I believe we all have three major parts: emotional, intellectual, and physical.
I have been very intellectually oriented, meaning I used my intellectual part even when it was not so useful for the thing I was doing. For example, thinking about emotions or how to do something when it is better than just feel or do.
My aim has been to become more balanced human being, meaning choosing pursuits that activate those other parts as well.
What has stayed with me over the years has been couples' dancing, which fits nicely with physical/emotional side. You just need to find a teacher whose apporach is not intellectual, i.e. based on steps and sequences! I am still doing it 2-5 times per week.
I am also doing regularly:
- yin yoga
- tai chi
- winterswimming
I have had several other niche hobbies throughout the years, like:
- fencing
- improv theatre
- leather works -- I ended up on a very demanding leather shoe course and made my own dancing shoes
- wood crafting -- wooden spoons
- traditional survival skills -- various kinds of traditional fire making skills, making traditional traps, making emergency tents, making emergency drafts, learning about plants, learning to skin/handle game etc.
Something I wanted to try but did not yet:
- flint knapping
I believe we all have three major parts: emotional, intellectual, and physical.
I have been very intellectually oriented, meaning I used my intellectual part even when it was not so useful for the thing I was doing. For example, thinking about emotions or how to do something when it is better than just feel or do.
My aim has been to become more balanced human being, meaning choosing pursuits that activate those other parts as well.
What has stayed with me over the years has been couples' dancing, which fits nicely with physical/emotional side. You just need to find a teacher whose apporach is not intellectual, i.e. based on steps and sequences! I am still doing it 2-5 times per week.
I am also doing regularly: - yin yoga - tai chi - winterswimming
I have had several other niche hobbies throughout the years, like: - fencing - improv theatre - leather works -- I ended up on a very demanding leather shoe course and made my own dancing shoes - wood crafting -- wooden spoons - traditional survival skills -- various kinds of traditional fire making skills, making traditional traps, making emergency tents, making emergency drafts, learning about plants, learning to skin/handle game etc.
Something I wanted to try but did not yet: - flint knapping