Film
Snobs of the arts will argue that being a TikTok level film-bro is not a respectable hobby, but I think being able to talk people to death at parties about your latest watch is actually pretty fulfilling. After all, what gathering would be complete without someone trying to convince you that some Netflix series absolutely changed their life last week. If you’re the sort of person that doesn’t feel like getting creative because you have no attention span or desire to create at all, then this is your formal permission to be able to call having watched every 2000s sitcom a ‘hobby’. If you spice it up and throw in an oldie or a foreign film every once in a while, you might even gain a little bit of passive culture in the process.
Gaming
Video games are absolutely the most relaxed hobby you can have. With an unending plethora of genres, it will be practically impossible not to find a game that suits you. And, thanks to the active online community, the process is simplified with lists, reddit posts and YouTube reviews to make the choice easy. It requires little creative power and lets you switch off, whilst remaining wholly entertained for hours on end. Solitary or social, gaming will help wind you down without having to get imaginative. You could start looking for a recommendation in The Courier gaming subsection right after this…
Cooking
Cooking also requires less creative input than you might assume. Perhaps before the internet - when our grandmas were handwriting family recipes and getting resourceful with rations - cooking was a chore that required imaginative strengths; however, it’s now as easy as a quick google search of your go-to pub order or sneaky dessert. A hobby that’s still messy with a final product at the end, but without the divine inspiration or fine motor skills. It’s hard to lose with this skill, even if you start out horrible.
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Horticulture
It might not seem like a hobby from an outside perspective, but taking care of plants can take a lot of mind power. Every single one demands different conditions and constant care, or it will have dramatically committed plant suicide within exactly 48 hours. If you have a STEM brain this might be the pastime for you. You’ll spend more time than you think researching how to keep your green buddies happy, and if you want it to you can work some calculations into amounts of sunlight, air moisture levels etc. A rewarding and distracting hobby, you’ll get a level of fulfilment from collecting plants. Maybe one day you’ll cultivate that Victorian Orangery of your dreams!