Hobbies seem to be a childhood thing. 100% of the kids these days are sent to classes, 2-3 sports, 1-2 art. Total of 5 classes a week. Also these classes change with age, so an average middleclass kid would have taken classes for Tennis, Football, Swimming, Skiing, Classical Music , instruments , Painting , Drawing , Martial Arts , Drama, Dance, etc. In the US of A the collages also ask the kids what all extra curricular activities they have done.
I find that even tho the kids do all this, Adults dont seem to have many hobbies. It is very rare to see an adult with even one hobby. Also many of these adults had hobbies until they got into a job, even those from the generation which didnt go to classes "I used to paint in school, I used to write poetry when I was in college, short stories.. " yeah... Does life take over..? Is it they got to busy... or its just the interests changed?
So going back, What is the purpose of all those classes and trainings ? Why put ur kid thru all this when You yourself doesnot do any of it as an adult? Is it an exploration to find the right hobby? what the kid really likes? Is it possible that this generation which had so many trainings will continue with them as adult? Or Is it infact the expectation - that they will stop this as an adult?These are things u do as a child to pass time, to have fun to help with other grown up things later? Like play in animals helps them hunt when they grow up. Is it just a trend and peer pressure and FOMO thing which doesn't have any inherent reason?
Exceptions are : Sports among men seems to be the most sticky, some men do play the sports they learnt (formally informally as a kid)
Singing among women
Reading - but that does not need training
Baking / Gardening - common hobbies but this is not what they learnt when they were a kid.
Photography -
Hmm As I compile this list, I think lot more people of my generation want to have a hobby and pursue something ....
I am offcourse an exception. I think its got to do with being Neuro ATypical. https://www.quora.com/Are-grown-people-with-Asperger%E2%80%99s-still-childlike
I do have a lot of hobbies and interests compared to a regular adult, but then again like the children I take 100s of classes but they seem to be for fun/to pass time , very few are sticky.
Also most of my interests are my mothers - I refused to go to classes, music and dance or sports .They say with kids its not what u say but what u do. She had many hobbies - Stitching clothes, painting, gardening, rangoli - Those are my hobbies too, except rangoli.
BTW this was triggered by me searching for some class and finding most results for kids classes! Grrr!
I find that even tho the kids do all this, Adults dont seem to have many hobbies. It is very rare to see an adult with even one hobby. Also many of these adults had hobbies until they got into a job, even those from the generation which didnt go to classes "I used to paint in school, I used to write poetry when I was in college, short stories.. " yeah... Does life take over..? Is it they got to busy... or its just the interests changed?
So going back, What is the purpose of all those classes and trainings ? Why put ur kid thru all this when You yourself doesnot do any of it as an adult? Is it an exploration to find the right hobby? what the kid really likes? Is it possible that this generation which had so many trainings will continue with them as adult? Or Is it infact the expectation - that they will stop this as an adult?These are things u do as a child to pass time, to have fun to help with other grown up things later? Like play in animals helps them hunt when they grow up. Is it just a trend and peer pressure and FOMO thing which doesn't have any inherent reason?
Exceptions are : Sports among men seems to be the most sticky, some men do play the sports they learnt (formally informally as a kid)
Singing among women
Reading - but that does not need training
Baking / Gardening - common hobbies but this is not what they learnt when they were a kid.
Photography -
Hmm As I compile this list, I think lot more people of my generation want to have a hobby and pursue something ....
I am offcourse an exception. I think its got to do with being Neuro ATypical. https://www.quora.com/Are-grown-people-with-Asperger%E2%80%99s-still-childlike
I do have a lot of hobbies and interests compared to a regular adult, but then again like the children I take 100s of classes but they seem to be for fun/to pass time , very few are sticky.
Also most of my interests are my mothers - I refused to go to classes, music and dance or sports .They say with kids its not what u say but what u do. She had many hobbies - Stitching clothes, painting, gardening, rangoli - Those are my hobbies too, except rangoli.
BTW this was triggered by me searching for some class and finding most results for kids classes! Grrr!
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