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[quote=Anonymous]In my mind, a hobby is something you do that you fully immerse yourself in, geek out about, and get better at. I think a measure of skill is required to make it a hobby, which differs from a pastime -- which I define as something you enjoy doing for leisure but doesn't require much effort, like reading, watching tv, or posting trash talk on DCUM.

A hobby could be something artistic or crafty (quilting, sewing, drawing, woodworking), something athletic (golf, tennis, training for marathons or triathlons), or something intellectual (birdwatching, learning a new language, studying ancient civilizations). Or a million other things. The unifying factor is that you start out pursuing an interest and then get more skilled and more knowledgable about how to do it.

Another way to distinguish a hobby from a pastime could be to ask yourself, Does somebody get paid to do this? Nobody gets paid to lounge on a beach and read. But plenty of people turn hobbies into income streams. (At which point it's no longer a hobby but your livelihood, which often makes it considerably less fun, but that's another topic for another day.)[/quote]

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