Ask HN: How do I balance all my 200 interests in life?

Re:Ask HN: How do I balance all my 200 interests in life? by wccrawford on Wednesday May 29, 2024 @08:31AM (#40511248)

I don't know. I've largely failed at it. I have a ton of hobbies, and I feel like they're all not getting enough attention, and are taking up too much space. But every time I think about getting rid of my stuff for a hobby, I get more interested in it and actually do it for a bit, instead of getting rid of it.

The one hobby that I have massively cut down on is woodworking. I still have the tools, but I almost never do it now. It's noisy, dirty, dangerous, and expensive. So it's pretty easy to decide to give up on, in favor of other hobbies.

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Re:Ask HN: How do I balance all my 200 interests in life? by woolcap on Wednesday May 29, 2024 @08:53AM (#40511445)

You could consider ditching (most of) the power tools and just do hand-tool woodworking. Much quieter, less sawdust and mess, relaxing (usually) and much lower possibility of losing a finger.

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Re:Ask HN: How do I balance all my 200 interests in life? by wccrawford on Monday June 03, 2024 @10:40AM (#40563079)

I'm not sure I have the time and patience to get good at the hand tools. I'd love to be Rex Krueger and cut perfectly square ends all the time, but I'm simply not that into it. The power tools are a shortcut to getting a good-enough cut.

I have actually pulled out normal saws and done my best a few times in the last year, because I didn't want to make a ton of noise early in the morning... But they were just utilitarian cuts, no matter how I tried. Absolutely nothing to brag about.

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