I seem to spend way too much time on the PC. 9 hours as a job. And then comes the hobby / personal hacking. And then there are news/movies and knowlege, and other entertainment.<p>For inspirational purposes, what do <i></i>you<i></i> do that does not involve a PC?
Over the years hobbies have come and gone, but some of my other interests include:<p>Mountain Biking<p>Wrestling (amateur wrestling, that is. I wrestled in High School)<p>Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu / Submission Wrestling<p>Powerlifting / strength training<p>Running (mostly trail running these days, when I run)<p>Live music - I'm mostly a metal-head and I love a good live metal/rock show. But I also like classical, so I'll go to an NC Symphony Orchestra performance every once in a while.<p>Watching Doctor Who and Torchwood.<p>During football season I like to go out to a sports-bar and eat wings and watch the Miami Dolphins games. I'm also a UNC Tarheels fan, but I am not as into the college game as I am the NFL.<p>Every now and then I like to do the dance club scene, although not as much as when I was younger.<p>Reading is big: I like horror, suspense/thriller stuff, sci-fi, fantasy, urban fantasy, and all sorts of non-fiction topics. Most of my non-fiction interests are fairly typical geek fare though: various topics on science, math, philosophy, economics, etc.<p>I'm also something of a Libertarian activist and actually ran for Lieutenant Governor of NC in 2008 (I wasn't elected.)
I'm married, with a baby on the way and a couple of dogs. That eats up most of what I used to call 'fun time'. I don't do any hobby or personal hacking, although I do consulting outside of my day-job and am able to scratch that itch that way.<p>When I can find 'fun time', I abuse the hell out of my Netflix membership, mostly by watching historical foreign films, documentaries and crime dramas. I am also a fairly skilled bowler, with a 186 average. I am an unskilled but enthusiastic golfer with an average closer to my bowling average than I'd like. I read as well, although my tastes are a bit unusual (last book I read to completion was Vergil's Aeneid in the original Latin - I'm working through Atlas Shrugged at the moment).<p>Not sure what inspiration you can draw out of that, but I'm sure this will put Google one step closer to tying all my online identities together.
Guitar practice<p>Sailing (both small one-designs, and helping crew on things like catalinas)<p>Drawing<p>Going for a drive and listening to music or talk programs<p>The never ending quest for a new or better pizza<p>Social online mixer type real-world events<p>Museums<p>Conferences, and generally travel<p>Ham radio (oops, mostly PC hah)<p>Kites (and kite aerial photography)<p>Swimming<p>I would like to get more into rock climbing<p>Visiting family, friends, small business owners
Nothing like going flying..<p>As much as I can, I go fly Airplanes, Sailplanes, Paragliders or go Skydiving. In all this activities I am forced to focus 110% on the activity at hand, leaving no space for work stuff to keep running in the subconscious, making the activity incredibly freeing.<p>(It is kind of a kill -9 for work related zombie processes )<p>Ps.
Recently I found out Yoga also does the trick
Reading. Cooking. Wine. Travel. Gardening. TV. Sailing. Guitar. Cats.<p>I didn't do much of this when I was in my 20's, was all about work. My 30's seemed to be about spending time with myself, less with other people. Now I'm over that phase (and nearly the age bracket), I'm looking for more social things to do in the out doors (other than bbq and beer). Rafting, live music, fishing and hunting are things I'm trying to do more of.<p>Pretty much anything that involves one or two of my friends. I'm obsessive about reading, actual print books and tend to consume them bibliographically. Just finished a run on our first founding fathers. Last year was history of sail, wars and politics. Pretty boring to talk about with non-interested parties, fascinating to read, but isolating.
>> What else do you do besides computers?<p>Wife and one child provide a lot of 'doing' :)<p>I have a mountain bike that I ride around nearly every evening for at least an hour (a lot longer on weekends)- I ride that same bike to a gym three times a week;<p>Read a book;
Does playing with my smartphone count (it is not a pc)? Hehe.<p>Seriously: Reading books, tennis, swimming, lifeplanning, occasionally going out for a drink with friends.