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Participating in a hobby can bring you joy, pleasure, and purpose. But the benefits go beyond that, including improving negative emotions, boosting self-efficacy, and more. Share on Pinterest Getty ...

Communal leisure activities in youth can have positive and far-reaching effects on mental health, according to a new study by the University of Oulu, Finland. A research group of experts in psychiatry ...

Somewhere along the way, we stopped having hobbies, with little time for passions outside of coursework, academic goals or ...

If you have a hobby, you probably love doing it. Hobbies give you a chance to get involved in activities that you enjoy and help you take a load off. Very often, you’ll find yourself looking forward ...

Grocery-store scallions repotted on windowsills. Sourdough starters in the fridge. Cooking, knitting, jigsaw puzzles. Hobbies could not cure the coronavirus, but for a moment it seemed like they could ...

A hobby is usually  a regular activity that is done for enjoyment, typically during one's leisure time. Cultivating a hobby ...

Asked to picture a genius and nearly all of us will picture Einstein at his chalkboard (or, thanks to that famous photo, sticking out his tongue). If you have a more artistic bent you might imagine ...

To be fair, I thought I had everything prepared for my first proper attempt at crocheting. There were the materials, purchased from a flea market, and a physical copy of the pattern I was to follow, ...