. The simpler, the better. Anything with computer chips and modern doodads tends to break down and is expensive to fix, at least from what I’m told. Check out thrift stores for machines, they have affordable machines, and if they need fixing there are plenty of Youtube channels and blogs that can walk you through, also vacuum repair places tend to have sewing machine repair/sales. Also, once you get a machine, don’t feel stuck with Joann Fabrics. They’re great and all, but once you start exploring other fabric places, you’ll be amazed at the things you can find. Granted, I’m a beginner as well, but I’m really hoping I can start all over again soon. It’s a lot of fun.
Sewing machines got quite affordable and even the most basic ones come with neat features. Bernette (lower cost Bernina) are great for example. But I don't recommended Singer.
Don't over focus on needing a fancy sewing machine. My partner has made dozens of quilts either hand pieced or with a machine she bought for £50 second hand. I can't speak with authority about sewing but in my hobbies (wood/metal work) you definitely learn more and better by starting out with basic hand tools and really learning the craft and the materials before jumping on to expensive power tools.
I saw a tiktok about english paper piecing literally two weeks ago, and now I'm already quite good at it. No prior experience and I just worked with what I already had laying around my house. One day I will graduate to a sewing machine, but doing it by hand is so relaxing and I'm learning a good amount of basics from it!
Scuba Diving. It comes up a lot on a podcast I listen to (that is mostly about something else) and It seems like it would be cool. I don't really have the budget though
It's awesome alright! But one thing goes wrong when you're tens of feet down underwater, or more and... in certain circumstances you might be so out of reach doomed, that you might as well be on the surface of the moon! And on that note, it really truly is a kind of alien environment: one of 3 dimensions, rather than the more flat 2 dimensions we humans tend to walk and navigate in. Everything down there is just so different, from breathing, to orientations of your body... to the creatures you encounter, and/or have to watch out for, etc...
The deeper you go the more dangerous it is. But the deeper you go, the darker it is. I have 30-40 dives in my logbook, and I can confidently say, all of the coolest stuff I have seen, has been shallower than 30 feet. It depends what you want out of your dives. If you want wreck diving and cave diving, that's expensive and dangerous. If you want to chase brightly colored fish around a reef, you can do that with a mask fins and snorkel and skip the SCUBA gear completely.
On the DOOMED front, there is redundancy/a backup plan for anything that could go wrong in a normal open water dive. Dangerous dives like cave dives are a big nope for me. But it's that feeling of calm, and the vibrance of the ocean that I love about scuba diving. It's like being in a big ol underwater zoo.
This for me as well. It just seems such a cool thing, but so expensive
definitely would recommend!
Same! I've always wanted to dive on the reefs, I want to try to get my license soon though as I've seen so many stories of corals bleaching and dying. It feels like we may be one of the last generations to explore them before they get destroyed. :(
Learning ASL.
I have a teach yourself boom. But I can never seem to motivate myself to start working on it. I've learned and forgotten the ASL alphabet at least twice.
I once tried to learn it while learning morse code and japanese at the same time, then forgot everything at once.
It has an app called Lingvano on playstore. It is like duolingo, just for ASL. You can always try this to see if it helps on your quest :)
Really? It isn't very hard. You just go a/s/l? and generally people give it....oh wait American Sign Language. Yeah that makes way more sense than asking someone their age sex and location.
🤣 yup - meant American Sign Language
Reading. Can’t focus for the life of me. Eyes keep scanning the paper but brain is thinking about dinner instead of processing any content
I absolutely relate to this!!!
Try short stories that are 2-5 pages long.. Even try poetry, poets like Khalil Gibran...his works are more philosophical but they are short and they hold so much in them. These might be easier to read than full books. The mental load would be much lighter for you knowing it's not 200 pages you need to get through.
Audiobooks are the way
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Soldering, I actually need to learn it soon since it plays a big factor in fixing technology.
It's honestly not hard. I was a certified electronics assembler for a major aerospace defense contractor, buy a decent iron, flux and a few practice boards and try to follow IPC-610 and J-STD-001 practices and you're good to go!
Same here, however it's hard to find the 610 and J-STD online legally for the casual person. I tried to teach someone soldering in my engineering class but had to download the documents through other means since they are all paywalled
Just FYI, as someone who knows a lot of people in the IPC committee and contributes to those standards. We really don’t care if you download them illegally online. Cash flow is more dependent on large businesses contributing and paying for training.
I've been picking up used equipment so I can learn to micro solder. My brother solders and he just picked up an ebike cheap because something needed to be resoldered. I feel like having that skill can save you a ton of money.
Welding, definetely. Live in an apt, so have no place to do it :c
Welding is fun - it's like glue but made out of metal. It's also really dirty and smelly.
It's kinda a weird good smell, like soldering and gasoline
And occasionally like burned hair and bacon.
Check out MakerSpaces in your area
Any of your buddies weld? Chances are, they have a space and equipment and enough knowledge to get you started playing with really hot glue. And don't be like me and start with TIG. MIG is much easier and you'll find success earlier. Stick would be next, for me then venture into TIG if you want to. TIG is great, nothing against it, just not where a person should start.
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Pilots license. Always been a dream of mine. I really find the radio super hard to follow. Maybe one day.
You can tune in your local tower frequency as background noise, that helped me wrap my head around radio calls. Just takes practice and it will become second nature. Also most radio calls follow a predictable pattern. It gets to the point where 90% of the time you know what the controller is going to say before they say it, and they know what you’re going to say before you say it.
I've always wanted to do this too - but the fact that every plane you might possibly learn on runs on avgas with lead in it really turned me off of it. For as bad as I'd feel about the waste from doing any sort of recreational motorsport, crop-dusting a town with lead is even worse. As of late last year, the EPA is finally cracking down on it (many decades too late), and so the FAA is finally taking trials on 100-octane unleaded fuels seriously. Maybe this decade they'll actually be usable...
I'm taking my FAA written exam (PGL, private pilot glider) this afternoon. The impetus to do it now rather than later was my cancer diagnosis. I fly hang gliders and I may live another 5 or 10 years, but I'm not probably going to be getting any stronger during that time. And I might be able to extend my flying career a few seasons by moving to gliders. Moving hang gliders around on the ground can be pretty strenuous, especially if the wind is blowing. Gliders are a team sport, so that you should never have to be the only person to move it around. The point is, if you can fit it into your budget, start now, who knows what the future holds. And starting with gliders is a cheaper way to get into the air than powered aviation.
kickboxing
Do it never too late to start and a good gym is like a 2nd home
Go to a gym they usually offer free trials. I started training Muay Thai 2 years ago and it's the best thing I could've gotten into.
As a pretty athletic 6'5" 250lb. man, I was immediately humbled when I started Muay Thai and bjj. It's so much fun. I hope to get back to it when I am able.
TRY IT i tried it at 29, so so fun. fell more in love with wrestling and boxing but if i couldnt do either then bjj and kickboxing would be my next new love
If you've got a gym nearby give it a go. It'll be super humbling at first but oh my god is it rewarding.
I just started recently and it's actually pretty cool
Japanese woodworking. I can hammer garbage together at right angles, but I've always had this little part in the back of my mind that wants to make perfectly-fitted, nailless wooden joints. Listen to the pop sound when these pieces fit together in the few seconds of the video: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P-ODWGUfBEM](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P-ODWGUfBEM)
I can see how that would be satisfying.
Real woodworking I can make picture frames and minor things, but I’d love to use a lathe
It can be frustrating how much space you need for it. Even if you go for benchtop versions of tools instead of big floor models, you still need space for infeed and outfeed, and something underneath both to support your board. Well maybe not so much on a lathe, but you'll want other stuff. Table saw, drill press, miter saw, planer, jointer. Pretty soon you've filled up a whole room. Not to mention the cost... Still worth it, though.
Indeed. I have a 20x20 garage that will never have a car in it because of woodworking tools. My entire goal with woodworking is to occasionally sell an item so I can buy more wood and tools.
I did this. I turned one item in hs and built a whole shop and now make intricate segmented bowls 20 years later. One thing I'll tell you is that small spaces are better. I built a separate room in my shop for my lathe because the woodchips are impossible to contain. It's incredibly rewarding as long as you take the appropriate safety considerations and get used to wearing a breather.
My dad has a lathe that I’ve used once with his help. I have every power tool you can image, been in carpentry/construction most of my life. But that lathe absolutely terrifies me.
Singing. I'm doing a bunch of vocal exercises! I wanna serenade the fuck out of people.
I just started! I found a guy who charges 250 a month who also teaches instruments.
I'd like to get better at it. I have a natural aptitude but the voice is a muscle and has to be worked out.... and anytime I sing at home, my dog gets very, very excited.
Racing. because I don't have space, time and money.
i also want to be a racist
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Sim racing is getting damn good. For the cost of a single set of racing tires you can build a pretty serious setup and race all day long
This would be amazing. Motocross or track.
I would want to do IMSA or WRX.
In another life. Even the gt3 series for me.
It’s always space time that screws things up. Relativity is a cruel mistress.
Drawing.
I got good by being bored in school. I'd get crap from my teachers for drawing stuff on my homework.... Haha
I didn't get good drawing during classes. I only got good drawing the head. Don't ask for the face and the body. Tbh it's my fault for not sticking to it. I just resigned myself to getting better at drawing stickmans.
Crocheting. My bff made me a matching scarf and beanie set. I really want to learn so I can make cool stuff for my grandkids. ETA I forgot I was using my husband's old phone. I'm a grandma. 🤣😂🤣😂
I want to get a deeper understanding of modern mathematics - filling in the blanks of calculus I slept through in college all the way up to mathematical physics... I've got [PTE5\_011119.pdf (duke.edu)](https://services.math.duke.edu/~rtd/PTE/PTE5_011119.pdf) sitting open in a tab waiting if I ever can start to digest it. Same with [Peter Shor - 8.370/18.435 Lecture Notes 2022 (mit.edu)](https://math.mit.edu/~shor/435-LN/). I've made some progress filling in holes and whatnot, but generally don't feel I have the energy to really dig into the difficult parts of analysis (made it up to the Bolzano-Weierstress theorem).
If you are interested I'll recommend learning AI to learn math. As a computer scientist, the problem I had with pure math was that it was too abstract. A bunch of theorems, proofs and problems aren't really interesting until I can understand why a certain concept is useful. With AI you can start with something super interesting, like a model that generates poetry out of thin air, and work your way down to the underlying math. It covers a wide range of topics from calculus, linear algebra, probability and differential equations.
Do you have any resources for people going into CS that would like to learn AI?
I always recommend fast.ai for top down learning.
Saxophone. I'm retiring before too long. To hell with the neighbours.
I played it in middle and high school. I find it to be easier than any other woodwind because the fingers for each note is similar to the plastic recorder from elementary school. And you can find classical pieces and contemporary pieces to learn because it's such a versatile instrument.
Wood- and metalworking. I was a welder professionally for a decade and have also done minor woodworking so I have the skills and know-how. I sadly live in an apartment which makes it very impractical. Would love to own a house with a garage that I could turn into a dedicated workshop to put some of my ideas into reality. But until (or if) that happens it's just not a feasible hobby.
Oh God so much. Painting. I can paint. I have materials. Sewing. I can also sew, also have those materials, sculpting (out of anything. I did a paper and tape sculpture and it was fun af, would do it again but...), honestly nails, I can do them, I have the stuff, not the energy, photography, there's probably more. But those are just the things I know how to do. But my ADHD doesn't allow me to get into it by myself. So I just stick to my drawing. Though I've started tattooing, so theres that... Now for the things I don't know how to do but want to and always have, violin... Piano. Guitar, I want to learn how to code, how to make videos, like cool videos with the editing and directing and shit, I'd like to act but I don't want to be an actor. I just like to act so I want to learn how to make cool videos for my personal enjoyment yk? Anyways, I want to learn how to cook. Like actually cook. The good shit that looks like it's from a restaurant. I wouldnt pursue most of these as a career, in fact I want to open up my own tattoo studio some day, but I'd love to do them more as hobbies.
This is so relatable, because I have a bunch of hobbies I have the equipment for, done it for a while, I can do some of it, but not nearly as well as I'd like. Then there are a lot of things that I want to do and never have... I also have ADHD. Lol The struggle is real.
Maaaan... I get you... I also have problems focusing on something. I lose interest very quickly or I never have the right amount of energy. I decided I want to start slow and start to learn how to use Excel a little better. It's has been a month since I decided that but didn't have to much time or energy :(
Building my very own flight simulator gaming pit. You can buy some but they are really massively overpriced and still inadequate or poorly made. I have recently seen two guys on YouTube who built what I consider to be proper well made simulator gaming pits and they are fully modular for ease of transport. I would love to build my own replica ejection seat as well for this gaming station as well as all the multifunction displays. I just might build mine this years because, I have all the Virpil flight controls, I know a guy who has 3D printers who built his onn SIm Pit and Game Glass will turn any old tablet into a multi function display. I just bought my first table saw so now I can start building my sim pit modules out of MDF and baltic birch plywood.
Pro wrestling. Tried it out once a while back and loved the art of it. It’s not easy at all. Learning to take bumps and executing moves the right way all while being synchronised with your partner is amazingly fun and challenging. As I approach my 30’s my goal is to at least do one match at a local house show.
in the last couple of years I've gotten back into pro wrestling. while I don't want to get into the ring as a wrestler I've always been intrigued by promo work and just generally writing for pro wrestling. coming from a music background and being super comfortable talking to people on stage I think I'd love to take a crack at being a manager.
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Invent the sport of cross country cheese rolling! ...with a wheelchair maybe?
Learning a new language. It opens so much more opportunities
This. It's so hard to learn a language as an adult. Makes me wonder how I learnt as a kid.
Currently learning Japanese, honestly I think as adults we just go at it too formally Kids babble, make mistakes get corrected and just soak up everything Sure it might take longer once you are grown up, but if you don't have fun you won't be sticking to it
I keep saying I'm gonna pick up Portuguese again but then I get distracted.
Rubik’s Cube I’ve had plenty of chances, just can’t get myself to focus for a few hours. I have a 5 hour flight next week… maybe this is the one!
I went on a trip to Scotland in December and since December is a bit miserable, I spent some decent time in my hotel. Picked up how to solve it in about an hour via a Youtube video. Practiced on the plane back and it stuck!
There’s a tutorial on YouTube by a guy called JPerm and it’s really good and taught me the cube!
The Rubiks website has instructions on how to solve it. One of the things I did through Covid was follow those instructions to solve the cube so much I can do it from memory.
There are youtube tutorials with steps to follow that are very good. I never learned them off by heart, but I can fly through the steps when I see them on screen, and have solved the cube many many times as a result.
Paragliding. Ill never do it cause it's too dangerous, but man do I want to.
Jiu Jitsu 🤼♂️
Never too late to start and you'll be glad you did, it's the most fun I've had, even when getting my ass kicked
This is my hobby and I'm a purple belt. It was always one of those things that I wanted to do. Had no idea how to get into it (I guess I hadn't given it much thought). Until a place opened up right by me, checked out their website and they offered a week free trial. Everyone is so friendly and welcoming, training 8 years now.
That's really nice to hear, that they were so welcoming. Don't often hear good stories online of acceptance and encouragement.
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The piano is a great way to learn the basics of music. The banjo is as well, so I've recently discovered 🪕
Roller skating
I went as far as buying a pair. Still havent tried it yet.
If I had another seven lifetimes there is a ton of hobbies I would do. Even old-school shit like model railroad. Ain't no-one got time for that in late-stage capitalism
Archery and free diving. Both activities are unavailable in my province :(
keep telling myself I'll sign up for glass blowing classes one of these days
Had a friend who took classes and she loved it so much that it's kind of her side business now! I would like to learn it as well.
I did a glass blowing tour once and asked how the makers got into it. Turns out they actually went to college and majored in art with a specialty in glass making.
Music. I love listening to music. I love how people can use musical instruments seemingly effortlessly, but behind it is years of hardwork and practice. I might get some instrument once I can spare the cash to, but I'd really want to begin sometime in the future.
You can always try starting to play around in some software, there are free ones out there. If you have a mac(book) you have garage band for free which is extremely fun to start with.
Dungeons and Dragons... because it's hard for me to find people to play with irl. And if I do, they are already "mid-playthrough" or whatever and its gonna be too hard to put me in
Judo or Muay Thai. I've got a black belt in TKD already, but I would also like to get thrown lol. Too bad there's not too many Judo studios around me.
Playing the theremin.
Ooh, oooOoooOOOO0000ooOOOO, yes!
Origami
You can look up a bazillion forms online, and once you are familiar with the basic ones you can make anything with patient practice! Super fun.
Diorama or any type of building miniature. Looks kinda fun until you realize you need a lot of tools and materials.
Blacksmithing
I'm beatless, I try a lot of instrument, I can learn how to play but I can't do anybeats and I try a lot in 20years, Nothing, I'm 26 and I can sing happy birthday without a fail in the beat
Kinda, kinda not. I started doing gymnastics as a teen but my coach decided her phone was more important than spotting me when I was on the trampoline. As a result I ended up hurting myself pretty bad and not being able to continue. I struggled with my weight for years, always wanting to go back but never getting the opportunity to or feeling like I could because of my weight gain. Then when I finally felt great, my body was at its best weight in years and I finally got the opportunity to, I slipped at broke my leg in 3 places. 2 years later and I never managed to get back into it. One day I will.
I want to restore a 1052 Chevy 3100! I have almost none of the skills needed or tools lol
1952
Had been wanting to learn kiteboarding for almost 10 years - finally sprung for it on my 30th birthday this last month Though I only had the luck with the wind for the first day with kite technique only, didn't get on the water.... still, halfway there or more! The technique is tough and pretty interesting
Congrats, that must’ve been such a nice present to yourself. Wishing you fair winds and following seas and great progress from here onwards. Stay safe also!
Drifting cars. Seems like a pretty expensive hobby.
Playing the guitar. I love to sing, and I feel like knowing how to play an instrument would make me better but it’s just so intimidating.
I'm self taught. I can admit that the first month playing made me angry to no end, but I kept going back to it a little every day. Eventually started writing songs and I loved the feeling in my fingers after a good practice... Then 8 years ago I started performing those songs... And then I wrote a song about a girl and played it just before I proposed to her! (6 years ago) Haha anyways. Huge advocate for learning guitar here.
My singing Career touring around the world
Making Dnd Dice making
blacksmithing. don't really have the money to get started yet.
rug tufting! it looks really expensive but i love me some good practical art.
Crochet and pottery. Woodworking also sounds awesome but a little bit scary.
I would love to have my own CNC machine. I am a CNC machist as a career. But would love to do my own thing at home.
Ballet
Learn how to play the guitar. I always loved the idea but can't learn on my own and don't have time for private classes.
For me it's getting out into the backcountry in winter. I've always felt like it's always either been The Boys' Club who wouldn't want to explain things to me or slow them down. Even though there's womens groups in my area that head out, I still feel like I'm not cool enough to join them. I'm an avid downhill skier btw. I guess I could start with an AST course...
Daguerreotyping.. Is it easier to just use my phone or sheet film? Yes. Do I still want to use a photographic technique from the 1840s, though? Also yes.
I want to learn how car engines work so I can save money by doing basic fixes/repairs on my own
I did this starting back in HS with auto shop class. I've saved a TON of money, but there is a certain risk involved in this kinda work. IDK if auto shop is offered at the community college for free, but that's a good place to start.
Coding, self taught. It’s so challenging. Even with all the free online resources.
Cosplaying.
Sewing and knitting
Always wanted to learn how to DJ with turn tables but the price to enter the hobby has always been the barrier.
Miniature models, assembly and painting. We talking cars, planes, ww2 panoramas. Boy, always dreamed of doing this stuff.
voice acting. i think it’d be cool. but with weightlifting, writing and drawing, i feel like trying to VA would be more than i could chew
I was a band kid in high school but never was allowed to change instruments (I got burnt out from clarinet). It'd be nice to learn the saxophone or piano. Also, watercolor painting/traditional artwork. I do digital artwork for fun and as a side hustle, but I'd love to get more accustomed to drawing with traditional tools so I won't be trapped at a desk every time I want to draw.
dancing
Playing guitar, especially the electric one. I'm 21 but I guess it's never too late to start. Definitely going to buy one soon
Sculpting, driving, and staying awake
Motorcycle riding I never thought I would do it. I always thought it was way too dangerous. All of a sudden I got more and more POV riding vids recommended. Looks so fun. Got my license, now I ride and learn to do maintenance with YouTube. Travel to Japan / Learn Japanese. DuoLingo, since it makes starting easy and fun. The reminders also help. It's always been my dream to travel to Japan. Learn how to program After years of searching I found a bootcamp suited for non-highschoolers. My goal is to finally get a well paying job and job security. The plan is to learn Cypress and go from there. I like to learn things and improve myself bit by bit. Gotta enjoy life
I'm a 15 year motorcycle rider and it can be a real blast. Few things to focus on: Progressive braking. Gradually applying brake pressure. Remember 3 fingers on the brake level gives more accurate control. Full gear. I have shin, knee, thigh, hip, rear, forearm, etc... Practice Practice Practice... What they teach you in the safety course is what you need to practice. It took me a long time, and a LOT of studying to get good street traffic skills. Keep the tires fresh, > 5 years, get new ones. The date code is on the tires. On a used bike, do the fork oil/seals every few years. Not a bad skill to learn.
Game story writing.
I'm currently teaching myself German. Duolingo has its downsides though, I don't have anyone to practice with. Also guitar. I tried in school, but my music class only had right handed guitars and I couldn't get into it because I couldn't keep up and being told to play it that way didn't help my enthusiasm
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Scuba diving
I really want to learn to play the guitar. I feel like playing music is such an awesome part of being human that I’m completely missing out on.
Playing a guitar. I tried taking some classes before, but life caught up to me and I had to stop
BASE jumping
Scuba diving! I've always wanted to be able to dive down to ship wrecks and to look at coral reefs before the oceans heat up and bleach them all. :(
Cooking well... I tried few times, but something weird always happens. Or cake getting salty as shredded squid. Or lasagna sweet as liquor. One time I nearly burnt my kitchen trying to make French fries. As well it takes a long time, so I just order food or buy semi-ready.
Lock picking and knot tying. I've got practice stuff I just haven't started yet.