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What hobbies or volunteer work require creative problem solving from lots of different areas? (sh.itjust.works)

submitted 3 months ago by Apytele@sh.itjust.works to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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I'm a bit of a jack of all trades. When I work on a project I use anything from woodworking and sewing to chemistry and physics to human physiology and psychology. I also like reading up then chatting about random science and history and art stuff. I like working with computers occasionally, and I'll just randomly throw some basic geometry or algebra into a project, but I was also an art student so I'm not half bad at making things visually appealing either.

I have a job where I often get a chance to use my various areas of semi-expertise when I pick up a side project, but that's led me into getting waaay overinvolved in my work and neglecting my outside relationships. What hobbies or other non-professional things could I get involved in that would give me that same opportunity to flex my creativity when solving a problem?

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[–] Lag@lemmy.world 3 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (1 children)

Remodeling contractor/designer. Discussing ideas and plans with homeowners is a psychological trip and you'll have to use math to show them visually why they're wrong. You also mentioned non professional, but this could also be a hobby where you only take on a few projects a year and get more personal with your clients.