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What hobbies or volunteer work require creative problem solving from lots of different areas? (sh.itjust.works)

submitted 3 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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I'm a bit of a jack of all trades. When I work on a project I use anything from woodworking and sewing to chemistry and physics to human physiology and psychology. I also like reading up then chatting about random science and history and art stuff. I like working with computers occasionally, and I'll just randomly throw some basic geometry or algebra into a project, but I was also an art student so I'm not half bad at making things visually appealing either.

I have a job where I often get a chance to use my various areas of semi-expertise when I pick up a side project, but that's led me into getting waaay overinvolved in my work and neglecting my outside relationships. What hobbies or other non-professional things could I get involved in that would give me that same opportunity to flex my creativity when solving a problem?

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[–] [email protected] 11 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Museums need a lot of interesting one-off exhibits and interactive stuff. There used to be a few small, local museums for local nature and history in my area that used volunteers to create really cool and informative stuff. Libraries might do some of that too or know about fairs and stuff where preservation groups and the like tend to show off stuff they're preserving or whatever.

If there's a community radio or public broadcast group they'll need quality volunteers. A HAM license opens up a lot of volunteer opportunities especially preparing for and in emergency situations.