Making stuff?

Question

what is something that is easy and cheap to make as a hobby and will make me more popular with my school mates?

Answer 1

First, I agree with the previous poster that it would be best to find something you really like to get involved with --whether it's in order to meet more people or have a chance for them to get to know you better in a more comfortable atmosphere, or not.

Here's something I wrote to someone before that may be helpful in your situation:

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. . . Having a hobby is supposed to allow you to spend some of your time doing something you like, so the first thing is to figure out what *you* actuallly might like
(...those things may turn out to be quite different from things you're supposed to like btw, or things that other people in your life think you should like).

Knowing what you truly like is often hard though for various reasons.
I do think that generally the older you get, the more you know yourself and what you like/prefer (in all kinds of ways), and you'll just also be exposed to many more things the longer you live (unless you're really isolated, or don't "help" with the exposure)... learning those things is part of the "job" of growing up and getting older too.

So first, what *kinds* of things (of any type) have you been drawn to in the past even if they were very brief, or have you enjoyed when you did them?
E.g., maybe you've liked making things or working with your hands or dealing with people or reading (esp. certain types of books) or moving around or exercising a lot (or not moving around a lot) or thinking and analyzing or being involved with groups or being alone or being outdoors or pretending (acting) or certain types of technical or information things like cars/trains/computers/bridges/... animals, or topics like the Civil War or history or just the history of a certain field, politics, or playing cards or board games, etc., etc.

If you can discover what some of those things might be, or just begin paying attention now and noticing when you like something, or put yourself in those situations as an experiment to see if a flicker of interest or fun appears, you can then begin to think of some kinds of "hobbies" that will engage you in those things, or will allow you to do things in ways you prefer (for example, in groups, alone, online --which is partly relating to people but not in-the-moment-immediate and face-to-face, activist vs. just-a-member, etc.)

Having a hobby can mean loads of things... making something, or interacting with something, or joining others who enjoy the same things (in groups, or as teacher/student/online/volunte... or just learning more about it or writing about it oreven teaching others in some way, etc. The trick is to find which topics, and which ways of interacting with them, bring you the most satisfaction.

You might also give some thought to exactly what it was about the hobbies you mentioned that you didn't like. That could give you some hints as to what you might like better, or at least what kinds of things you don't like. It could be also that you'd be interested in a certain topic, but just not the way you did it the first time around.

If you're life is "really boring," it could also be that you're depressed (temporarily, or longer term because of events or limitations in your life, or just by throw of the dice genetically). One of the major symptoms of depression is a feeling that nothing is interesting or worthwhile, and maybe too overwhelming... and that one doesn't have the energy to be proactive. If any of those are the case, there are things that can help (therapy or just expressing those feelings to yourself or others or even getting insight about what's happening and what might help from reading or talking to others, medication if needed, forcing oneself to get out of a rut if in one and just get out and do different things, feel connected, etc.)

Amazingly too, a lot of hobbies also feel quite different when one is *in* them vs. what one thought they'd be like, so it can be helpful to actually try some of them out before rejecting them out of hand due to preconceptions about them. Think of it as an adventure or an experiment/reconnaisance ... don't think you have to stick with anything just becuase you're in the process of checking it out.

There may even be books at the library or other ways to get lists of potential "hobbies" (hopefully with full descriptions) so you can peruse and see if any strike you to check out first.


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You may want to read some of the other suggestions given by respondents to that thread too:
http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?...


HTH!

Diane B.

Answer 2

Making something as a hobby is surly something you like doing? Perhaps i could offer a few ideas, but to use it to make yourself more popular? In what way? Are you looking for just a little more attention from you existing friends, or is it to help make new friends? though there's nothing wrong with any of that, i fear you question is a little vague. Something else to consider too, is that public interest relies upon an ever changing environment ie trends. Just be you, show them interest in what they do, perhaps you may find they welcome a little kind admiration for their work. Whats in and what out, news articles and fashion, games and knowledge about such, even if you have just scanned a recent article, its quite impressive to be seen as broadly knowledgeable about the most recent of worldly issues. things that are important to both you and your school. Its great to talk, but its even better if your seemingly knowledgeable, that way you take more control of general conversations. Listen to you friends and figure out what they like and what makes them notice others. You have my Blessing for there is nothing wrong with the wanting to be more popular. Keep and eye on your friends for two weeks and see what makes them tick, they will reward you too. Edx