Get a hobby : 365 things to do for fun (not work!)

Get a hobby 365 things to do for fun (not work!)

Jasmine Cho

Book - 2024

"Get your mind off work, make friends, and de-stress with this fascinating collection of potential hobbies! Picking up a hobby is one of the best ways to eliminate stress, improve any mood, and make a network of new friends. Whether it's a physical activity like pickleball or martial arts; a creative pursuit like knitting or painting; or a skill to challenge the mind like sudoku or learning a language, a hobby can improve your life in so many ways. Jasmine Cho, a devoted baker whose off-the-clock passion took her from the kitchen to Food Network and beyond, presents this compendium of stuff you can do for fun in an easy-to-peruse graphic reference guide. From more familiar hobbies like quilting and bird-watching to fascinating new... areas to explore like K-pop dance, extreme ironing, geocaching, and even vexillology (that's the study of flags!), it's impossible to stay bored when a copy of Get a Hobby is on hand." --

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Subjects
Hobbies.
Handicraft.
Recreation.
Published
New York : Union Square & Co [2024]
Language
English
Main Author
Jasmine Cho (author)
Item Description
Includes hobbies list.
Physical Description
375 pages : color illustrations ; 19 cm
ISBN
9781454954279
Contents unavailable.
Review by Booklist Review

Cho, an art therapist and cookie activist ("a very nontraditional career path"), explores the vast array of things to do after you clock out of work and put down your device. Emphasizing the importance of hobbies to build social and emotional well-being, Cho introduces a new hobby on each page, with a quote from a practitioner and a short description that includes history and practice. Entries note cost (under $40, $40--$80, over $80) and category (art, tech, nature, fitness) and include ideas for all ages and differing abilities. Ideas vary wildly, from common hobbies like macramé and metal detecting to the more esoteric, like miniature cooking and lock picking. These one-pagers work well as a jumping-off point but will likely require a bit more research to get started. This will be a fun title for naturally curious readers and restless hobby seekers and may really find its audience with newly retired people and recent transplants looking for connection. Librarians and other activities coordinators will also find this idea-packed book a great source for programming inspiration.

From Booklist, Copyright (c) American Library Association. Used with permission.

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