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<li id="toc-Liberal_arts_pursuits" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Liberal_arts_pursuits"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">4.4</span> <span>Liberal arts pursuits</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Liberal_arts_pursuits-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Sports_and_games" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Sports_and_games"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">4.5</span> <span>Sports and games</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Sports_and_games-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Psychological_role" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Psychological_role"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">5</span> <span>Psychological role</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Psychological_role-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Significant_achievements" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Significant_achievements"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">6</span> <span>Significant achievements</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Significant_achievements-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-See_also" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#See_also"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">7</span> <span>See also</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-See_also-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-References" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#References"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">8</span> <span>References</span> </div> </a> <ul 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href="https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%87%D9%88%D8%A7%D9%8A%D8%A9" title="هواية – Arabic" lang="ar" hreflang="ar" data-title="هواية" data-language-autonym="العربية" data-language-local-name="Arabic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>العربية</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-frp mw-list-item"><a href="https://frp.wikipedia.org/wiki/L%C3%A8sirs" title="Lèsirs – Arpitan" lang="frp" hreflang="frp" data-title="Lèsirs" data-language-autonym="Arpetan" data-language-local-name="Arpitan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Arpetan</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-as mw-list-item"><a href="https://as.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A6%B9%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%BF" title="হবি – Assamese" lang="as" hreflang="as" data-title="হবি" data-language-autonym="অসমীয়া" data-language-local-name="Assamese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>অসমীয়া</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-az mw-list-item"><a href="https://az.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hobbi" title="Hobbi – Azerbaijani" lang="az" hreflang="az" data-title="Hobbi" data-language-autonym="Azərbaycanca" data-language-local-name="Azerbaijani" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Azərbaycanca</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bn mw-list-item"><a href="https://bn.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A6%B6%E0%A6%96" title="শখ – Bangla" lang="bn" hreflang="bn" data-title="শখ" data-language-autonym="বাংলা" data-language-local-name="Bangla" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>বাংলা</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-zh-min-nan mw-list-item"><a href="https://zh-min-nan.wikipedia.org/wiki/H%C3%A8ng-chh%C3%B9" title="Hèng-chhù – Minnan" lang="nan" hreflang="nan" data-title="Hèng-chhù" data-language-autonym="閩南語 / Bân-lâm-gú" data-language-local-name="Minnan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>閩南語 / Bân-lâm-gú</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-be mw-list-item"><a href="https://be.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A5%D0%BE%D0%B1%D1%96" title="Хобі – Belarusian" lang="be" hreflang="be" data-title="Хобі" data-language-autonym="Беларуская" data-language-local-name="Belarusian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Беларуская</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bg mw-list-item"><a href="https://bg.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A5%D0%BE%D0%B1%D0%B8" title="Хоби – Bulgarian" lang="bg" hreflang="bg" data-title="Хоби" data-language-autonym="Български" data-language-local-name="Bulgarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Български</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bs mw-list-item"><a href="https://bs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hobi" title="Hobi – Bosnian" lang="bs" hreflang="bs" data-title="Hobi" data-language-autonym="Bosanski" data-language-local-name="Bosnian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bosanski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ca mw-list-item"><a href="https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Afici%C3%B3" title="Afició – Catalan" lang="ca" hreflang="ca" data-title="Afició" data-language-autonym="Català" data-language-local-name="Catalan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Català</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cs mw-list-item"><a href="https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hobby" title="Hobby – Czech" lang="cs" hreflang="cs" data-title="Hobby" data-language-autonym="Čeština" data-language-local-name="Czech" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Čeština</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cy mw-list-item"><a href="https://cy.wikipedia.org/wiki/Difyrwaith" title="Difyrwaith – Welsh" lang="cy" hreflang="cy" data-title="Difyrwaith" data-language-autonym="Cymraeg" data-language-local-name="Welsh" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Cymraeg</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-da mw-list-item"><a href="https://da.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hobby" title="Hobby – Danish" lang="da" hreflang="da" data-title="Hobby" data-language-autonym="Dansk" data-language-local-name="Danish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Dansk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-de mw-list-item"><a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hobby" title="Hobby – German" lang="de" hreflang="de" data-title="Hobby" data-language-autonym="Deutsch" data-language-local-name="German" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Deutsch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-et mw-list-item"><a href="https://et.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harrastus" title="Harrastus – Estonian" lang="et" hreflang="et" data-title="Harrastus" data-language-autonym="Eesti" data-language-local-name="Estonian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Eesti</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-el mw-list-item"><a href="https://el.wikipedia.org/wiki/%CE%A7%CF%8C%CE%BC%CF%80%CE%B9" title="Χόμπι – Greek" lang="el" hreflang="el" data-title="Χόμπι" data-language-autonym="Ελληνικά" data-language-local-name="Greek" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ελληνικά</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-es mw-list-item"><a href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Afici%C3%B3n" title="Afición – Spanish" lang="es" hreflang="es" data-title="Afición" data-language-autonym="Español" data-language-local-name="Spanish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Español</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eo mw-list-item"><a href="https://eo.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C5%9Catokupo" title="Ŝatokupo – Esperanto" lang="eo" hreflang="eo" data-title="Ŝatokupo" data-language-autonym="Esperanto" data-language-local-name="Esperanto" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Esperanto</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eu mw-list-item"><a href="https://eu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Denbora-pasa" title="Denbora-pasa – Basque" lang="eu" hreflang="eu" data-title="Denbora-pasa" data-language-autonym="Euskara" data-language-local-name="Basque" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Euskara</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fa mw-list-item"><a href="https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AA%D9%81%D9%86%D9%86" title="تفنن – Persian" lang="fa" hreflang="fa" data-title="تفنن" data-language-autonym="فارسی" data-language-local-name="Persian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>فارسی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fr badge-Q70894304 mw-list-item" title=""><a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hobby" title="Hobby – French" lang="fr" hreflang="fr" data-title="Hobby" data-language-autonym="Français" data-language-local-name="French" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Français</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fy mw-list-item"><a href="https://fy.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leafhawwerij" title="Leafhawwerij – Western Frisian" lang="fy" hreflang="fy" data-title="Leafhawwerij" data-language-autonym="Frysk" data-language-local-name="Western Frisian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Frysk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fur mw-list-item"><a href="https://fur.wikipedia.org/wiki/Passetimp" title="Passetimp – Friulian" lang="fur" hreflang="fur" data-title="Passetimp" data-language-autonym="Furlan" data-language-local-name="Friulian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Furlan</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ga mw-list-item"><a href="https://ga.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caitheamh_aimsire" title="Caitheamh aimsire – Irish" lang="ga" hreflang="ga" data-title="Caitheamh aimsire" data-language-autonym="Gaeilge" data-language-local-name="Irish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Gaeilge</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-gv mw-list-item"><a href="https://gv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ceau_emshir" title="Ceau emshir – Manx" lang="gv" hreflang="gv" data-title="Ceau emshir" data-language-autonym="Gaelg" data-language-local-name="Manx" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Gaelg</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-gl mw-list-item"><a href="https://gl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Afecci%C3%B3n_(hobby)" title="Afección (hobby) – Galician" lang="gl" hreflang="gl" data-title="Afección (hobby)" data-language-autonym="Galego" data-language-local-name="Galician" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Galego</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ko mw-list-item"><a href="https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%EC%B7%A8%EB%AF%B8" title="취미 – Korean" lang="ko" hreflang="ko" data-title="취미" data-language-autonym="한국어" data-language-local-name="Korean" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>한국어</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hy mw-list-item"><a href="https://hy.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D5%80%D5%B8%D5%A2%D5%A2%D5%AB" title="Հոբբի – Armenian" lang="hy" hreflang="hy" data-title="Հոբբի" data-language-autonym="Հայերեն" data-language-local-name="Armenian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Հայերեն</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hi mw-list-item"><a href="https://hi.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%81%E0%A4%9A%E0%A4%BF" title="रुचि – Hindi" lang="hi" hreflang="hi" data-title="रुचि" data-language-autonym="हिन्दी" data-language-local-name="Hindi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>हिन्दी</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hr mw-list-item"><a href="https://hr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hobi" title="Hobi – Croatian" lang="hr" hreflang="hr" data-title="Hobi" data-language-autonym="Hrvatski" data-language-local-name="Croatian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Hrvatski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-io mw-list-item"><a href="https://io.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hobio" title="Hobio – Ido" lang="io" hreflang="io" data-title="Hobio" data-language-autonym="Ido" data-language-local-name="Ido" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ido</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-id mw-list-item"><a href="https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hobi" title="Hobi – Indonesian" lang="id" hreflang="id" data-title="Hobi" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Indonesia" data-language-local-name="Indonesian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Indonesia</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ia mw-list-item"><a href="https://ia.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hobby" title="Hobby – Interlingua" lang="ia" hreflang="ia" data-title="Hobby" data-language-autonym="Interlingua" data-language-local-name="Interlingua" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Interlingua</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-it mw-list-item"><a href="https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hobby" title="Hobby – Italian" lang="it" hreflang="it" data-title="Hobby" data-language-autonym="Italiano" data-language-local-name="Italian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Italiano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-he mw-list-item"><a href="https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%AA%D7%97%D7%91%D7%99%D7%91" title="תחביב – Hebrew" lang="he" hreflang="he" data-title="תחביב" data-language-autonym="עברית" data-language-local-name="Hebrew" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>עברית</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-jv mw-list-item"><a href="https://jv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hobi" title="Hobi – Javanese" lang="jv" hreflang="jv" data-title="Hobi" data-language-autonym="Jawa" data-language-local-name="Javanese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Jawa</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ka mw-list-item"><a href="https://ka.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E1%83%B0%E1%83%9D%E1%83%91%E1%83%98" title="ჰობი – Georgian" lang="ka" hreflang="ka" data-title="ჰობი" data-language-autonym="ქართული" data-language-local-name="Georgian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ქართული</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ltg mw-list-item"><a href="https://ltg.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kavieklis" title="Kavieklis – Latgalian" lang="ltg" hreflang="ltg" data-title="Kavieklis" data-language-autonym="Latgaļu" data-language-local-name="Latgalian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Latgaļu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-la mw-list-item"><a href="https://la.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avocamentum" title="Avocamentum – Latin" lang="la" hreflang="la" data-title="Avocamentum" data-language-autonym="Latina" data-language-local-name="Latin" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Latina</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lv mw-list-item"><a href="https://lv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Va%C4%BCasprieks" title="Vaļasprieks – Latvian" lang="lv" hreflang="lv" data-title="Vaļasprieks" data-language-autonym="Latviešu" data-language-local-name="Latvian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Latviešu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lt mw-list-item"><a href="https://lt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pom%C4%97gis" title="Pomėgis – Lithuanian" lang="lt" hreflang="lt" data-title="Pomėgis" data-language-autonym="Lietuvių" data-language-local-name="Lithuanian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Lietuvių</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hu mw-list-item"><a href="https://hu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hobbi" title="Hobbi – Hungarian" lang="hu" hreflang="hu" data-title="Hobbi" data-language-autonym="Magyar" data-language-local-name="Hungarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Magyar</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mk mw-list-item"><a href="https://mk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A5%D0%BE%D0%B1%D0%B8" title="Хоби – Macedonian" lang="mk" hreflang="mk" data-title="Хоби" data-language-autonym="Македонски" data-language-local-name="Macedonian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Македонски</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ms mw-list-item"><a href="https://ms.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hobi" title="Hobi – Malay" lang="ms" hreflang="ms" data-title="Hobi" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Melayu" data-language-local-name="Malay" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Melayu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-my mw-list-item"><a href="https://my.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E1%80%9D%E1%80%AB%E1%80%9E%E1%80%94%E1%80%AC" title="ဝါသနာ – Burmese" lang="my" hreflang="my" data-title="ဝါသနာ" data-language-autonym="မြန်မာဘာသာ" data-language-local-name="Burmese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>မြန်မာဘာသာ</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nl mw-list-item"><a href="https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hobby" title="Hobby – Dutch" lang="nl" hreflang="nl" data-title="Hobby" data-language-autonym="Nederlands" data-language-local-name="Dutch" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Nederlands</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-new mw-list-item"><a href="https://new.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%B2%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%9C%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%AF%E0%A4%BE" title="लाज्या – Newari" lang="new" hreflang="new" data-title="लाज्या" data-language-autonym="नेपाल भाषा" data-language-local-name="Newari" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>नेपाल भाषा</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ja mw-list-item"><a href="https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E8%B6%A3%E5%91%B3" title="趣味 – Japanese" lang="ja" hreflang="ja" data-title="趣味" data-language-autonym="日本語" data-language-local-name="Japanese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>日本語</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-no mw-list-item"><a href="https://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hobby" title="Hobby – Norwegian Bokmål" lang="nb" hreflang="nb" data-title="Hobby" data-language-autonym="Norsk bokmål" data-language-local-name="Norwegian Bokmål" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Norsk bokmål</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nn mw-list-item"><a href="https://nn.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hobby" title="Hobby – Norwegian Nynorsk" lang="nn" hreflang="nn" data-title="Hobby" data-language-autonym="Norsk nynorsk" data-language-local-name="Norwegian Nynorsk" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Norsk nynorsk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-uz mw-list-item"><a href="https://uz.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xobbi" title="Xobbi – Uzbek" lang="uz" hreflang="uz" data-title="Xobbi" data-language-autonym="Oʻzbekcha / ўзбекча" data-language-local-name="Uzbek" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Oʻzbekcha / ўзбекча</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pl mw-list-item"><a href="https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hobby" title="Hobby – Polish" lang="pl" hreflang="pl" data-title="Hobby" data-language-autonym="Polski" data-language-local-name="Polish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Polski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pt mw-list-item"><a href="https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Passatempo" title="Passatempo – Portuguese" lang="pt" hreflang="pt" data-title="Passatempo" data-language-autonym="Português" data-language-local-name="Portuguese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Português</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ro mw-list-item"><a href="https://ro.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hobby" title="Hobby – Romanian" lang="ro" hreflang="ro" data-title="Hobby" data-language-autonym="Română" data-language-local-name="Romanian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Română</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-rue mw-list-item"><a href="https://rue.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%93%D0%BE%D0%B1%D1%96" title="Гобі – Rusyn" lang="rue" hreflang="rue" data-title="Гобі" data-language-autonym="Русиньскый" data-language-local-name="Rusyn" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Русиньскый</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ru mw-list-item"><a href="https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A5%D0%BE%D0%B1%D0%B1%D0%B8" title="Хобби – Russian" lang="ru" hreflang="ru" data-title="Хобби" data-language-autonym="Русский" data-language-local-name="Russian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Русский</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sco mw-list-item"><a href="https://sco.wikipedia.org/wiki/Habby" title="Habby – Scots" lang="sco" hreflang="sco" data-title="Habby" data-language-autonym="Scots" data-language-local-name="Scots" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Scots</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sq mw-list-item"><a href="https://sq.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hobi" title="Hobi – Albanian" lang="sq" hreflang="sq" data-title="Hobi" data-language-autonym="Shqip" data-language-local-name="Albanian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Shqip</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-si mw-list-item"><a href="https://si.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%B7%80%E0%B7%92%E0%B6%B1%E0%B7%9D%E0%B6%AF%E0%B7%8F%E0%B6%82%E0%B7%81_%E0%B6%B1%E0%B7%8F%E0%B6%B8%E0%B7%8F%E0%B7%80%E0%B6%BD%E0%B7%92%E0%B6%BA" title="විනෝදාංශ නාමාවලිය – Sinhala" lang="si" hreflang="si" data-title="විනෝදාංශ නාමාවලිය" data-language-autonym="සිංහල" data-language-local-name="Sinhala" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>සිංහල</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-simple mw-list-item"><a href="https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hobby" title="Hobby – Simple English" lang="en-simple" hreflang="en-simple" data-title="Hobby" data-language-autonym="Simple English" data-language-local-name="Simple English" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Simple English</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sk mw-list-item"><a href="https://sk.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hobby" title="Hobby – Slovak" lang="sk" hreflang="sk" data-title="Hobby" data-language-autonym="Slovenčina" data-language-local-name="Slovak" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Slovenčina</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sl mw-list-item"><a href="https://sl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Konji%C4%8Dek" title="Konjiček – Slovenian" lang="sl" hreflang="sl" data-title="Konjiček" data-language-autonym="Slovenščina" data-language-local-name="Slovenian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Slovenščina</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sr mw-list-item"><a href="https://sr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A5%D0%BE%D0%B1%D0%B8" title="Хоби – Serbian" lang="sr" hreflang="sr" data-title="Хоби" data-language-autonym="Српски / srpski" data-language-local-name="Serbian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Српски / srpski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sh mw-list-item"><a href="https://sh.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hobi" title="Hobi – Serbo-Croatian" lang="sh" hreflang="sh" data-title="Hobi" data-language-autonym="Srpskohrvatski / српскохрватски" data-language-local-name="Serbo-Croatian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Srpskohrvatski / српскохрватски</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fi mw-list-item"><a href="https://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harrastus" title="Harrastus – Finnish" lang="fi" hreflang="fi" data-title="Harrastus" data-language-autonym="Suomi" data-language-local-name="Finnish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Suomi</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sv mw-list-item"><a href="https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hobby" title="Hobby – Swedish" lang="sv" hreflang="sv" data-title="Hobby" data-language-autonym="Svenska" data-language-local-name="Swedish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Svenska</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-tl mw-list-item"><a href="https://tl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Libangan_(gawain)" title="Libangan (gawain) – Tagalog" lang="tl" hreflang="tl" data-title="Libangan (gawain)" data-language-autonym="Tagalog" data-language-local-name="Tagalog" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Tagalog</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-te mw-list-item"><a href="https://te.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%B0%85%E0%B0%AD%E0%B0%BF%E0%B0%B0%E0%B1%81%E0%B0%9A%E0%B0%BF" title="అభిరుచి – Telugu" lang="te" hreflang="te" data-title="అభిరుచి" data-language-autonym="తెలుగు" data-language-local-name="Telugu" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>తెలుగు</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-th mw-list-item"><a href="https://th.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%B8%87%E0%B8%B2%E0%B8%99%E0%B8%AD%E0%B8%94%E0%B8%B4%E0%B9%80%E0%B8%A3%E0%B8%81" title="งานอดิเรก – Thai" lang="th" hreflang="th" data-title="งานอดิเรก" data-language-autonym="ไทย" data-language-local-name="Thai" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ไทย</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-tg mw-list-item"><a href="https://tg.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A5%D0%BE%D0%B1%D0%B1%D0%B8" title="Хобби – Tajik" lang="tg" hreflang="tg" data-title="Хобби" data-language-autonym="Тоҷикӣ" data-language-local-name="Tajik" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Тоҷикӣ</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-tr mw-list-item"><a href="https://tr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hobi" title="Hobi – Turkish" lang="tr" hreflang="tr" 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title="Hobby (disambiguation)">Hobby (disambiguation)</a>.</div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">"Pastime" redirects here. For the film, see <a href="/wiki/Pastime_(film)" title="Pastime (film)">Pastime (film)</a>. For the novel, see <a href="/wiki/Pastime_(novel)" title="Pastime (novel)">Pastime (novel)</a>.</div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Seashells_North_Wales_1985.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="A collection of assorted seashells spread across a white background." src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1d/Seashells_North_Wales_1985.jpg/220px-Seashells_North_Wales_1985.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1d/Seashells_North_Wales_1985.jpg/330px-Seashells_North_Wales_1985.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1d/Seashells_North_Wales_1985.jpg/440px-Seashells_North_Wales_1985.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1721" data-file-height="1150" /></a><figcaption>Hobby: collecting seashells</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:George_Cruikshank_-_Tristram_Shandy,_Plate_V._My_Uncle_Toby_on_his_Hobby-horse.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3a/George_Cruikshank_-_Tristram_Shandy%2C_Plate_V._My_Uncle_Toby_on_his_Hobby-horse.jpg/220px-George_Cruikshank_-_Tristram_Shandy%2C_Plate_V._My_Uncle_Toby_on_his_Hobby-horse.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="281" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3a/George_Cruikshank_-_Tristram_Shandy%2C_Plate_V._My_Uncle_Toby_on_his_Hobby-horse.jpg/330px-George_Cruikshank_-_Tristram_Shandy%2C_Plate_V._My_Uncle_Toby_on_his_Hobby-horse.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3a/George_Cruikshank_-_Tristram_Shandy%2C_Plate_V._My_Uncle_Toby_on_his_Hobby-horse.jpg/440px-George_Cruikshank_-_Tristram_Shandy%2C_Plate_V._My_Uncle_Toby_on_his_Hobby-horse.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3984" data-file-height="5080" /></a><figcaption>In <a href="/wiki/Tristram_Shandy" class="mw-redirect" title="Tristram Shandy">Tristram Shandy</a>, the term "hobby-horse" was used to refer to whimsical obsessions, which led to the current use of the word "hobby". </figcaption></figure> <p>A <b>hobby</b> is considered to be a regular activity that is done for enjoyment, typically during one's <a href="/wiki/Leisure_time" class="mw-redirect" title="Leisure time">leisure time</a>. Hobbies include <a href="/wiki/Collecting" title="Collecting">collecting</a> themed items and objects, engaging in creative and artistic pursuits, playing <a href="/wiki/Sport" title="Sport">sports</a>, or pursuing other amusements. Participation in hobbies encourages acquiring substantial skills and knowledge in that area. A list of hobbies changes with renewed interests and developing fashions, making it diverse and lengthy. Hobbies tend to follow trends in society. For example, <a href="/wiki/Stamp_collecting" title="Stamp collecting">stamp collecting</a> was popular during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries as postal systems were the main means of communication; as of 2023<sup class="plainlinks noexcerpt noprint asof-tag update" style="display:none;"><a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Hobby&action=edit">[update]</a></sup>, <a href="/wiki/Video_games" class="mw-redirect" title="Video games">video games</a> became more popular following technological advances. The advancing production and technology of the nineteenth century provided workers with more leisure time to engage in hobbies. Because of this, the efforts of people investing in hobbies has increased with time. </p><p>Hobbyists may be identified under three sub-categories: <i>casual leisure</i> which is intrinsically rewarding, short-lived, pleasurable activity requiring little or no preparation, <i>serious leisure</i> which is the systematic pursuit of an amateur, hobbyist, or volunteer that is substantial, rewarding and results in a sense of accomplishment, and finally <i>project-based leisure</i> which is a short-term, often one-off, project that is rewarding.<sup id="cite_ref-:1_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:1-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Etymology">Etymology</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Hobby&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Etymology"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Wikipedian_at_otium.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="A grey-haired person using a computer with two monitors." src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/37/Wikipedian_at_otium.jpg/243px-Wikipedian_at_otium.jpg" decoding="async" width="243" height="182" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/37/Wikipedian_at_otium.jpg/365px-Wikipedian_at_otium.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/37/Wikipedian_at_otium.jpg/486px-Wikipedian_at_otium.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2048" data-file-height="1536" /></a><figcaption>Writing and editing articles for <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia" title="Wikipedia">Wikipedia</a> is a hobby for some people.</figcaption></figure> <p>In the 16th century, the term "hobby" had the meaning of "small horse and pony". The term "<a href="/wiki/Hobby_horse_(toy)" title="Hobby horse (toy)">hobby horse</a>" was documented in a 1557 payment confirmation for a "Hobbyhorse" from Reading, England.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The item, originally called a "Tourney Horse", was made of a wooden or basketwork frame with an artificial tail and head. It was designed for a child to mimic riding a real <a href="/wiki/Horses_in_the_Middle_Ages#Hobbies" title="Horses in the Middle Ages">horse</a>. By 1816 the <a href="https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/derivative" class="extiw" title="wikt:derivative">derivative</a>, "hobby", was introduced into the <a href="/wiki/Vocabulary" title="Vocabulary">vocabulary</a> of a number of English people.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Over the course of subsequent centuries, the term came to be associated with <a href="/wiki/Recreation" title="Recreation">recreation</a> and <a href="/wiki/Leisure" title="Leisure">leisure</a>. In the 17th century, the term was used in a <a href="/wiki/Pejorative" title="Pejorative">pejorative</a> sense by suggesting that a hobby was a childish pursuit, however, in the 18th century with more industrial society and more leisure time, hobbies took on greater respectability.<sup id="cite_ref-Gelber_S_M_1999,_p._12_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Gelber_S_M_1999,_p._12-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> A hobby is also called a <b>pastime</b>, derived from the use of hobbies to <i>pass the time</i>. A hobby became an activity that is practiced regularly and usually with some worthwhile purpose.<sup id="cite_ref-Gelber_S_M_1999,_p._12_4-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Gelber_S_M_1999,_p._12-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Hobbies are usually, but not always, practiced primarily for interest and enjoyment, rather than financial reward. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Hobby&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Prior to the mid-19th century, hobbies were generally considered as an obsession, childish or trivial, with negative connotations.<sup id="cite_ref-:2_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:2-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> However, as early as 1676 Sir Matthew Hale, in <i>Contemplations Moral and Divine</i>, wrote "Almost every person hath some hobby horse or other wherein he prides himself."<sup id="cite_ref-Hale1676_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Hale1676-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He was acknowledging that a "hobby horse" produces a legitimate sense of pride. The cultural shift towards acceptance of hobbies was thought to begin during the mid 18th century as working people had more regular hours of work and greater leisure time, spending more time to pursue interests that brought them satisfaction.<sup id="cite_ref-Gelber_S_M_1999,_p._12_4-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Gelber_S_M_1999,_p._12-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> However, there was concern that these working people might not use their leisure time in worthwhile pursuits. "The hope of weaning people away from bad habits by the provision of counter-attractions came to the fore in the 1830s, and has rarely waned since. Initially, the bad habits were perceived to be of a sensual and physical nature, and the counter attractions, or perhaps more accurately alternatives, deliberately cultivated rationality and the intellect."<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The book and magazine trade of the day encouraged worthwhile hobbies and pursuits. The burgeoning manufacturing trade made materials used in hobbies cheap and was responsive to the changing interests of hobbyists. </p><p>In 1941, <a href="/wiki/George_Orwell" title="George Orwell">George Orwell</a> identified hobbies as central to English culture at the time: "Another English characteristic which is so much a part of us that we barely notice it … is the addiction to hobbies and spare-time occupations, the <i>privateness</i> of English life. We are a nation of flower-lovers, but also a nation of stamp-collectors, pigeon-fanciers, amateur carpenters, coupon-snippers, darts-players, crossword-puzzle fans. All the culture that is most truly native centers round things which even when they are communal are not official—the pub, the football match, the back garden, the fireside and the 'nice cup of tea'."<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Deciding what to include in a list of hobbies provokes debate because it is difficult to decide which pleasurable pass-times can also be described as hobbies. During the 20th century the term hobby suggested activities, such as stamp collecting, embroidery, knitting, painting, woodwork, and photography. Typically the description did not include activities like listening to music, watching television, or reading. These latter activities bring pleasure, but lack the sense of achievement usually associated with a hobby. They are usually not structured, organized pursuits, as most hobbies are. The pleasure of a hobby is usually associated with making something of value or achieving something of value. "Such leisure is socially valorized precisely because it produces feelings of satisfaction with something that looks very much like work but that is done of its own sake."<sup id="cite_ref-Gelber_S_M_1999,_p._12_4-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Gelber_S_M_1999,_p._12-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> "Hobbies are a contradiction: they take work and turn it into leisure, and take leisure and turn it into work."<sup id="cite_ref-Gelber_S_M_1999,_p._12_4-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Gelber_S_M_1999,_p._12-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> A 2018 study using survey results identified the term "hobby" to most accurately describe activities associated with making or collecting objects, especially when done alone.<sup id="cite_ref-:2_5-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:2-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Cultural trends related to hobbies change with time. In the 21st century, the video game industry has been popular as a hobby involving millions of children and adults. <a href="/wiki/Stamp_collecting" title="Stamp collecting">Stamp collecting</a> declined along with the importance of the postal system. <a href="/wiki/Woodwork" class="mw-redirect" title="Woodwork">Woodwork</a> and <a href="/wiki/Knitting" title="Knitting">knitting</a> declined as hobbies, because manufactured goods provide cheap alternatives for handmade goods. Through the internet, an <a href="/wiki/Online_community" title="Online community">online community</a> has become a hobby for many people; sharing advice, information and support, and in some cases, allowing a traditional hobby, such as <a href="/wiki/Collecting" title="Collecting">collecting</a>, to flourish and support trading in a new environment.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (June 2022)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Hobbyists">Hobbyists</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Hobby&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Hobbyists"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Hobbyists are a part of a wider group of people engaged in <a href="/wiki/Leisure#Types_of_leisure" title="Leisure">leisure</a> pursuits where the boundaries of each group overlap to some extent. The <i>Serious Leisure Perspective</i><sup id="cite_ref-:0_9-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> groups hobbyists with amateurs and volunteers and identifies three broad groups of leisure activity with hobbies being found mainly in the Serious leisure category. <i>Casual leisure</i> is intrinsically rewarding, short-lived, pleasurable activity requiring little or no preparation. <i>Serious leisure</i> is the systematic pursuit of an amateur, hobbyist, or volunteer that is substantial, rewarding and results in a sense of accomplishment. Finally, <i>project-based leisure</i> is a short-term often a one-off project that is rewarding.<sup id="cite_ref-:1_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:1-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The terms amateur and hobbyist are often used interchangeably. Stebbins<sup id="cite_ref-:0_9-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> has a framework which distinguishes the terms in a useful categorization of leisure in which <i>casual leisure</i> is separated from <i>serious Leisure</i>. He describes serious leisure as undertaken by <i>amateurs</i>, <i>hobbyists</i> and <i>volunteers</i>. <i>Amateurs</i> engage in pursuits that have a professional counterpart, such as playing an instrument or <a href="/wiki/Astronomy" title="Astronomy">astronomy</a>. Hobbyists engage in five broad types of activity: <i>collecting</i>, <i>making and tinkering</i> (like embroidery and car restoration), <i>activity participation</i> (like fishing and singing), <i>sports and games</i>, and <i>liberal-arts</i> hobbies (like languages, cuisine, literature). Volunteers commit to organizations where they work as guides, counsellors, gardeners and so on. The separation of the amateur from the hobbyist is because the amateur has the ethos of the professional practitioner as a guide to practice. An amateur clarinetist is conscious of the role and procedures of a professional clarinetist. </p> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Girls_und_Panzer_Triumph.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/73/Girls_und_Panzer_Triumph.jpg/220px-Girls_und_Panzer_Triumph.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="171" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/73/Girls_und_Panzer_Triumph.jpg/330px-Girls_und_Panzer_Triumph.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/73/Girls_und_Panzer_Triumph.jpg/440px-Girls_und_Panzer_Triumph.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3867" data-file-height="3000" /></a><figcaption>There are people who enjoy motorcycle touring alone or in groups, and there are also club teams.</figcaption></figure> <p>A large proportion of hobbies are mainly solitary in nature.<sup id="cite_ref-Gelber_S_M_1999,_p._12_4-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Gelber_S_M_1999,_p._12-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="reference nowrap"><span title="Page / location: 28">: 28 </span></sup> However, individual pursuit of a hobby often includes club memberships, organized sharing of products and regular communication between participants. For many hobbies there is an important role in being in touch with fellow hobbyists. Some hobbies are of communal nature, like choral singing and volunteering. </p><p>People who engage in hobbies have an interest in and time to pursue them. Children have been an important group of hobbyists because they are enthusiastic for collecting, making and exploring, in addition to this they have the leisure time that allows them to pursue those hobbies. The growth in hobbies occurred during industrialization which gave workers set time for leisure. During the Depression there was an increase in the participation in hobbies because the unemployed had the time and a desire to be purposefully occupied.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Hobbies are often pursued with an increased interest by retired people because they have the time and seek the intellectual and physical stimulation a hobby provides. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Types_of_hobbies">Types of hobbies</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Hobby&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Types of hobbies"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div><p> Hobbies are a diverse set of activities and it is difficult to categorize them in a logical manner. The following categorization of hobbies was developed by Stebbins.<sup id="cite_ref-:1_1-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:1-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1129693374">.mw-parser-output .hlist dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist ul{margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .hlist dd,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt,.mw-parser-output .hlist li{margin:0;display:inline}.mw-parser-output .hlist.inline,.mw-parser-output .hlist.inline dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist.inline ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist.inline ul,.mw-parser-output .hlist dl dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist dl ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist dl ul,.mw-parser-output .hlist ol dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist ol ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist ol ul,.mw-parser-output .hlist ul dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist ul ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist ul ul{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .hlist .mw-empty-li{display:none}.mw-parser-output .hlist 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0.5em;text-align:center}.mw-parser-output .ambox .mbox-imageright{border:none;padding:2px 0.5em 2px 0;text-align:center}.mw-parser-output .ambox .mbox-empty-cell{border:none;padding:0;width:1px}.mw-parser-output .ambox .mbox-image-div{width:52px}@media(min-width:720px){.mw-parser-output .ambox{margin:0 10%}}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .ambox{display:none!important}}</style><table class="box-More_citations_needed_section plainlinks metadata ambox ambox-content ambox-Refimprove" role="presentation"><tbody><tr><td class="mbox-image"><div class="mbox-image-div"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Question_book-new.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/99/Question_book-new.svg/50px-Question_book-new.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="39" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/99/Question_book-new.svg/75px-Question_book-new.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/99/Question_book-new.svg/100px-Question_book-new.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="399" /></a></span></div></td><td class="mbox-text"><div class="mbox-text-span">This section <b>needs additional citations for <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Verifiability" title="Wikipedia:Verifiability">verification</a></b>.<span class="hide-when-compact"> Please help <a href="/wiki/Special:EditPage/Hobby" title="Special:EditPage/Hobby">improve this article</a> by <a href="/wiki/Help:Referencing_for_beginners" title="Help:Referencing for beginners">adding citations to reliable sources</a> in this section. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed.</span> <span class="date-container"><i>(<span class="date">March 2019</span>)</i></span><span class="hide-when-compact"><i> (<small><a href="/wiki/Help:Maintenance_template_removal" title="Help:Maintenance template removal">Learn how and when to remove this message</a></small>)</i></span></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>Collecting includes seeking, locating, acquiring, organizing, cataloging, displaying and storing.<sup id="cite_ref-Gelber_S_M_1999,_p._12_4-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Gelber_S_M_1999,_p._12-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Collecting is appealing to many people due to their interest in a particular subject and a desire to categorize and make order out of complexity. Some collectors are generalists, accumulating items from countries of the world. Others focus on a subtopic within their area of interest, perhaps 19th century postage stamps, <a href="/wiki/Milk_bottle" class="mw-redirect" title="Milk bottle">milk bottle</a> labels from Sussex, or Mongolian harnesses and tack, Firearms (both modern and vintage). </p> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Stamp_album_sleeve.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="A photo album spread open to show a collection of stamps." src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a3/Stamp_album_sleeve.jpg/220px-Stamp_album_sleeve.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="156" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a3/Stamp_album_sleeve.jpg/330px-Stamp_album_sleeve.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a3/Stamp_album_sleeve.jpg/440px-Stamp_album_sleeve.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1540" data-file-height="1090" /></a><figcaption>A <a href="/wiki/Stamp_album" title="Stamp album">stamp album</a> used in <a href="/wiki/Stamp_collecting" title="Stamp collecting">stamp collecting</a></figcaption></figure> <p>Collecting is an ancient hobby, with the <a href="/wiki/List_of_coin_collectors" title="List of coin collectors">list of coin collectors</a> showing <a href="/wiki/Caesar_Augustus" class="mw-redirect" title="Caesar Augustus">Caesar Augustus</a> as one. Sometimes collectors have turned their hobby into a business, becoming commercial dealers that trade in the items being collected. </p><p>An alternative to collecting physical objects is collecting records of events of a particular kind. Examples include <a href="/wiki/Train_spotting" class="mw-redirect" title="Train spotting">train spotting</a>, <a href="/wiki/Bird-watching" class="mw-redirect" title="Bird-watching">bird-watching</a>, <a href="/wiki/Aircraft_spotting" title="Aircraft spotting">aircraft spotting</a>, and any other form of systematic recording a particular phenomenon. The recording form can be written, photographic, online, etc. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Making_and_tinkering">Making and tinkering</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Hobby&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Making and tinkering"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1251242444"><table class="box-More_citations_needed_section plainlinks metadata ambox ambox-content ambox-Refimprove" role="presentation"><tbody><tr><td class="mbox-image"><div class="mbox-image-div"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Question_book-new.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/99/Question_book-new.svg/50px-Question_book-new.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="39" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/99/Question_book-new.svg/75px-Question_book-new.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/99/Question_book-new.svg/100px-Question_book-new.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="399" /></a></span></div></td><td class="mbox-text"><div class="mbox-text-span">This section <b>needs additional citations for <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Verifiability" title="Wikipedia:Verifiability">verification</a></b>.<span class="hide-when-compact"> Please help <a href="/wiki/Special:EditPage/Hobby" title="Special:EditPage/Hobby">improve this article</a> by <a href="/wiki/Help:Referencing_for_beginners" title="Help:Referencing for beginners">adding citations to reliable sources</a> in this section. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed.</span> <span class="date-container"><i>(<span class="date">March 2021</span>)</i></span><span class="hide-when-compact"><i> (<small><a href="/wiki/Help:Maintenance_template_removal" title="Help:Maintenance template removal">Learn how and when to remove this message</a></small>)</i></span></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><i>Making</i> and <i>tinkering</i> includes working on self-motivated projects for fulfillment. These projects may be progressive, irregular tasks performed over a long period of time.<sup id="cite_ref-:1_1-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:1-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Making and Tinkering hobbies include higher-end projects, such as building or restoring a car or building a computer from individual parts, like CPUs and SSDs. For computer savvy do-it-yourself hobbyists, CNC (Computer Numerical Control) machining may also be popular. A CNC machine can be assembled and programmed to make different parts from wood or metal. </p><p>Tinkering is 'dabbling' with the making process, often applied to the hobby of tinkering with car repairs, and various kinds of restoration: of furniture, <a href="/wiki/Antique_car" title="Antique car">antique cars</a>, etc. It also applies to household tinkering: repairing a wall, laying a pathway, etc. Examples of Making and Tinkering hobbies include <a href="/wiki/Scale_model" title="Scale model">Scale modeling</a>, <a href="/wiki/Model_engineering" title="Model engineering">model engineering</a>, <a href="/wiki/3D_printing" title="3D printing">3D printing</a>, <a href="/wiki/Dressmaker" title="Dressmaker">dressmaking</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Cooking" title="Cooking">cooking</a>. </p><p><b><a href="/wiki/Scale_model" title="Scale model">Scale modeling</a></b> is making a replica of a real-life object in a smaller scale and dates back to prehistoric times with small clay "dolls" and other children's toys that have been found near known populated areas. Some of the earliest scale models of residences were found in <a href="/wiki/Cucuteni%E2%80%93Trypillia_culture" title="Cucuteni–Trypillia culture">Cucuteni–Trypillia culture</a> in Eastern Europe. These artifacts were dated to be around 3000–6000 BC.<sup id="cite_ref-ModelingHistory_11-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ModelingHistory-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Similar models dating back to the same period were found in ancient Egypt, India, China and Mesopotamia archaeological sites.<sup id="cite_ref-ModelingHistory_11-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ModelingHistory-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>At the turn of the Industrial Age and through the 1920s, some families could afford things such as <a href="/wiki/Rail_transport_modelling" title="Rail transport modelling">electric trains</a>, wind-up toys (typically boats or cars) and the increasingly valuable tin toy soldiers. Scale modeling as we know it today became popular shortly after <a href="/wiki/World_War_II" title="World War II">World War II</a>. Before 1946, children as well as adults were content in carving and shaping wooden replicas from block wood kits, often depicting enemy aircraft to help with identification in case of an invasion.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="not common knowledge (October 2019)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p><p>With the advent of modern plastics, the amount of skill required to get the basic shape accurately shown for any given subject was lessened, making it easier for people of all ages to begin assembling replicas in varying scales. Superheroes, aero planes, boats, cars, tanks, artillery, and even figures of soldiers became quite popular subjects to build, paint and display. Although almost any subject can be found in almost any scale, there are common scales for such miniatures which remain constant today. </p><p><b><a href="/wiki/Model_engineering" title="Model engineering">Model engineering</a></b> refers to building functioning machinery in metal, such as <a href="/wiki/Internal_combustion" class="mw-redirect" title="Internal combustion">internal combustion</a> motors and <a href="/wiki/Live_steam" title="Live steam">live steam</a> models or locomotives. This is a demanding hobby that requires a multitude of large and expensive <a href="/wiki/Machine_tools" class="mw-redirect" title="Machine tools">machine tools</a>, such as <a href="/wiki/Lathe" title="Lathe">lathes</a> and <a href="/wiki/Milling_machine" class="mw-redirect" title="Milling machine">mills</a>. This hobby originated in the United Kingdom in the late 19th century, later spreading and flourishing in the mid-20th century. Due to the expense and space required, it is becoming rare. </p> <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Z_scale_miniature_railroad.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d8/Z_scale_miniature_railroad.jpg/400px-Z_scale_miniature_railroad.jpg" decoding="async" width="400" height="151" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d8/Z_scale_miniature_railroad.jpg 1.5x" data-file-width="530" data-file-height="200" /></a><figcaption>A coffee-table sized <a href="/wiki/Rail_transport_modelling" title="Rail transport modelling">model railroad</a></figcaption></figure> <p><a href="/wiki/3D_printing" title="3D printing"><b>3D Printing</b></a> is a relatively new technology and already a major hobby as the cost of printers has fallen sharply. It is a good example of how hobbyists quickly engage with new technologies, communicate with one another and become producers related to their former hobby. <a href="/wiki/3D_modeling" title="3D modeling">3D modeling</a> is the process of making mathematical representations of three dimensional items and is an aspect of 3D printing. </p><p><b><a href="/wiki/Dressmaker" title="Dressmaker">Dressmaking</a></b> has been a major hobby up until the late 20th century, in order to make cheap clothes, but also as a creative design and craft challenge. It has been reduced by the low cost of manufactured clothes. </p><p><b><a href="/wiki/Cooking" title="Cooking">Cooking</a></b> is for some people an interest, a hobby, a challenge and a source of significant satisfaction. For many other people it is a job, a chore, a duty, like cleaning. In the early 21st century the importance of cooking as a hobby was demonstrated by the high popularity of competitive television cooking programs. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Activity_participation">Activity participation</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Hobby&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Activity participation"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1251242444"><table class="box-One_source plainlinks metadata ambox ambox-content ambox-one_source" role="presentation"><tbody><tr><td class="mbox-image"><div class="mbox-image-div"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Question_book-new.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/99/Question_book-new.svg/50px-Question_book-new.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="39" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/99/Question_book-new.svg/75px-Question_book-new.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/99/Question_book-new.svg/100px-Question_book-new.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="399" /></a></span></div></td><td class="mbox-text"><div class="mbox-text-span">This article <b>relies largely or entirely on a <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Articles_with_a_single_source" title="Wikipedia:Articles with a single source">single source</a></b>.<span class="hide-when-compact"> Relevant discussion may be found on the <a href="/wiki/Talk:Hobby##" title="Talk:Hobby">talk page</a>. Please help <a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Hobby&action=edit">improve this article</a> by <a href="/wiki/Help:Referencing_for_beginners" title="Help:Referencing for beginners">introducing citations to additional sources</a>.<br /><small><span class="plainlinks"><i>Find sources:</i> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.google.com/search?as_eq=wikipedia&q=%22Hobby%22">"Hobby"</a> – <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.google.com/search?tbm=nws&q=%22Hobby%22+-wikipedia&tbs=ar:1">news</a> <b>·</b> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.google.com/search?&q=%22Hobby%22&tbs=bkt:s&tbm=bks">newspapers</a> <b>·</b> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.google.com/search?tbs=bks:1&q=%22Hobby%22+-wikipedia">books</a> <b>·</b> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://scholar.google.com/scholar?q=%22Hobby%22">scholar</a> <b>·</b> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.jstor.org/action/doBasicSearch?Query=%22Hobby%22&acc=on&wc=on">JSTOR</a></span></small></span> <span class="date-container"><i>(<span class="date">October 2019</span>)</i></span></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>Activity participation includes partaking in "non-competitive, rule-based pursuits."<sup id="cite_ref-:1_1-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:1-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p><a href="/wiki/Outdoor_pursuits" class="mw-redirect" title="Outdoor pursuits">Outdoor pursuits</a> are the group of activities which occur outdoors. These hobbies include gardening, <a href="/wiki/Hill_walking" class="mw-redirect" title="Hill walking">hill walking</a>, <a href="/wiki/Hiking" title="Hiking">hiking</a>, <a href="/wiki/Backpacking_(wilderness)" class="mw-redirect" title="Backpacking (wilderness)">backpacking</a>, <a href="/wiki/Cycling" title="Cycling">cycling</a>, <a href="/wiki/Canoeing" title="Canoeing">canoeing</a>, <a href="/wiki/Climbing" title="Climbing">climbing</a>, <a href="/wiki/Caving" title="Caving">caving</a>, fishing, <a href="/wiki/Hunting" title="Hunting">hunting</a>, target shooting (informal or formal), <a href="/wiki/Wildlife_viewing" class="mw-redirect" title="Wildlife viewing">wildlife viewing</a> (as <a href="/wiki/Birdwatching" title="Birdwatching">birdwatching</a>) and engaging in <a href="/wiki/Water_sport_(recreation)" class="mw-redirect" title="Water sport (recreation)">watersports</a> and <a href="/wiki/Winter_sport" class="mw-redirect" title="Winter sport">snowsports</a>. </p> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Gardening.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c3/Gardening.jpg/220px-Gardening.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c3/Gardening.jpg/330px-Gardening.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c3/Gardening.jpg/440px-Gardening.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2304" data-file-height="1728" /></a><figcaption>Gardening</figcaption></figure> <p>One large subset of outdoor pursuits is gardening. <a href="/wiki/Residential_garden" class="mw-redirect" title="Residential garden">Residential gardening</a> most often takes place in or about one's own residence, in a space referred to as the garden. Although a garden typically is located on the land near a residence, it may also be located on a <a href="/wiki/Roof_garden" title="Roof garden">roof</a>, in an <a href="/wiki/Atrium_(architecture)" title="Atrium (architecture)">atrium</a>, on a <a href="/wiki/Balcony" title="Balcony">balcony</a>, in a <a href="/wiki/Windowbox_(filmmaking)" title="Windowbox (filmmaking)">windowbox</a>, or on a <a href="/wiki/Patio_garden" class="mw-redirect" title="Patio garden">patio</a> or <a href="/wiki/Vivarium" title="Vivarium">vivarium</a>. </p><p>Gardening also takes place in non-residential green areas, such as parks, public or semi-public gardens (<a href="/wiki/Botanical_garden" title="Botanical garden">botanical gardens</a> or <a href="/wiki/Zoological_garden" class="mw-redirect" title="Zoological garden">zoological gardens</a>), <a href="/wiki/Amusement_park" title="Amusement park">amusement</a> and <a href="/wiki/Theme_park" class="mw-redirect" title="Theme park">theme parks</a>, along transportation corridors, and around <a href="/wiki/Tourism" title="Tourism">tourist attractions</a> and <a href="/wiki/Garden_hotels" title="Garden hotels">hotels</a>. In these situations, a staff of <a href="/wiki/Gardener" title="Gardener">gardeners</a> or <a href="/wiki/Groundskeeper" class="mw-redirect" title="Groundskeeper">groundskeepers</a> maintains the gardens. </p> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Indoor_garden.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e7/Indoor_garden.jpg/220px-Indoor_garden.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e7/Indoor_garden.jpg/330px-Indoor_garden.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e7/Indoor_garden.jpg/440px-Indoor_garden.jpg 2x" data-file-width="760" data-file-height="570" /></a><figcaption>A variety of flowers and vegetables in an indoor garden</figcaption></figure> <p>Indoor gardening is concerned with growing <a href="/wiki/Houseplant" title="Houseplant">houseplants</a> within a <a href="/wiki/House" title="House">residence</a> or building, in a <a href="/wiki/Conservatory_(greenhouse)" title="Conservatory (greenhouse)">conservatory</a>, or in a <a href="/wiki/Greenhouse" title="Greenhouse">greenhouse</a>. <a href="/wiki/Indoor_garden" class="mw-redirect" title="Indoor garden">Indoor gardens</a> are sometimes incorporated into <a href="/wiki/Air_conditioning" title="Air conditioning">air conditioning</a> or heating systems. </p><p><a href="/wiki/Water_gardening" class="mw-redirect" title="Water gardening">Water gardening</a> is concerned with growing plants that have adapted to pools and ponds, along with <a href="/wiki/Aquascaping" title="Aquascaping">aqua-scaping</a> in planted <a href="/wiki/Aquarium" title="Aquarium">aquariums</a>. <a href="/wiki/Bog" title="Bog">Bog</a> gardens are also considered a type of water garden. A simple water garden may consist solely of a tub containing the water and plants. </p><p>Container gardening is concerned with growing plants in containers that are placed above the ground. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Liberal_arts_pursuits">Liberal arts pursuits</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Hobby&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Liberal arts pursuits"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Liberal_arts_education" title="Liberal arts education">Liberal arts education</a></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/The_arts" title="The arts">The arts</a></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1251242444"><table class="box-More_citations_needed_section plainlinks metadata ambox ambox-content ambox-Refimprove" role="presentation"><tbody><tr><td class="mbox-image"><div class="mbox-image-div"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Question_book-new.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/99/Question_book-new.svg/50px-Question_book-new.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="39" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/99/Question_book-new.svg/75px-Question_book-new.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/99/Question_book-new.svg/100px-Question_book-new.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="399" /></a></span></div></td><td class="mbox-text"><div class="mbox-text-span">This section <b>needs additional citations for <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Verifiability" title="Wikipedia:Verifiability">verification</a></b>.<span class="hide-when-compact"> Please help <a href="/wiki/Special:EditPage/Hobby" title="Special:EditPage/Hobby">improve this article</a> by <a href="/wiki/Help:Referencing_for_beginners" title="Help:Referencing for beginners">adding citations to reliable sources</a> in this section. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed.</span> <span class="date-container"><i>(<span class="date">March 2021</span>)</i></span><span class="hide-when-compact"><i> (<small><a href="/wiki/Help:Maintenance_template_removal" title="Help:Maintenance template removal">Learn how and when to remove this message</a></small>)</i></span></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Magicianatparty.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="Flash photo of a costumed magician at a party with several excited children." src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/83/Magicianatparty.jpg/220px-Magicianatparty.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="303" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/83/Magicianatparty.jpg/330px-Magicianatparty.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/83/Magicianatparty.jpg 2x" data-file-width="400" data-file-height="550" /></a><figcaption>An amateur <a href="/wiki/Magic_(illusion)" title="Magic (illusion)">magician</a> performing</figcaption></figure> <p>Many hobbies involve performances by the hobbyist, such as <a href="/wiki/Singing" title="Singing">singing</a>, acting, <a href="/wiki/Juggling" title="Juggling">juggling</a>, <a href="/wiki/Magic_(illusion)" title="Magic (illusion)">magic</a>, dancing, playing a <a href="/wiki/Musical_instrument" title="Musical instrument">musical instrument</a>, <a href="/wiki/Martial_arts" title="Martial arts">martial arts</a>, and other <a href="/wiki/Performing_arts" title="Performing arts">performing arts</a>. </p><p>Some hobbies may result in an end product. Examples of this would be <a href="/wiki/Woodworking" title="Woodworking">woodworking</a>, <a href="/wiki/Photography#Amateur" title="Photography">photography</a>, <a href="/wiki/Moviemaking" class="mw-redirect" title="Moviemaking">moviemaking</a>, <a href="/wiki/Jewellery_making" class="mw-redirect" title="Jewellery making">jewelry making</a>, software projects such as <a href="/wiki/Photoshopping" class="mw-redirect" title="Photoshopping">Photoshopping</a> and home music or <a href="/wiki/Video_production" title="Video production">video production</a>, making <a href="/wiki/Friendship_bracelets" class="mw-redirect" title="Friendship bracelets">bracelets</a>, <a href="/wiki/Art" title="Art">artistic projects</a> such as <a href="/wiki/Drawing" title="Drawing">drawing</a>, <a href="/wiki/Painting" title="Painting">painting</a>, <a href="/wiki/Cosplay" title="Cosplay">Cosplay</a> (design, creation, and wearing a costume based on an already existing creative property), creating models out of card stock or paper – called <a href="/wiki/Papercraft" class="mw-redirect" title="Papercraft">papercraft</a>. Many of these fall under the category <a href="/wiki/Visual_arts" title="Visual arts">visual arts</a>. </p><p>Writing is often taken up as a hobby by aspiring writers and usually appears in the form of personal <a href="/wiki/Blog" title="Blog">blog</a>, guest posting or <a href="/wiki/Fan_fiction" title="Fan fiction">fan fiction</a> (literary art resulting in creation of written content based on already existing, licensed creative property under specified terms).<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p><a href="/wiki/Reading_(process)" class="mw-redirect" title="Reading (process)">Reading</a> books, <a href="/wiki/Ebook" title="Ebook">eBooks</a>, magazines, comics, or newspapers, along with browsing the internet is a common hobby, and one that can trace its origins back hundreds of years. A love of literature, later in life, may be sparked by an interest in reading <a href="/wiki/Children%27s_literature" title="Children's literature">children's literature</a> as a child. Many of these fall under the category <a href="/wiki/Literary_arts" class="mw-redirect" title="Literary arts">literary arts</a>. </p><p>Knitting or Crocheting is a calming and productive hobby. It allows for creativity while making cozy items like scarves, blankets, or hats. It's easy on the joints and can be done at a leisurely pace, making it perfect for staying engaged and creating thoughtful gifts. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Sports_and_games">Sports and games</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Hobby&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Sports and games"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Sport" title="Sport">Sport</a></div><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Game" title="Game">Game</a></div> <p>Stebbins<sup id="cite_ref-:1_1-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:1-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> distinguishes an amateur sports person and a hobbyist by suggesting a hobbyist plays in less formal sports, or games that are rule bound and have no professional equivalent. While an amateur sports individual plays a sport with a professional equivalent, such as football or tennis. Amateur sport may range from informal play to highly competitive practice, such as <a href="/wiki/Deck_tennis" title="Deck tennis">deck tennis</a> or long distance trekking. </p><p>The Department for Culture, Media, and Support in England suggests that playing sports benefits physical and mental health. A positive relationship appeared between engaging in sports and improving overall health.<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Psychological_role">Psychological role</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Hobby&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Psychological role"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>During the 20th century there was extensive research into the important role that <a href="/wiki/Play_(activity)" title="Play (activity)">play</a> has in human development. While most evident in childhood, play continues throughout life for many adults in the form of games, hobbies, and sport.<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Moreover, studies of <a href="/wiki/Aging_and_society#Successful_ageing" title="Aging and society">aging and society</a> support the value of hobbies in healthy aging.<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Significant_achievements">Significant achievements</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Hobby&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Significant achievements"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>There have been many instances where hobbyists and amateurs have achieved significant discoveries and developments. These are a small sample. </p> <ul><li>Amateur astronomers have explored the skies for centuries and there is a long list of <a href="/wiki/Amateur_astronomy#Notable_amateur_astronomers" title="Amateur astronomy">Notable amateur astronomers</a> who have made major discoveries. Amateur astronomers <a href="/wiki/Alan_Hale_(astronomer)" title="Alan Hale (astronomer)">Alan Hale</a> and <a href="/wiki/Thomas_Bopp" title="Thomas Bopp">Thomas Bopp</a> discovered the <a href="/wiki/Comet_Hale%E2%80%93Bopp" title="Comet Hale–Bopp">Comet Hale–Bopp</a> in 1995.<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>A substantial amount of early scientific research came from the amateur activities of the wealthy, such as <a href="/wiki/Antoine_Lavoisier" title="Antoine Lavoisier">Antoine Lavoisier</a>'s contributions to the science of <a href="/wiki/Chemistry" title="Chemistry">chemistry</a> and <a href="/wiki/Benjamin_Franklin" title="Benjamin Franklin">Benjamin Franklin</a>'s investigations into <a href="/wiki/Electricity" title="Electricity">electricity</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Open-source_model" class="mw-redirect" title="Open-source model">Open source</a> is a development model using open collaboration to cooperate on projects. It is most notable in the development of software and <a href="/wiki/Open-source_software#Key_projects" title="Open-source software">widely used software</a>, which has been developed and maintained by large numbers of people, including many home-based amateurs with high-level expertise.</li> <li>While the general public was not aware of nature observation which was formally conducted as <a href="/wiki/Field_research" title="Field research">field research</a>, during the 1930s, practitioners of the hobby went on to become the <a href="https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/pioneer" class="extiw" title="wikt:pioneer">pioneers</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Conservation_movement" title="Conservation movement">conservation movement</a> that flourished in the UK from 1965 onwards.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Hobby&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Avocation" title="Avocation">Avocation</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Entertainment" title="Entertainment">Entertainment</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Community_of_interest" title="Community of interest">Community of interest</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Personal_life" title="Personal life">Personal life</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Play_(activity)" title="Play (activity)">Play (activity)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Special_interest_(autism)" title="Special interest (autism)">Special interest (autism)</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Hobby&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style 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