Hobby

We explain what a hobby is, what its benefits are and various examples. Also, why you shouldn't include them in your CV.

What is a hobby?

a hobby It is an activity to which one dedicates one's leisure time, with the sole purpose of being distracted or, as its name indicates, letting the time pass. It is usually differentiated from hobby or hobby, which is an activity similar to that to which one regularly dedicates one's free time, such as amateur practice of a sport, for example. Hobbies tend to be rather simple and fleeting activities, generally associated with mental acuity or number and word games.

Hobbies can be very varied and different, but usually consist of solving more or less simple problems often offered in magazines or newspaper sections, if not in digital format (more like a video game). In general, hobbies require a certain mental acuity and/or lateral thinking, and are done quickly and individually.

Even so, it is possible to find contexts in which the term “hobby” is used to refer to the practice of a hobby. In these cases, the fact that the activity is done in free time is emphasized, that is, without any constructive purpose involved, but for the pure pleasure of practicing it.

See also: Recreational activities

Difference between hobby and hobby

The difference between a hobby and a hobby or hobby has to do with the amount of time and effort dedicated to the recreational activity. Hobbies tend to be recurring and more demanding despite the fact that they are done for pure pleasure and not professionally (that is why they are also known as amateurism), and involve a greater degree of preparation and dedication. For example: philately, football, assembling and painting miniatures, among others.

Instead, A hobby tends to be a simple, transitory activity, to which one may or may not return and to which little time and effort is dedicated. Its meaning is more to occupy free or “dead” hours than to complement work life with a recreational and recreational activity. For example: crossword puzzles, word searches, self-defined puzzles, among others.

Benefits of a hobby

Hobbies can bring benefits to the person who practices them often, especially in the field of mental agility and stress or anxiety management since they focus the mind on solving a specific and inconsequential problem, distracting it instead from other more serious and delicate matters.

Among the possible benefits of hobbies are:

• Reduction of stress and anxiety.
• Development of mental acuity, whether numerical or verbal.
• Acquisition of new words and new meanings.
• Improved ability to concentrate.
• Momentary distraction from overwhelming problems.

Should you put a hobby on your CV?

The hobbies should not go on the resume. It is possible to add, however, certain hobbies that are revealing of the talents of the applicant, such as practicing sports (as it encourages teamwork), practicing yoga (encourages tolerance and reflexivity), playing an instrument (demonstrates commitment and discipline), among others.

Examples of hobbies

Some examples of hobbies are the following:

• The crosswords. They consist of a set of definitions or verbal clues that must be deciphered to discover which words complete the rectangular diagram presented, in such a way that the words, once written, intersect without interrupting even a single letter.
• The sudokus. They consist of a mathematical game invented in Japan in the 1970s, in which a grid of 9×9 cells is presented (for a total of 81 cells) in which some numbers from 1 to 9 appear. The person must complete each subgrid, row and column of the diagram with the missing numbers without repeating them.
• The difference games. They consist of two very similar drawings or graphs, which differ in a minimum set of details. The person's mission is to look carefully and discover what they are.
• Riddles and riddles. They consist of a series of mysterious approaches and word games in which the answer is encrypted, and the person must fish for the keys and use logic to deduce what it is.
• The word searches. They consist of an apparently disordered set of letters, among which are different words in vertical, diagonal and/or horizontal orientation, and the person must find them by paying attention.
• chess problems. They consist of drawings of chess boards with a specific situation of pieces, which the person must solve by appealing to their knowledge of the game.
• The hieroglyphs. They consist of logical puzzles, which instead of words use unknown signs and characters to represent a mathematical or logical operation. The person must deduce the value or meaning of each hieroglyph to complete the meaning of the operation or message.
• The puzzles. They consist of a set of different pieces that can be assembled one by one to recompose an image. It is a very popular board game.
• The labyrinths. They consist of black and white graphics that trace a confusing pattern of multiple possible paths, which the person must follow by drawing a line with a pencil, to discover the only possible path from the beginning to the exit.

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References

• “Hobby” on Wikipedia.
• “Pasatiempo” in the Language Dictionary of the Royal Spanish Academy.
• “10 hobbies that you should add to your CV (and not that you should avoid)” in Forbes Mexico.
• “Hobbies and their effect on stress management and burnout” by Mónica González and Minerva Vanegas in Summa Psicológica UST.