Hobbies To Pursue Outside Of School

   Though school ends up taking up a majority of us students’ day and leaves us tired enough to just fall asleep for the rest of it, we should still manage to pursue activities outside of school.

   Hobbies add a specialty to us. They allow us to invest our time and energy into an activity that we aren’t forced into but are instead doing it because of our own personal interest. We should aim to have one of these because they allow us to specialize in a field in which other people aren’t. It makes us different. We all go to school and learn pretty much the same amount of things, but having a hobby just gives us a sort of specialization in a skill that most people may not have. Plus, it feels good to know that even if you aren’t that great at school, you are pretty good at something else. If you don’t have a hobby though, don’t worry let me give you 3 worth pursuing : 

 

   The literal definition of photography is ‘drawing with light’. So while the activity could be as simple as just that, it can also be very broad and include the categories of lighting, the rule of thirds, lines, shapes, texture, patterns, and color. It’s a topic with no range. It can be as simple as just a click, or as complex as a change of aperture, iso, shutter speed, and etc. You can use your phone, or you can use a Sony camera. It has no rules, but a lot of space for improvement., which is why you should get into it. There are also so many different types of categories for photography like digital photography, photojournalism, architectural photography, landscape photography, and etc.. A con of the hobby people are quick to bring out is that it’s too expensive, but that’s only partially true. Starting off into the hobby isn’t that expensive and is instead pretty convenient. You can start off by just taking photos with your phone and learning editing tricks. And as you grow and feel your skills develop you can start making purchases of editing apps and real cameras. But don’t jump the boat in terms of complexity and just try working your way up the ladder instead. 

 

   This is a hobby that everyone can get into and should. Drawing is a relatively easy task to get into. All it really takes is a piece of paper and a pencil. These two things have infinite possibilities. A blank paper can be whatever you want it to be. It has the potential to be anything. It gives your mind total freedom and just captures it so it stays permanent. Drawing is also just a great way to help open the right hemisphere of your brain. Throughout your day in school, the left hemisphere of your brain is trained because it’s the side that controls your speech, comprehension, arithmetic, and writing. The right side of your brain however is in charge of your creativity, spatial ability, artistic, and musical skills. Throughout your school day, the right side of your brain isn’t trained. Art though; art opens all of its gates. It causes your brain to flow freely. It allows it to be open – ended, it allows you to think of an answer to a question before seeing the multiple choices. It teaches it to think outside of the box. Drawing is also just a place of relief. It puts you to peace, because it has no requirements. You decide what you want to put down on a piece of paper. It can be something personal, about your day, or it can be something completely unrelated to yourself. Again, total freedom. And just like photography, as you feel your level go up, you can purchase more equipment. 

 

  Books give us information. They teach us. They help us learn. Fictional books entertain and teach us the stories of some of our favorite characters; the mistakes they make and how they come back from it. Nonfictional books teach us. They give us the knowledge needed to learn something new. Something a bit more complex, that isn’t taught at school but will be something you feel will be needed later in your life. For example, if you want to pursue a career in computer science, a few books on coding are a bit better to get you started rather than just going into the subject blind when you’re in college because these kinds of topics aren’t usually taught in schools. Even if you just want to start another hobby, like drawing, a book can give you the proper information to start you off. For fictional books, there’s a lot of comfort in reading about your favorite characters and seeing how they deal with the problems that we do too. It helps inspire us. When it comes to reading though, the question is always asked, ‘Why not just watch a book ? ‘ and the answer to that is ‘Yeah, why not.’. If a person feels they’ll get better knowledge from a video, then sure, they should go ahead with it, maybe reading just isn’t the hobby for them.

 

   In conclusion, a hobby adds a specialty to a person. It helps make you different from the person right next to you. It allows you to know that you have knowledge in a subject that not everyone else has. But if you don’t have one, I hope one of these 3 suggestions have been able to catch your attention.