Hobbies and interests create a more complete picture of who you are. Combined with paid experience, volunteering, and being in community with others, they can help you gain experience and skills for your career.
Hobbies, interests, and values are ways to:
- Connect with others
- Try new things, fail, and try again! We develop resilience through our hobbies!
- Learn to solve problems when things don’t work
- Learn to work with others who are different than we are
Hobbies
Hobbies are the things you like doing!| Arts & Crafts | Food | Games | Nature | Sports & Fitness | Other stuff |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Music Dance Painting Pottery | Cooking Baking | Chess Board Games Dominoes Puzzles | Hiking Camping Paddling Sailing Skiing | Weightlifting Swimming Cycling Running Martial Arts | Reading for fun Writing stories or blogging |
| Sewing Crafting Quilting Knitting | Gardening Horticulture | Spades maj jongg GO Sheepshead | Climbing Diving | Tennis Bowling Boxing | “Fandom” - whether it’s sports, a music era, film, FPS games, or a genre of books, fan commitment is real! |
| Photography Video/Film | Canning Preserves | Trivia Esports Gaming | Birding Fishing Hunting Foraging | Soccer Hockey Basketball Volleyball | "Tinkering" - a catch all category for folks who like fixing things or creating something to suit a specific need they have. Tinkering is a blend of art and game! |
| Woodworking Welding |
Interests & Values
Interests and values are the things that guide you. There is often overlap among these.| Community | Health | Justice | Learning & Education |
|---|---|---|---|
| Connecting with those who share parts of your identity | Finding a cure for something or support for a condition | Housing or food security | Educational access and support |
| Connecting with faith-based organizations | Interest in health as it relates to a group (women, children, Black women, Latino men, refugees, etc) | Access to health care and health equity | Mentoring or tutoring |