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I enjoy disc golf. Many courses are in public parks and discs are cheap.
If you think making music in your web browser sounds cool and arent completely averse to text based programming, you should try out https://strudel.cc/
Go outside
Hobyist math can be quite fun, especialy if you know a bit of programming.
Writing is cheap and easy to start, but with so much skill to build
I like writing stories.
With a little help of AI you can also try indie game dev. My advice - use it as an interactive tutorial and better search engine. You can learn a lot when AI gives you examples and then do your own thing.
Blender, 3d modeling, vfx, drawing, etc. Whatever you like. I spent like a year learning blender when I was broke, jobless, and had a lot of free time. (last year lol) I got into simracing and bought a bundle a few months ago a d hve been mostly doing that lately tho.
if you're into vr, making particle effects in unity and setting up gesture triggers for them is like making magic for yourself, can get pretty fun.
Most of my stuff is mediocre since I'm not very consistent, still a fun hobby if you don't try to make money off it (competing with ppl tht have many years of experience) https://sketchfab.com/DilroopGill https://hardlysleep.ing/ (website showing my tiktok videos)
It's unclear if you want to have a hobby on a laptop or whether that doesn't matter.
If it doesn't - mending is great. Some people have already recommended knitting and crotcheting, and while mending clothes is usually a mix of these two and sewing, I find it easier and faster paced than making something anew. Also regarding the sustainability aspect - buying new yarn and making something that you possibly might not need or enjoy vs repairing something you own and might otherwise throw out (and if you end up messing up you have hardly any losses. It was a try to save something from the landfill). It's in a way a gateway to knitting, sewing, crotcheting, embroidery, but it is great on its own.
But it doesn't have to be just clothes. Trying to figure out how you can make broken stuff last longer or adapt it as necessary is also great.
The only downside is that if you work a lot on your computer or something desktop-ish, then you might want to choose something outside to give your eyes a rest from focussing on something that is rather close.
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