Hobbies: yes or no? The list of advantages and disadvantages

On the one hand, there are many disadvantages of hobbies:

• Some hobbies, like care racing, are expensive and lead to loss of money
• Hobbies are time consuming (e.g. fishing)
• There are aggressive hobbies which lead to cruelty (hunting)
• There are many dangerous hobbies (e.g. rock climbing, scuba diving)
• Some leisure activities are addictive and might be harmful (video games)
• Hobbies might serve as a procrastination tool
• People try to escape reality
• Free time activities do not deal with personal problems which people try to escape

On the other hand, hobbies have a lot of advantages:

• Life is boring without hobbies
• Hobbies release stress
• Leisure activities are a great reason to go out
• Hobbies feel up free time and keep from bad habits like drinking or gambling
• Practical hobbies like sewing or modelling bring additional income
• Energetic hobbies keep us healthy
• Hobbies give time to relax
• Many activities help us become more confident
• Hobbies serve as a distraction from personal problems
• Hobbies prevent from being just a couch potato

By and large, it’s up to you whether to take up a hobby or not, but in general leisure activities obviously have more pros than issues.