![]() ![]() ![]() But we all kind of knew that picking up a hobby was somehow better than those things. Sure, there were other popular ways to spend time during the pandemic’s early days-playing Animal Crossing, organizing Zoom happy hours, watching Tiger King. Lumber prices soared, thanks in part to a boom in home DIY projects. People baked so much that all the flour ran out. One nonscientific survey found that 59 percent of Americans have picked up a new hobby during the pandemic. Articles that were meant to be comforting suggested that exploring a new pastime could help reduce the stress people were feeling: Yes, we are living through a once-in-a-generation catastrophe, but have you ever tried baking bread? Time had become unsettlingly abundant, but we tried our best to avoid falling into idleness and despair. Hobbies could not cure the coronavirus, but for a moment it seemed like they could cure the anxious stagnation of pandemic life. G rocery-store scallions repotted on windowsills. ![]()
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