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What hobbies do you practice that is other people's professions? (lemmy.zip)

submitted 5 days ago by sanderium@lemmy.zip to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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Just thinking about the little things we enjoy that is other people's way of earning, for example fishing.

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[–] ragebutt@lemmy.dbzer0.com 26 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago) (4 children)

So many

Homelab

Buy broken electronics, repair, resell (so like microsoldering, diagnosing, etc)

Woodworking but I’m bad at it

Cooking

Music but I’m bad at it

3d printing/cad but I’m bad at cad

Language study 日本語

Pcb design and some coding related to this but I’m bad at it

It’s why I get the anti work people. If I could change careers every few years I would. I love learning about new stuff. I post a lot but most of the time I do that is either when I have idle time at work, before or right after work (although sometimes it leaks into weekends). I hate the phrase jack of all trades master of none, it’s cool to know about a lot of things (as long as you recognize the limitations of your knowledge)

[–] laughingsquirrel@discuss.tchncs.de 11 points 5 days ago

I recently learned that the full quote goes like this: "Jack of all trades, master of none, though oftentimes better than master of one." Thought that might reconcile you with the phrase :)

[–] hiramfromthechi@lemmy.world 4 points 5 days ago (1 children)

You can also be a jack of all trades, master of some. Or a lot. Or most. 🤝

[–] WoodScientist@sh.itjust.works 2 points 4 days ago

Or, you can be, Abserd!

[–] aeternum@lemmy.blahaj.zone 5 points 5 days ago

it doesn't matter whether you're good at it or bad at it. As long as you enjoy what you do, that's all that matters :)

[–] cornshark@lemmy.world 2 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Does 日本語 mean "I'm bad at it"

[–] ragebutt@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 4 days ago

Ha no, it means Japanese (or Japanese language). The kanji would be pronounced “nihongo”