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Feeling lost and with no direction, what skill should I learn? (self.asklemmy)

submitted 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) by Shocker_Khan to c/[email protected]

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Hi everyone. I am feeling like I've lost any direction after getting laid off earlier this year (was working as an analyst in telecom and very recently landed a much lower position in healthcare data entry due to necessity). I already have several hobbies but I am either burnt out on them or they have lost their luster (similar to how life has lost its luster for me this past 6 months).

I would really love to learn a new skill, preferably using my hands to create something while challenging my brain. I'm willing to take classes, study, practice, and buy some equipment required for the skill.

Please tell me about your skill/hobby that gives you purpose. I've kind of exhausted google search which always returns the same 20 or so craft suggestions like "make custom invitations for weddings", and while that sounds good for someone, it may not be good for me.

Current hobbies: Music composition and gardening,

EDIT: trying to move away from hobbies that involve me sitting in front of a computer. I already do that way too much.

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[–] voracitude 18 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (4 children)

I really enjoyed learning to homebrew, and my family and friends really enjoyed drinking the mead I've made. You can homebrew all sorts of stuff, too - beer and wine of course, but also kombucha and ginger ale (edit: and cider! Thanks /u/cyberpunk007). I'm looking at professional kit for my next batch which is going to be a few hundred dollars at least of steel, but my first fermentation tubs were something like $35.

My only up-front recommendation would be to get a conical fermenter as it minimises loss when racking/bottling.

[–] cosmicrose 9 points 2 weeks ago

Homebrew is so fun, and I love how you can make it as complex as you want. Like, you can just mix some honey and some water (in the right ratio) and let it sit, and you’ve got mead! Or you can add flavors. Or experiment with yeasts. Or brew beer and experiment with hops and grains. It’s a hobby that really meets you where you want it to.

[–] Shocker_Khan 5 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

That sounds really cool. I am going to look into this some more.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 weeks ago

Homebrew is a really good idea. You can get amazing results for relatively cheap investment. Take a look at the Robobrew and similar all in one kits. They're basically brew in a bag systems that work really well.

[–] voracitude 1 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

Awesome! I found https://stormthecastle.com/mead via the sidebar of the old meadmaking subreddit and still go back to reference the tutorials and recipes occasionally. Seems like the only community on Lemmy is https://sopuli.xyz/c/homebrewing (or [email protected] I guess, thanks bot), but it's a big one.

This was one of my favourite recipes posted on the old orange site (luckily it was crossposted to imgur): https://imgur.com/gallery/neon-knights-indigo-mead-D0IAs

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 weeks ago

Hi there! Looks like you linked to a Lemmy community using a URL instead of its name, which doesn't work well for people on different instances. Try fixing it like this: [email protected]

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 weeks ago

And cider! Holebrewing is a lot of fun, and you can definitely get started on the cheap.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 weeks ago

Two rules if you do this OP:

clean everything all the time, this is an unskippable step. You must sanitize everything the beer touches!
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