When I look around and think about the things I actually consider my hobbies, I see that there are quite a number of them. Compounded with other things that I do not necessarily consider hobies but have dabbled into—even a little bit—I behold a reflection of a side to my personality that drove me into getting into these things in the first place.
I am an inquisitive type of guy, and it's most obvious when I am clearly interested. That is to say, if some concept, idea, or problem piques my interest for some reason, my brain cells start to fire, and I then delve deeper and deeper into satisfying my curiosity and indulging myself in intriguing discoveries.
There is a general conception about the popular phrase jack of all trades, master of none. It is often interpreted that it is unwise to not get one's interest locked in one thing, as it results in one not gaining mastery in anything eventually. It does sound like it makes a lot of sense—which it does if observed from certain view points—but the reality of it becomes more lucid when the complete quote is presented:
"A jack of all trades is a master of none, but oftentimes better than a master of one."
...which means a different thing when looked at in certain lights. It means to me that an individual who's more invested in developing themselves in more areas than just one or two may perform better than someone who isn't looking into diversification. Especially in these times that we live in, it might turn out to be a rather unfavourable decision to stick with one thing and not consider other aspects or facets of life to develop in.
If only William Shakespeare were here, I wonder what he'd think about how his words have been truncated and misinterpreted all the while. But I digress...
One thing I usually did as a kid was get curious, and then I would often move on to satisfy my curiosity. It's why I would open up electronic appliances—when they are faulty, though, mostly—or nerd away on phenomena like gravity, space, time travel, and things of that sort.
Fast forward to now, and even here on Hive, I am still very much the same guy, maybe a little more sophisticated with that personality this time. Curiousity and observation were my mantras when I first started. I wanted to know how things worked. And thanks to my knowledgeable onboarder, I got the hang of Hive and a couple of things fast, and now it's all useful to me.
The Lucid Dreams
Driven by curiosity again, I am looking into taking things up a notch. There are a couple of interests I have been exploring lately. I started to do things like photography and videography in the little ways I could, and now I am pushing it a little further by investing in myself in that regard.
I hear that your dreams are not big enough if they don't scare you. Well, invariably, it would be a nightmare if I got scared of my dreams. But we get the idea, don't we? I have big plans, and I have no idea how I would bring them to fruition. I am going full steam ahead nonetheless. How else would I get there?
There are usually downsides to certain things, just as there are good sides. Nonetheless, I would say that being curious and observant has done me a whole lot more good than harm, both to myself and everyone around me.
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