Research shows that engaging in hobbies is linked to fewer depressive symptoms and better physical health.

Being recognized for one's hobby can maximize its psychological perks.

Based on its benefits, the development of hobbies could be as important as the attention one puts on a career.

The other day, I saw a now-viral video in my feed that declared, “Forget being a jack-of-all-trades, I want to be a hoe-of-all-hobbies.” I loved the wordplay, sure, and didn’t make anything more of it.

But then at graduate school orientation the following week, during introductions when everyone had to go around the room and share what they liked to do for fun, every other person mentioned the same sentiment. Student after student described hobbying itself as a pastime: not just dabbling in one hobby or two, but sampling a variety of different ones.

Up until recently, I thought a hobby was like a job, or a personality trait: something that lasted over many seasons (or occasionally over a lifetime) and that said something fundamental about you. But now more than ever, when everything seems to be either outrageously expensive or falling apart, hobbying may take on a........

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