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Buying Books and Reading Books are Two Different Hobbies

 I have seen this quote all across social media for years now. Many girls love sticking on a cute outfit, grabbing an iced coffee, and browsing their local second-hand bookshop. Personally, I love doing this. Buying secondhand is much cheaper, and it lets me experiment by buying books I wouldn't normally read at a much lower price, so it feels like less of a waste if I don't end up liking it. Reading these books, however, is a much different ballgame. This entry will explore all things books! From reading to recording to the psychology of buying. So why do we often avoid reading half the books we buy? Like I said before, when we buy books, we often get swept up in the excitement of who we could be. Buying a copy of Shakespearean literature puts us one step closer to becoming the kind of person who  reads  Shakespearean literature. The purchase is a small price for the esteem it provides when we walk out of the shop with a stack of Shakespearean plays. There is an argument...
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Hobbies for Young Adults

Hobbies for Young Adults


For most teenagers, hobbies, are a key part of their life. Occupying the time between school life, social life and family time. Countless research has shown the personal development that comes with hobbies as a teenager, yet, many young adults completely lose these hobbies as they grow into their 20s. This blog will be talking about reasoning why as we get older we lose these passions, as well as exploring how to develop new ones.

Each entry will explore one new hobby; How much time, money, and space will need to be invested, the type of people this hobby is best suited to, and trying the hobby myself to see if it's worth the hype.


I interviewed students around campus to see just what they think about hobbies and why it's hard to take up new hobbies in your 20s. Some of the students said that living alone for the first time takes up too much time. Figuring out how to clean, how often to clean, when to do a big shop, what to buy, how to cook nutritious food. This is all incredible time consuming- not to mention overwhelming.

So what have we learned?

Young adult hobbies as a whole need to be  flexible, cheap, and calming.

This weeks hobbie is colouring!

Colouring in is certainly one to bring back childhood nostalgia. This is a low-cost, low-stress activity which is an excellent choice for the student lifestyle. Student life is filled with deadlines, exams, and constant socialisation. Couloring is an easy way to fall into a meditative state, as the brain falls easiest into this zen when focused on one is focused on the complex structure on your colouring page.  This makes it an ideal way to unwind for students.

Resources for this hobby range in price. Colouring books can be bought from local UK budget stores and online! The one I've linked is from Amazon. If you just want to try this hobby for the first time with low commitment, you can also find free printable PDF colouring sheets.

While this doesn't seem like the most fun hobby,

I tried this hobby for a week and found it incredibly relaxing. After a day at uni, it is very soothing to  switch off, stick on a movie and get to it.  Mostly I did this in the privacy of my bedroom, but I also branched out and coloured while having a catch-up with a friend.

I also discovered the world of digital colouring! There are a lot of apps available on the app store, but   I found ‘Happy Colour’  to be the most relaxing because it’s more of a paint-by-number situation. It was infinitely more relaxing because I didn’t have to think about the colour scheme.

My take-away with colouring is that it’s an incredibly relaxing, cheap and easy hobby that doesn't take much skill. I think it suits the busy lives of many young adults.



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