What do you do in your free time?

[Bregor]

How old are you?

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[Ragnus]

1: How old are you?
26
2: Are you (or have you been) in college?
Yes
3: What was your major and did you graduate?
Biochemistry with a Forensic Science focus
4: Do you have a hobby if so, what is it?
Archery and Model Building although I'm way out of touch with both
5: What is your current job?
Product Support Technician at Siemens
6: What do you usually do if you have some free time?
Play video games, go out to nice restaurants.

[WahiGuard]

I just wanted to gauge something..

Simple survey:

1: How old are you?
2: Are you (or have you been) in college?
3: What was your major and did you graduate?
4: Do you have a hobby if so, what is it?
5: What is your current job?
6: What do you usually do if you have some free time?

1. 20
2. Yes. Taking a break though, doing some soul searching I guess.
3. music production and audio engineering. Thinking of maybe switching to Philosophy.
4. I don`t consider playing my instruments actual hobbies. I think of training for a career if I get lucky. Reading(philo. history or social/politico critique) Listening to music or seeing a band, going to museums.
5. current, less than part-time at an ice cream store. Studying to do real estate with my dad.
6. I would like to become a better writer, so currently I am reading On Writing Well by William Zinsser, and I write letters to all my friends who are away at school. For the longest I have been telling myself to study climate change and evolution. Have Evo covered. But looking for a Climate book when I have the time and money.

[Ferion]

I tend to find my free time most spent with just tinkering with shit. I find some general interest in something, and dig around til I've satisfied that interest. As an example, I found some philosophy shit online and found it interesting, so I've been reading philosophy books non-stop. This is how I picked up programming and most science and political perspectives as well, and interests that extend into 3d modeling or arduino stuff. I'd say 80% of the shit I do in my free time I try to make productive. But comparative to the other people my age, I don't think this is the norm at all. People usually like to do more social hobbies or watch tv or something, stuff I'd consider "Doing nothing..", and I was just wondering how many of those people who take that route are successful in life comparative to how many follow this other route and are 'successful'.

Off topic, but I'll post something relevant when I get off work. What philosophy books have you been reading? I've been becoming more and more interested over the past couple weeks and I'm looking for a good place to start.

[greenhills]

1: How old are you? tmi
2: Are you (or have you been) in college? was
3: What was your major and did you graduate? history/pre law then graphic design and art history. no, after changing majors it was more for fun than end result.
4: Do you have a hobby if so, what is it? biking, hiking, gardening, floral arrangement, books, teaching the dog to do goofy things, cooking, trying to figure out what my son enjoys and enjoying that with him. also video games, although since i quit playing 11 there are few that i spent very long with.
5: What is your current job? run a cleaning company
6: What do you usually do if you have some free time? i think i'm doing it right now plus, something always needs fixed or someone needs something etc, and see above.

Haha, not for a grade, just for general interest. I had a conversation with a friend about people who tend to be successful compared to those that work lower end jobs, and coming from a tech perspective (both of us are programmers), we had agreed it boils down to how you manage your free time, but I'm not 100% sold on that, so I wanted to see if it is true.

that is a self answering question. of course someone that is motivated to fill their free time with possibly lucrative endeavors is going to enjoy more financial success. and of course people content with where they are or unmotivated to change it won't. maybe the next thing you can look into is life coaching or taking over captain obvious' job.

Also, what do you define as being a successful person - money, job title, letters after your name, fame, personal happiness, family happiness, ...?

^ important question.

[Melena]

1: How old are you? 33
2: Are you (or have you been) in college? Yes
3: What was your major and did you graduate? Computer Information Technology, AA
4: Do you have a hobby if so, what is it? Movies, Music, Anime, Games
5: What is your current job? I.T. for the county sheriff's office
6: What do you usually do if you have some free time? Watch sports, movies, play video games.

[Myrrh_Quetz]

1: 24 normally, 34 if you average my lungs and my body, 44 if you just consider my lungs
2: I have not
3: I do not have a major
4: I have a lot of hobbies
5: Currently applying for Security Jobs
6: Video games, sleep, poop AND video games, draw, play the violin, work on my Replica Keyblade, exercise, troll people, play FFXI, and practice playing the Ocarina.

[Byrd]

1: How old are you? 36
2: Are you (or have you been) in college? Yes
3: What was your major and did you graduate? Construction Engineering Management, BS, '04
4: Do you have a hobby if so, what is it? See question #6.
5: What is your current job? Project Manager for a masonry contractor.
6: What do you usually do if you have some free time? Pub trivia, video games, board (and drinking) games with friends, movies, watch sports on TV, Sporcle, reading, attending football games in the fall.

[Laugana]

1: How old are you? 31
2: Are you (or have you been) in college? If college = university over here in England, then no.
3: What was your major and did you graduate? n/a
4: Do you have a hobby if so, what is it? My hobby used to be collecting trading cards, mostly from films. The most expensive one was £1,500 at the time. I replaced it with Final Fantasy but then stopped that too. Now I pretty much just read fanfic (hey, it's not all bad lol).
5: What is your current job? A director in the family business.
6: What do you usually do if you have some free time? Just read mainly or watch tv/films. I'm saving up for a deposit on a mortgage so I can't spend a lot of money.

[*Shinzon*]

Simple survey:

1: How old are you?
24
2: Are you (or have you been) in college?
Yes
3: What was your major and did you graduate?
Judicial Studies, graduated 2010
4: Do you have a hobby if so, what is it?
Hobbies include gaming and motorsport related activities
5: What is your current job?
Currently enrolled as a full time law student
6: What do you usually do if you have some free time?
Haven't had much time lately, but I play video games and I like to ride motorcycles and drive when time and money allows.

[Nephlite]

1: How old are you?
29
2: Are you (or have you been) in college?
Still taking classes.
3: What was your major and did you graduate?
Masters in Criminal Psychology and a BA in Safety and Security Management
4: Do you have a hobby if so, what is it?
I suppose video games could be a hobby? If not it's probably reading but if that's not a hobby either, then it would have to be skydiving. I'm also an avid Packers fan and am obsessed with Football.
5: What is your current job?
Police Officer and recently re-activated First Lieutenant United States Army.
6: What do you usually do if you have some free time?
Spend it with my family. I work a revolving schedule so usually most of my free time alone (sparse isn't the word but I do get some free time) is spent either working on cases, exercising, or playing video games. When I'm not doing that, I'm trying to spend as much time as possible with my wife and three kids. Lately I've been working evenings at work, so when I get home at 11pmish at night, everyone's asleep so I crank out some Battlefield 3 or nostalgia bomb myself with my PSP and some Final Fantasy. I typically work more than anything though so I suppose I do most of my best hobby stuff at work (Dresdin Files on the can, anyone?).

[Guyverarmor]

1: How old are you? 27
2: Are you (or have you been) in college? Associates in Computer Electronics Engineering, and going for my Bachelors in Tech Management with emphasis on Info security
3: What was your major and did you graduate? ISS. Graduated in 2009 with Associates, and 2012 for Bachelors
4: Do you have a hobby if so, what is it? Gaming, playing guitar, and spending time with my son.
5: What is your current job? Work at the devil workshop ( AKA Time Warner Cable ) as a tech support supe in the call center.

6: What do you usually do if you have some free time? Same as my hobbies, also, reading books as well.

[Ramzii]

1. 18
2. Currently in University
3. Chemistry, still taking classes
4. Dance Dance Revolution
5. Don't work at the moment.
6. Scarcely play PSP whenever a new Ys game comes out, read forums and attempt to learn something, run/stairmaster, ddr.

[Belkin]

1: How old are you? 22
2: Are you (or have you been) in college? Currently been in college for 4 years. Will be here for at least one more.
3: What was your major and did you graduate? English with a Writing Concentration
4: Do you have a hobby if so, what is it? Exercise would be first on "hobby" list. I guess video games and writing would be on the same level after that.
5: What is your current job? Unemployed
6: What do you usually do if you have some free time? The female gets a large portion of my time. The gym gets 8 hours a week at least devoted to it. After that, my free time is spent playing games with roommates and then creative writing.

[idklol]

1: 22
2: Have been, yes.
3: It was day release from work as part of an apprenticeship. Qualified after the 3 years i was required to be there.
4: Video games, soccer, boxing.
5: Still in the same job that i went to college for, Mechanics. Although i wanna get out of the trade.
6: One of my hobbies, chill on my laptop or go out to bars/clubs etc.

[Restrat]

1: 25
2: Yes, in grad school now
3: Biology
4: Video games, reading, movies
5: Teaching assistant / research assistant
6: Some? Read the internet. If I have a hole night go out to a bar or club with a friend

[tyven]

1: 29
2: Yea nigga
3: Political Science. Sort of.
4: Vidya, Sport, bros
5: Political Involvement Coordinator for the largest financial lobby in the country and all of you hate me for it.
6: vidya, sport, broads.

[AidenCarby]

1: How old are you:
22
2: Are you (or have you been) in college:
Yes
3: What was your major and did you graduate?
Nursing, yes. Going back to kill some time.
4: Do you have a hobby if so, what is it?
Forum browsing, reading, video games, jiujitsu.
5: What is your current job?
Don't have to work.
6: What do you usually do if you have some free time?
See hobbies, masturbating/getting laid(more of the former than latter as of late, sadly), Tebowing, listening to music, hitting the gym etc etc.

[SDSD]

1: How old are you?
24
2: Are you (or have you been) in college?
Yes
3: What was your major and did you graduate?
Mathematics, Biology (Focus: Molecular, Systems)
4: Do you have a hobby if so, what is it?
None really. I devote a lot of time (when I have it) to: listening to music, watching sports, reading books (Sci.Fi/Fantasy/Mystery)
5: What is your current job?
Associate at a Boutique Advisory Firm
6: What do you usually do if you have some free time?
Not much free time. Work till 7-8 or so usually. More depending on client/deal/boss.

[WahiGuard]

@ Ferion Not Seno but I`d recommend "Reality Knowledge and Value" by Jerome A. Shaffer one of the first books I read on Philosophy. A good introduction to Epistemology ethics and some metaphysics. Another introduction book; "Philosophy the Basic Issues" this one is longer and covers the three above mentioned topics but also delves into the existence of God, Immortality, how one relates to the state and society and touches on some existentialism. Philo.and Basic Issues is written more so to a college student(I am assuming you are a college grad or post) that is why I picked it up and enjoyed most of it(havent finished)
In high school I picked up "Introducing Logic: a Graphic guide" Pretty decent beginners guide to Logic. Finally, since I like the philosophy of Existentialism(not saying you would just passing it on) I would recommend Oxford University Press Short Introduction series of Existentialism. Really good read if you happen to agree with the philosophy. And if you do then I would suggest reading "the existentialist' by James Collins.

Hope it helps.