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oyster  ·  2785 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Our parents discovered leisure. We killed it: The consequences of monetizing your bliss

I don't feel like people in my generation were very encouraged to have hobbies. Whenever somebody asks what you want to do with your life they mean career and that's the focus all through out adolescence. It wasn't until I dropped out of college that I realized although I had made many career plans I had no idea what I actually wanted to do with my life.

    In a culture obsessed with productivity, the hobby has become the next venture.

Because of that this line stuck out to me. I think productivity and goals have been hammered into the brains of my generation so much that we don't see a point in doing something if there isn't an end goal. Fun and enjoyment aren't good enough reasons for at least a big enough chunk of people that I've definitely noticed. It wasn't until I was an adult that I actually started picking up hobbies.