Theme of Zoom Meeting: Hobbies
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by Richard E. Gordon Duplication prohibited without author’s permission. rgordon118@tampabay.rr.com
Last updated: May 24, 2022
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1. What’s your definition of hobby?
2. Why should we pursue hobbies?
3. How can hobbies contribute to our mental and physical health?
4. How can hobbies be helpful in overcoming addictions? What are examples of especially helpful hobbies in the struggle against addictions?
5. Can the hobby of writing be especially helpful in nourishing mental health?
6. What is the negative side of hobbies? Can they become addictive?
7. Why might it be especially important for senior citizens to pursue hobbies or perhaps even develop new ones?
8. If you were looking to embrace a new hobby today, what resources could you use to find a choice of hobbies? Another related link.
9. Do hobbies vary among countries? Cultures? What hobby did you have as a youngster? How did this hobby enrich your life?
10. What hobby, if any, do you have now? How does it contribute to your well being?
11. Could this qualify as a hobby: Caring for a dog, cat, even birds…?
12. If possible, could you share with us something related to your hobby at our next meeting?
13. How can parents encourage children to have hobbies? Any kind of hobbies? A hobby you would suggest?
14. Are females likely to choose different hobbies than males? If so, what accounts for this difference?
15. If you had a grandson whose hobby was collecting dolls, would you be concerned? How about a granddaughter who collected toy soldiers? Would you consider some hobbies feminine? Others masculine?
16. Should poor children be especially encouraged to have hobbies? What kind of hobbies? Hobbies that could be pursued with little cost?
17. Anything surprising about this matched list of famous people with their hobbies?
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Playing with dolls |
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Aliens |
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Racing |
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Collecting Porsches |
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Golf |
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Training pigeons |
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Dancing |
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Cockfighting |
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Riding an electric horse |
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Swimming |
18. What’s the strangest hobby you have ever heard about?
19. Do you know anyone whose hobby led to a career?
20. Would there be an advantage for you to develop a hobby at this stage in your life?
Quotations
1. “To be really happy and really safe, one ought to have at least two or three hobbies, and the must all be real.” – Winston Churchill
2. “You never lose a dream; it just incubates as a hobby.” – Larry Page
3. “Hobbies are for people that don’t like what they’re doing.” – Stefan Sagmeister
4. "Everyone should have a deep-seated interest or hobby to enrich his mind, add zest to living, and perhaps, depending upon what it is, result in a service to his country." ~ Dale Carnegie
5. "A hobby is, of course, an abomination, as are all consuming interests and passions that do not lead directly to large, personal gain." ~ Fran Lebowitz
6. "But a hobby, like a habit, makes you forget about important things in life." ~ Margo Kaufman
7. "I don't have hobbies; hobbies cost money. Interests are quite free." ~ George Carlin
8. "Successful technologies often begin as hobbies. Jacques Cousteau invented scuba diving because he enjoyed exploring caves. The Wright brothers invented flying as a relief from the monotony of their normal business of selling and repairing bicycles." ~ Freeman Dyson
9. "Beware the hobby that eats." ~ Benjamin Franklin
10. "I have only one real hobby - my husband." ~ Florence Harding
11. “Happy is the man who can make a living by his hobby.”—George Bernard Shaw
12. “To be happy in life, develop at least four hobbies: one to bring you money, one to keep you healthy, one to bring you joy, and one to bring you peace.”—Stan Jacobs