Wanting a new hobby is easy, but picking one is not. This wheel holds twenty-two pastimes across crafts, sports, music, games and outdoor pursuits. It starts in remove the winner mode, so each hobby drops off the list once it is picked, and a shortlist spun in one sitting never repeats itself.
When to use it
Use it at the start of a new year, after a move, or when retirement opens up free hours. Committing to try whatever the wheel picks for one month is a low-pressure way to explore without spending weeks researching.
Friends who want a shared activity can spin together and sign up for a beginner class as a group, which makes the first awkward session far more fun.
Parents can trim the list to child-friendly options like origami, juggling, model building and bird watching, and let kids spin for a summer project.
Ideas
- Hobby a month: spin a year of hobbies in one sitting, give each result four weeks, then keep the ones that stuck.
- Low-budget start: begin with hobbies that need little gear, such as journaling, running, origami, chess and learning a language.
- Social hobbies: favor options with local clubs, such as rock climbing gyms, chess clubs, pottery studios and running groups.
Variations
- Group the list by cost or by indoor and outdoor, and save each version on your device for different moods and seasons.
- Switch to normal mode if you prefer to keep every hobby in the running, even after it has been chosen once.
- Give hobbies you have always been curious about a heavier slice, for example Pottery*3, so they tend to come up early, while keeping the rest as wildcards.
Tips
- Borrow or rent equipment before buying. Libraries, community centers and friends often have guitars, cameras or tools to lend.
- Look up a free beginner tutorial right after the spin, while you are still excited, and schedule your first session on the calendar.
- Expect the first few attempts to feel clumsy. Judge a hobby on how you feel after the third session, not the first.
Make it yours
Change any entry, weight or color above, or open a copy of this wheel to edit and share as your own. This page always keeps its original entries.