What Do You Actually Do in Your Free Time? 🎨 (Not the Polite Answer)

Let’s be honest for a second.

When someone asks, “What are your hobbies?” most of us give a very respectable answer.
Reading. Walking. Maybe cooking.
You know… hobbies you can safely say in public without follow-up questions.

But that’s not what I’m talking about today.

I’m talking about the things you find yourself doing over and over again when no one is telling you what to do.
The hobbies you drift toward without thinking.
The ones that quietly take up your free time — whether or not you ever planned them.

For me, it’s things like:

• writing, even when I say I’m “just going to jot one thing down”

• making AI videos, because apparently curiosity has no off switch

• creating, tweaking, testing, and learning just for the fun of it

Those aren’t occasional hobbies. They’re the ones that show up consistently.

And that got me wondering…

What do other people actually do in their free time?

Not the once-a-year hobbies.
Not the “I tried this once and it was fun” activities.

I mean the real ones.

The ones that might sound a little wild, weird, or unexpected, like:

• axe throwing (because apparently hurling sharp objects is therapeutic)

• lock picking (legally… I hope)

• metal detecting beaches like you’re on a personal treasure hunt

• urban exploring abandoned places

• competitive board gaming that gets way too serious

• roller skating at night with headphones on and zero shame

• learning random skills online just because your brain demanded it

These are the hobbies that say something about us — not because they’re impressive, but because they’re honest.

So now I’m curious.

• What do you actually do in your free time?
• What’s the thing you always drift back to?
• Is it creative, physical, quiet, chaotic… or a little unhinged?

There are no wrong answers here.
If it brings you joy, curiosity, calm, or just helps you lose track of time — it counts.

Drop your real hobbies in the comments.
The polite ones and the weird ones.
Especially the weird ones.