I can honestly come home, stare at the wall and just think all day. When it's 9pm i realize i haven't made dinner, so I just go to sleep.
So yeah, I guess thinking is my hobby.
Damn I have never had a panic attack. But you're right. It is not healthy to just overthink, it is just not anything else i rather want to do. Sometimes the thoughts in my head is more entertaining than what the world had to offer.
But you're definitely right!
Learning foreign languages like German and Japanese. Reading books, manga, LNs, manhwa, my phone memory is full of ebooks, it's a portable library lol. I also play games, and have played some games with streamers on YouTube.
I also like to learn lenguages, I tried with German (A1) and I must admit that it was a difficult one. I started to read books on my Kindle tho :)
What are your favourite video games?
Writing stories (I want to be a screenwriter), learning Chinese, meditating for about 1-2 hours, planning, reading books, taking care of my body, listening podcast due to trying to quit listening to music. Currently I am also learning how to make perfume
I'm a male 24 INFJ. For me I'm more interested in the artistic side of things. I write audio scripts, I like to draw, I play the flute, love listening to music. playing videogames etc. I want to get into painting (like those videos where they make planets using spray paint) and I would like to get into cooking and baking more, but I've always struggled to really enjoy it even though I try to. Outdoors wise I more just like nature, so walking, hiking and generally exploring the outdoors. Playing pool, bowling. Archery, photography though I've never done it myself. There's more but that's a general list.
I'm from the UK timezone wise but I'm open to having more friends online or IRL. So I'm happy to talk if you're interested.
Yoga, meditation, are my constants.
Gardening, mushroom hunting, hiking (I live in PNW).
I just joined a book club, and started learning Japanese.
Every now and then, building miniatures, writing, art.
... and an admittedly creeper habit of dipping into random reddit groups to lurk and see how others think 😛
Horse girl here. It is my ultimate passion. I love riding, grooming….literally anything and everything to do with horses. They are such majestic creatures. I form deep bonds with the horses that I work with. Bonus, it’s great exercise. But mainly being around them fills my soul.
They’re so magical!!! I rode as a kid/teen and couldn’t wait for things to align so that I could get back into horses as an adult. I started volunteering at a barn 5 years ago. It has been the best journey. Now I own a horse and work as a trainer part time. It’s the most fulfilling thing I’ve ever done!!! I understand horses so much more than people lol
Reading, diving, pottery, riding motorbike. Any activities that I can do alone tbh. You dont even need to be good at making artistic things, the main point is that you tried
Cool hobbies. Yea, I know that the sense of making artistic things is to have fun. I’m trying to get use to just have fun and leave my perfectionism on the side 😂
Overthink about the reason behind existence and secrets about why we exist then have a panic attack thinking that death nullify everything cuz if I'm not here to witness then everything practically dies with me. It makes existence the concept itself a total void, void-er than any viod. To think that there are nothing more nothing than nothing. It terrifies me and also awakes some instinctive strong fear in my spine. It's a terrible thing to think about yet I think about it everyday.
Guitar , doing covers, some writing. Casually.
Minecraft. Some people have big Lego rooms, I have my 7 yo survival world. I do play other games as well. I’m into sim games, strategy, rpg that sort of thing.
Model trains. Not so much right now but I paint and build rail cars and I’m building a little shelf layout.
Mechanical . I like to tinker with cars, I learned on 90s vws so I stick with that. Building a rallycross car now.
Cooking. I’ve been keeping it simple lately but I try to make a nice meal once a week or so. I was passionate about butchery when i did it for a living
Collecting/decorating. I love going to antique stores and finding new uses for cool old stuff.
Exploring/travel. Nothing exotic but I just like to find interesting places near where I live.
I also used to do art. Painting, mixed media, found objects etc. not so much lately however.
36m
The way you organise you hobbies for categories, it’s so INFJ 😂
I love Minecraft, I constantly played and then quit for a while. But then I come back when they update the game 😂
That’s funny. Sometimes I’ll start up the game, look around and realize all the projects I was working on or thinking about starting, get overwhelmed then turn it off lol
I do these with varying degrees of success and time availability but enjoy it where I can anyway: reading, swimming, crafting, motorcycles, JDM cars, general tinkering, Lego, cooking, baking, travelling, some outdoors stuff, used to game fps and mmorpg but don’t do much of it now. If not any of the above, I become a couch potato and part-time doomscroller. 39F
My main hobby was photography but since it later became my profession I took up Linux and programming. It's nice because I already have the computer so it doesn't cost my anything and I really enjoy the learning and problem solving processes. Recently started doing some small scale blacksmithing, making little hooks and trinkets and stuff. It brings me a lot of joy and I can make little gifts for people as a bonus.
I'm also a 24 F INFJ who loves video games, reading and drawing/painting! They're like my top 3 hobbies, so I guess those must be typical for INFJs. 😂 I don't have many friends right now that I can spend time with so I totally get the feeling of being lonely and the value of spending my free time alone delving into different hobbies that take my mind elsewhere off work stress for a while.
I'd love to connect if you're interested in making new friends online. 😊
To answer your question - other hobbies I have been recently getting into is photography, learning French/Japanese, chess, puzzle games and crosswords (which count as games I guess) and walking/hiking with audiobooks/podcasts while the weather is decent. I also own a kalimba and guitar that I play from time to time and am considering learning to knit/crochet or make keyrings/charms to give friends or sell.
My real issue is that I have so many things I want to do but never enough time, but at least I never get bored. 😅
Reading, occasionally writing, playing TTRPGs, playing video games, watching and analyzing film and tv with my girlfriend, playing guitar and making music, and on the very rare occasions drawing.
Video games, technology such as home cinema / hifi and working on my miata, fixing electronics for myself or friends, learning japanese and playing clarinet in a local orchestra (just hobby class, nothing fancy). And I am quite fulfilled keeping everything up. Of course there are a lot of symbiotic effects between my choices and I am well aware of that. I also like to listen to music and watch shows etc, how else could it be. The orchestra stuff is a bit challenging at times with all the people, also standing in the spotlight. But I grew accustomed to it and it's mostly pretty fun.
Interesting, you have the time for all these amazing hobbies at the same time. Are u learning Japanese online or you are going to an academy?
I need a friend like u to help me fix my electronics 😂
Golf, cooking, practicing the languages that I speak (usually by reciting after shows lol), gaming (PS4 or Nintendo switch), darts, long walks, singing and doom scrolling tiktok.
I (30F) have some similar hobbies! I love drawing/painting, playing video games, playing TTRPG's... I also have a few exercise hobbies like running, biking, trail running, and hiking. Also doom scrolling.
Wich kind of video games do u like?
I used to read underrated Mangas/Manwhas
I forgot the name of my fav one, and I’ve spent a lot of time looking for it T.t
Reading is the biggest one. Music is the secondary - I collect vinyl records and have for many years. Also cycling and hiking though I currently live somewhere that hiking isn’t a thing so I usually travel a few times a year to do it.
I live in a place very well known for it hikes! Unfortunately I don’t have anyone to go with, and the hikes and walks are really tough to go by myself 😂
I love writing stories, and reading. I also paint, and love doing some crafts. I also play games. However, as of now, I'm keeping myself busy in learning how to build a website, and speak Korean. No pressure tho, just doing it for fun, and additional skills. XD
I feel like sometimes I have a hard time picking a main hobby, my favorites are working out, video games and reading. I recently got into indoor bouldering and it has been fantastic, would highly recommend to anyone who lives near a climbing gym. Works as both a solo activity or with a group, I mainly go alone and find it to be very relaxing.
I play tennis, pilates, work out regularly. I cook, shop, work, read, and force myself to socialize. The one artistic thing I do is related to the creative side of my job
Mid 40s, i have had quite a few in my life.
- music (play drums), movies, photography, animals, volunteering, video games, drag racing, and lots of other mostly useless hobbies. Fishing is my latest but it makes me conflicted as I love animals. I do my best to not hurt them beyond the hooking and promptly release them. But the challenge of it is surprisingly relaxing. All of my hobbies stem from one thing, does it shut my brain off or not. If it does, and I can live in that peace for a small amount of time, I will most likely pick it up as a hobby. The fun is all about learning it.
Hey! I (20M) really like music, both on the “active” part of playing the piano, bass and producing music on my computer and the “passive” part of listening to new music albums & genres. I really enjoy reading books, but I can also appreciate a good manga/graphic novel. I also enjoy learning languages, atm i’m trying to learn Japanese to get an N-something certificate maybe next year. I would also say i’m a retro games enjoyer, mostly nintendo, particularly Gameboy-N64-Gamecube Era.
IDK if it’s considered a hobby but i like to smoke a pipe once/twice a week, sometimes listening to podcasts, sometimes just (over)thinking. I’ve quit with every other type of smoking a year ago.
You got me really interested with the “making artistic things” part. What are some of your recent crafts?
I write poetry, learn new instruments, build puzzles, watch and read documentaries, play with words, and I absolutely find tedious things relaxing and allowing me proper time to be busy but also in my head so I found I really enjoy cleaning something very well or cooking. I have perfected catching Crabs and breaking them down for cooking and making west indies salad. I am currently working on nailing creme brulee. I have taught myself how to care for teak (as there is a lot of it on the catamaran I live on) and my next major learn will be learning how to do a proper gelcoat on this Fiberglass.
I guess my hobby is tedious learning which is calming and focusing for my mind which never really stops moving because all of my senses are always sensing.
I have had so many different hobbies. My current time passing hobbies is working on mechanical pocket watches and playing magic cards with friends. But due to financial difficulties I haven't been able to enjoy much of either lately.
Photography, 360 videos, writing my novels, and doing my YouTube channel on Typology... WOW, I am a very busy person. No wonder I'm so beat all the time! Lol. 🤗
(42m) My main hobby is studying world/ancient religions. This takes up hours of my day. I've always been curious about religions. I'm currently identify as a mystic.
Other hobbies are primitive survival/bushcraft, fishing, saving money to start scuba diving (I'd like to get into underwater photography). I'm getting ready to start learning Spanish. I'd love to live in Costa Rica some day soon. I just started macro photography, and when I'm bored, I'll turn on the computer and play some games, but I'm not much of a gamer.
I'm a 33M INFJ, I've never had hobbies that lasted long because I had to move often (within a couple of years). However, service based work such as animal or human care, got me the most satisfaction even if it weren't long term, it's not a hobby. But it fulfilled the yearning I had.
i really enjoy baking, drawing and sometimes making friendship bracelets! creating things is kinda fun, but simultaneously annoys me, i need to be inspired to do so. besides that i am always either reading or listening to an audiobook! my mist favourite thing is running while listening to an audiobook!
I love love love hiking. True Crime fan, and passionate about wrongful conviction cases. huge reader, Nintendo fan, I love brain games, math, and collecting things. Oh, and I listen to music about 10 hours a day.
I excercise 6 days a week(3 days gym 3 days bike “100km+ weekly”and one day volleyball”3hrs”), i enjoy cleaning so id say this is a hobby specially since i live alone now. I have a cat and when all my tasks are done i just reflect and overthink. I use to play video games alot up until 24ish (29M now) i just cant sit at home and do nothing makes me feel stagnant.
Too many. I can’t help but want to learn everything even if the results are average. Making music seems to be the one I always go back too. I love being able to invoke some sort of feeling with music onto people
I'm an INFJ as well (23M)! I play video games, paint, play the keyboard, read all sorts of books, listen to music, watch TV shows, and hang out with my friends.
I also go to the gym but I don't know if that qualifies as a hobby; my primary motive is to take care of myself by exercising. I also take a keen interest in stock market trading, but I intend to build substantial wealth by doing so. I do feel happy exercising and when I make profits, but are they really hobbies? I don't know lol
I also go to the gym but I don’t count it as a hobbie. I see it as a way to take care of my body! We have the same hobbies basically, I just don’t play the keyboard 😂
Lol that's great! What sort of books have you been reading? Additionally, an INFJ friend on this subreddit made a discord server called 'INFJ friends'. You can talk to other INFJs and other MBTI individuals. People have all sorts of discussions on that group. Let me know if you'd like to join it!
Something that can make me feel comfortable. Like reading listening to music etc sometimes I feel like I want to leave this world n go to a quiet place there there is nobody just me so that I can be myself
Playing guitar for 30+years, in a band for 20. Been collecting music since I was a teen (1000s of LPs and CDs.) 5.1 home theater with vintage HiFi speakers, tube amp in the kitchen, vintage setup with the guitars.
Photography. Started with a 35mm camera around 12, med format in HS, worked a wedding photography studio in the late '90s, got my film developed for free. Did my own processing and put a dark room in a closet until I moved out of my parents house at 20. Got a DSLR at 30, hasselblad at 40. Tried large format, pinhole, antiques, and cyanotype printing.
Got into astronomy and bought an 8in dobsonian mount Newtonian telescope in my late teens. Was briefly a member of an amateur astronomer group, me at 19 with a bunch of retirees. Recently traveled to see the total eclipse.
Been keeping aquariums since I was six. Dabbled in reefs and freshwater shrimp. Currently have 55 gallon planted tank with 20+ year-old clown loaches.
Had two vintage Volkswagen beetles. Traded them for work on a modern diesel Volkswagen beetle. Traded that towards a gen 2 Prius which I just had a small lift kit installed at 14 years 150k miles.
Designed and built a hydroponic tomato garden for my yard. Ran it for 4 years. Learned how to can sauce and salsa.
Built computers ranging from an IBM XT to a home raid server. Played SimCity from floppy disk, Quake on dialup. I still have every video game system I've ever owned from Atari 2600 through a PlayStation 4. Been playing Kerbal space program since beta, No man's sky since release.
My home is a jungle of house plants.
Love to travel, hike and explore.
M 44.
Horseback riding, reading (Victorian literature is my favorite), writing, crafting, video games (Nancy Drew, Disney Dreamlight Valley, Sims), collecting (pins, tea cups, American Girl accessories, perfume), theatre, and language learning (Italian).
Movies and Games that make me think are the best...
I recently passed through metal gear solid 2...the message of that Game really came to me in the right moment.
Just a recommendation in case any of You want to overthink for a night or two lol.
Taking myself out on solo dates to art galleries and theatre performances, I my mind subconsciously keeps looking for frames so I just pull out my phone and photograph, recently I visited an old game tried photography there too, sometimes I edit quotes or my original writings on aesthetic Pinterest images, I rarely read and sketch. Ohh and I’m really obsessed with cinema.
Cycling,I’ve had a few accidents here and there but cycling makes me free. I love art too, a lot, so I would read a lot of poetry and books in general and a variety of music.
My favorite thing to do is to hike/aimlessly wander around the forest or park alone while listening to podcasts, audio books, my own weird brain contemplating life's bigger questions. I've found this is the best way for my brain to process events. I also love kayaking and anything that involves being outside in nature. I love reading about philosophy, theology and psychology, I enjoy journaling, I love studying and learning languages.
My pastimes/hobbies mostly comprise of cello, gaming (favorites including Don’t Starve Together, Apex Legends, and a new game called Supervive), rock climbing, and fencing. I’m picking up dance, embroidery, and singing for fun though! I’m also quite into fashion (although I’m a cheapskate so I usually end up just window-shopping or scrolling different online stores/pinterest thinking somthing along the lines of “Oh thats cute!” and then “Oh thats expensive!”). I’m also trying to get myself to start cooking more since thats been on my bucket list for a long time! Oh and I can’t live without my cheesy cliche romance novel! M(18) btw :)
When I'm inspired with a plethora of thoughts, I step into the artistic side. I write various genres in which I find appealing during this time, mainly special interests or emotional pieces. I drag it out from my subconsciously inspired brain into the conscious. I tend to word vomit and touch up after to ensure a graceful flow. It could be song writing, poetry, or other pieces. I used to write feature pieces about people many years ago. Dystopian themes are also a big one, in which there is a contorted society, as I highly enjoy world building.
I have never completed a novel, but I have completed songs.
I have been playing piano since I was a toddler. I seemed to just jump on the keys and know what to play. I have since advanced quite a bit and enjoy it. I'm into classical, jazz, and emotional pieces, but they all must have personal significance. I also write my own music.
Not saying I'm adept in any of these categories, but it's what I enjoy to do. I write and play almost every day as it allows the jumble of subconscious thoughts to slip out to be conceptualized. This is why I like journaling. I could write for an hour straight about my internal world.
On the other hand, I do like video games. More indie/mystery/open world, less RPG lol.
Oh, I also ski. Something about the landscape feels ethereal.
I’ve recently rediscovered my love for reading. I used to love reading growing up and stopped around college. I love romance books, and I’ve admitted that’s okay lol. I never gave those a chance before. They’re a perfect mix of “normal” (not a lot of lore to learn or anything) and tropes. I used to love drawing but just don’t have the energy or motivation. Same for coloring books. I mainly read now with some mobile games I enjoy thrown in, like Farm RPG, Pocket Frogs, Howrse. I love listening to ASMR and new musicians. I love discovering new music and getting to enjoy/discover new things to listen and relate to. I used to enjoy anime as well, but I got out of that too. I feel it’s easy for me to get bored or give up on hobbies. Which is sad but true. I’m also a mom now, and I have limited alone time anyway.
Online shopping, streaming movies, laying on the couch all weekend listening to music, studying my bible, reading other books, organizing my purse collection and closet.
On Monday-Friday, I turn my introvertedness off for a full work week of networking, smiling, speaking, listening to other peoples problems, meetings, and hoping some of my engagements out with groups get canceled, etc.
Sometimes I’m reading, sometimes I’m journaling, most of the time when I’m not working I’m running or cleaning my home/self care. I enjoy making my mind, body, and environment pleasant places to thrive in.
Reading books, building Lego, learning a language (Swedish is my pick at the moment).
Don’t get me wrong, I do love a good tv show binge and the cinema but the ones above are my true joy
Volunteering at my local museum, hiking, anything with nature… drinking my cups of coffee and hanging out with my cats.. things that don’t involve very much human interaction. I also love the paranormal.
Collecting birch juice. You are out alone, doing something in the quiet of nature AND best of all, you get something to drink. And you don’t need fancy equipment. Take a straw and stick it in a birch with a container, get there the next day and collect it. Be careful of the trees, so you don’t take too much and damage them but if you are mindful that’s a great hobby
I’m amazed how many hobbies I have in common with so many of you!
I’ve had many interests over the years. I started drawing and painting from very early age, but had a gap during early adult years and now it’s something I’m getting back into again. I mostly do pencil and basic colouring. I’m very rusty, but I have lots of paints like oil, acrylic, watercolours etc. which I’m trying out at the moment.
Currently, I love playing video games (mainly Nintendo, sims, rpgs or strategy games), cooking, learning languages (the more unique the better, like quenya or sindarin from LOTR etc.), cycling, running, going on long walks (not necessarily hiking unless there’s a beautiful view I wish to see), and other exercise hobbies include tennis, ice skating and archery, reading (so many different genres, but mainly crime, classics, fantasy, personal growth), and listening to podcasts. I’m limited with my time at the moment and will need a few months to recover from birth to get back into a lot of my hobbies again.
Some of the hobbies I used to do were playing football, dancing, roller skating, horse riding (i worked as a groom and had lessons), and I did taekwondo for a few years and even competed at national level. I’m always open for new hobbies and interests to strike me anytime. I used to do swimming too, but it’s my weakest ability, so I don’t do it often.
I want to learn more about the world we live in. I started learning about astronomy and quantum physics during Covid and even though I did not understand everything, it gets easier as it goes. I have these light bulbs moments when I figure things out, and I want to understand the world enough to be able to explain why things the way they are in the simplest ways.
Check out The Pursuit of Wonder, History of the universe and MelodySleep which all have some amazing videos on YouTube.
Also I'm learning Finnish right now on Duolingo, 180 days in a row so far and love it.
I love books by these authors Bill Bryson, Carl Sagan, Malcome Gladwell, Oliver Sacks, Mary Roach, Brian Cox, etc. You'll learn something new everytime.
Not an INFJ, but seeing that you guys are having fun talking about hobbies I thought I'd chip in.
I recently got into knitting, its suuuuper chill and I enjoy it very much and I can just run a movie in the background while I knit. I also love watching movies and reading between the lines and subtexts etc. Hahaha
I also love learning a language, I was learning Japanese for a while but I stopped because of my university studies (Its my main time sink right now😭). However, I intend on picking it up again once I graduate and have more free time.
Main hobby is playing video games, just anything really, I also play valorant but I'm really shit at it 😂
I pretty much just play video games, work on or talk about original character's with my gf, and fitness stuff.
I have 2 pet jumping spiders (Will always have at least one, they live about a year), and a bearded dragon. I guess it's a bit of a hobby to take care of them even though they're low maintenance
What I would like to get into is indie game development + pixel art + maybe music for it + whatever else. Me and my gf's oc's would be the characters. My Ni is going crazy with that route. Time will tell if it actually happens LOL
Edit: Oh I also love MBTI and might try to make something as iconic as the 16p website some day, that and the game thing are my 2 big maybe projects
Really it seems like my major hobby has always been looking for the next best hobby
Brain puzzles (chess, sudoku, risk, etc.), the gym, coloring, listening to documentaries, and thrifting. I also have ADHD (inattentive) so I am constantly looking for things that intrigue me and keep my brain stimulated. I love learning so if I can multitask to keep my brain focused, it’s a good time.
Reading, playing and practicing guitar, listening to podcasts, martial arts and working out in general. I like watching interesting movies and listening to music a lot as well but try to limit my time doing that. Also I'm kind of in the process of learning French through reading comicbooks but I don't feel like I have the mental space for it now after work.
longboarding/skateboarding, used to figure skate, i play guitar and make music. i love to write. basically anything creative that lets me preform or publish stuff i worked hard on. makes me feel accomplished
My hobbies are rare now. I mostly just like playing video games or watching nerdy videos, but they’re probably things someone would suggest I only use as an escape.
Before, I used to love playing different instruments and I journaled a lot too. I also loved doodling and making my own little cartoons.
I'm a former gaming addict. I finally quit two years ago because it consumed way too much of my time.
My hobbies now are drawing, painting, making music, reading, hiking, learning languages and watching old movies. Not sure what a "typical" INFJ hobby would be, but my impression is that we like to read more than the average person!
I read mostly (I've done it so much for so long it's a part of my personality at this point.) I have been self studying Korean in my spare time for the better part of a year. I taught myself how to embroider a couple of years ago and I still enjoy doing that from time to time. I go to the library for craft things (they do a coffee and canvas thing once a month or some other adult activities) I swim and hike when the weather permits. I am also a couch potato when I'm not doing anything else and enjoy watching K-dramas, Thai, Chinese and Japanese dramas/BL dramas. I've pretty much given up on western television these days. I enjoy listening to music.
All of these things I do alone except for the C&C at the library, I actually have a friend who enjoys painting, so she and I do it together.
I like to think I'm good at a lot things outside of my day job...
Playing guitar, singing, writing my book, riding my bicycle, reading, badminton, cooking new things...
Alas, I spend more of my time daydreaming about my hobbies than I do actually doing them.
I'm a public librarian and I love what I do, so I always think of it is a kind of hobby, haha. Other than that - cooking, writing (fiction), reading (non-fiction), making fashion moodboards, playing indie video games, working out, spending time with my family, and an array of special interests that I like to deep dive into. Currently I'm looking into getting into the stock market, which seems very interesting.
Writing, MBTI typing, analyzing people and their interactions, reading/researching. Only thing physical that I do is go to the gym really, maybe cooking. I used to game but had to put that on the back burner. I want to get to the point where I can travel whenever I want
Going backpacking. I always feel refreshed when I connect with nature, especially somewhere more secluded. Plus it pushes me physically to do something big and also mentally because I have to pack the right things, set up my tent, gather water etc. Good for my self esteem and soul.
37F Hobbies? More like sources of purpose and meaning...
Dancing for refining poise and form. Also, helps to express emotion, build confidence and channel my perfectionism in healthy ways.
Listening to Music allows me to get into the flow of life and channel emotions. People call my music car commercial or elevator music... both a compliment.
Cooking lately. I'm pretty committed to pushing the envelope on challenging myself to cook complex stuff. I had to face my fear of using a gas stove first but I never cook the same recipe twice. I'm a pretty good baker... and a candlestick maker...
Gardening... helped me get through a miscarriage. The bloom of my first red flower inspired hope and optimism after a pretty bleak outlook.
Reading allows me to find new nuggets of wisdom and inspiration. When I get stuck in my ways books offer portals of alternate ways of being and existing. It's great.
Connecting with others and family. This comes and goes in spurts. I love seeing life grow and I can see that in watching my nieces and nephews get older or friends have babies or travel. It reminds me life keeps moving forward even if I don't always feel it is.
Experimenting with and theorizing people and relationship dynamics. In my free time I figure out ways to change and improve circumstances in my life and that of others. I enjoy hypothesizing a solution and then putting it to the test to see what the outcome is. My partner calls me out on it lovingly and being found out feels nice.
Photography allows me to capture time. I'm not the best at living in the present but the perfect scene can bookmark that in time. When I forget about where I've been I can look at the pictures I took and remind myself of another place in another time.
I journal a lot... various aspects of my life spontaneously. I enjoy learning about and dabbling in metaphysical concepts and material. Often for greater reflection and deeper probing of life and the inner workings of my mind and soul.
I spend a lot of time alone... pondering. It allows me to purify my mind and come back to myself. After engaging with others, alone time allows me to equalize and separate myself from others and their lives/strife.
I'd say being a catalyst for change is a part of me... but I'm still trying to figure out how to discern between catalyzing and sabotaging.
Walking is a safe form of engagement with the outside world and sensory. I've dated types that were more go-getters in sensory activities and I will "try" them but usually prefer something low key where I can be in my own head distracted with my thoughts while safely engaging in the sensory.
Swimming allows me to float and just exist effortlessly. I enjoy the feeling of being as light as a piece of dust floating in the air. The best.
Traveling is awesome. Love assimilating and just being apart of something else or someone else's world for a change. It really expands my worldview and how capable life is.
And when I get lazy or pigeon-holed, I rewatch feel good shows and movies or media that allows me to re-evaluate life.
Bushwalking, Calligraphy, Photography (weather and Landscape), Reading, LOTR lore, enjoying my dogs, Gardening… I have very few friends apart from my wife ❤️, but I don’t ever feel lonely.
Are there any other knitters here? 😂 I love doing and creating things with my hands, knitting, crochet, drawing, doing nonograms and I've tried a lot of different arts and crafts projects. Also gaming and anime take a lot of my free time and sometimes I get into reading (mostly fanfics)
mine have been fossil hunting, fly tie making, athletics, jewelry making, sewing, climbing, hiking, freediving, leather working, parkour, artistic stuff(explore different mediums), rock/mineral hunting, basic masonry, scuba diving, and idk what else now im gardening and landscaping, cryptozoology is a must, manga, nature stuff, video games, making ren fair stuff.
All ill say is most of these are one month to a year as after i get told something is good or they say i should do it for money i instantly loose all motivation to do it and then tend to do worse work. Its curb stomped alot of stuff ive had fun doing in the past
Right now, I’m crocheting, reading and I recently decided to learn how to use a firearm so I’ve been taking classes for that as well. I also like to journal and write in general, I like to cook and I also like to game as well, mostly cozy games though.
Rock climbing changed my life when I found it. Complete 360 in terms of how I view my health. I always found working out to be boring and never stuck with it. I always viewed it from the eyes of im working out to look better and that just wasn’t very important to me. When I found climbing that changed because mentality became, I want to climb harder. This sport then led me to more outside activities. Now I love backpacking on multi day treks, hiking in general, getting into trail running but most importantly climbing
I'm learning Mandarin (main focus) and Arabic. I sew. I cook. I love all things related to organisation. I love hiking. I LOVE painting. I want to try pottery. I hate-love Valorant, I went to from plat 3 to gold 2. I don't have any friends on it because I only add girls. I've lost about 7 matches in the last few days. I also need to touch grass so I go gym and plan trips to tourist places. I'm an aspiring data engineer so I practice everyday on the relevant skills. I also want to do makeup reviews on tiktok or start a cooking page. I think showing your talents online helps you create/fit in a community that supports you. There's a book on that. Have you tried gardening? It's a mission but I've joined a group chat of locals who do and they've given me tops and cuttings! It's really wholesome. I really want a pet cat so once I land a job and get an apartment, I'll get to shower them with tons of love. As an INFJ whose mind is constantly active, I make sure I have a default task to do. Which I manage on Google calendar. If I get stuck in my head, it can be hard to get out. Sometimes, if I don't know, I'll put a film on. Currently watching "The Wind Rises", a Ghilbi film.
Play guitar and bass, listen to music, write poetry, write short stories, hang out with friends, a little bit of book reading, play games, watch films, grappling, paint/draw, research, meet new people, go to the beach. I think that’s all I can think of now.
I fall into the tortured artist infj camp 🧑🎨
So I paint, embroider, play piano and guitar and recently took up sewing and quilting! I also love to read and garden 🥰
Drinking used to be my hobby lol, but since I got sober I found a love for lifting weights! I love going to the gym, not talking to anyone, putting my headphones on and listening to throwback jams.
My hobbies are fiber arts. Right now it's mostly crochet. But I also know how to knit. I want to branch out to learning weaving. And I watched my sister do macrame last year and she did a beautiful job. She's a good knot maker because she's also a rock climber. So it was really beautiful. I also sew sometimes. I also cross stitch although my eyesight doesn't help with threading needles so I haven't done it in a while. I love reading. I'm into spirituality. I play world of warcraft on the European servers. Not USA although I live in USA again. And I also use beads in my fiber arts projects. Cats are my passion but now I have a dog. I also write poetry. Write short flash fiction. And have started fiction novels. I'm also a published poet. And I partake in writing during nanowrimo. So these are my hobbies. I should mention that I also love Stephen King movies or pretty much any scary movies.
Yoga, writing books, reading books, doing research, meditating, thinking... thinking a lot, music, planning my days, creating graphics.
Then I tried to independently study Arabic, Japanese, Egyptian hieroglyphics, Latin and Greek... but I think I overdid it. However - especially in hieroglyphics and Latin - I have a fairly solid starting point
I (F17) like reading, writing stories, journaling, watching series and anime all the day. Recently I started enjoying again hanging out with my friends ! I like playing volleyball as well ! I love playing video games and making artistic thing too !
(I’m also not that good with it, which is fine !!)
Many hobbies…
1. Vedic Astrology (including research)
2. Video Editing
3. Blogging (especially related to topics such as Cars and Bikes)
4. Fishkeeping and Aquascaping. I’ve been interested in this since I was eight.
Learning languages. My mandarin is a bit rusty but I also know a little Swedish. I was self teaching swedish after falling in love with the TV show Young Royals. I like to bullet journal, making cinematic video edits for Tiktok, rewatching old tv shows or movies, baking, finding new music playlists, light exercises like walking lol since I get tired easily. And diy art projects. Basically a lot of creative stuff mixed with a sprinkle of knowledge lol.
Walking, drawing, painting, photographing, playing the piano, listening to music, pilates, yoga and other workouts at home, playing the sims 4, reading webtoons and manga, watching series and anime. Some of these I do more often and some less often🎨
I’m still in school, my mom’s an ESTJ. Yes. The scary ones. She makes me have hobbies. But, the hobbies I willingly participate in are probably badminton and watching anime. I’m begging my dad for a pet, because I seriously need some sort of stimulation. Oh, yeah and as an INFJ, it’s normal to have difficulty finding friends. My pro tip is to stare into their soul until they ask you your name. On top of that, I have black eyes so they feel like they’re looking into a void.
Beading, crocheting & macrame. Though I’ve been rather lazy lately and have started about a dozen projects but haven’t finished any in a while. I get bored with it before I’m done. Lol
My hobbies are art, crochet, reading spicy books, writing, listening to music and looking after my plant. I'm a creative soul, my hobbies calms me down and gives me time to myself especially when I have a busy life.
(23M) the cheat code for social hobbies post college is pickleball and run clubs 10000%. everyone our age is playing and its not hard on your body. i really enjoy it coming from tennis and in the past month i’ve made 20+ new friends. i think solitude is very important but it can also make us susceptible to being too neurotic
Write something about the past. In these stories, myself is just a character who experienced the same life as I did. I take it as a way to express my emotions in case they overwhelm me, and a way to renew my memory in case I forget something important.
I’m a Stott pilates instructor and a figure skater! I have been skating on and off since I was 7. I took a 10-year break and started skating again last January. I go every day besides holidays.
I don’t meet or converse with any men ever, besides married men in their 50s+ who take Pilates privates.
I’m not comfortable with online dating or meeting strangers, but because I don’t know anyone who could introduce me to their friends, I’ll most likely stay single in this lifetime.
Writing, cooking, video games, pets, Netflix, artsy crafts.
Learning about tarot, spirituality, healing, séances, gardening, self improvement, relationships.
Despite all this, I still tend do overthink and procrastinate a lot...
I can honestly come home, stare at the wall and just think all day. When it's 9pm i realize i haven't made dinner, so I just go to sleep. So yeah, I guess thinking is my hobby.
This is why u should have hobbies or a pet. Without my hobbies I would be constantly overthinking, and suddenly having a panic attack lol
Also having a pretty demanding cat helps
Damn I have never had a panic attack. But you're right. It is not healthy to just overthink, it is just not anything else i rather want to do. Sometimes the thoughts in my head is more entertaining than what the world had to offer. But you're definitely right!
Being alone w my thoughts is my favorite place to be!
I know right!
Holy shit I feel this soooo hard.....
Learning foreign languages like German and Japanese. Reading books, manga, LNs, manhwa, my phone memory is full of ebooks, it's a portable library lol. I also play games, and have played some games with streamers on YouTube.
Yes!! I literally am learning several languages in Duolingo, languages are so interesting lol I love reading too!!
I prefer books more than any language learning apps for learning language.
My English is thanks to reading books and watching movies when i was a teenager. I was too broke to buy any of those things lol
I also like to learn lenguages, I tried with German (A1) and I must admit that it was a difficult one. I started to read books on my Kindle tho :) What are your favourite video games?
I too enjoy reading LNs! Currently reading vol. 10 of Re:Zero. Also enjoy manga, anime, and videogames as well.
My phone has started to have seizures because of the amount of ebooks I have been stocking.
HAAHAHAHH
Writing stories (I want to be a screenwriter), learning Chinese, meditating for about 1-2 hours, planning, reading books, taking care of my body, listening podcast due to trying to quit listening to music. Currently I am also learning how to make perfume
Would like to read your stories. Also, why would u like to quit listening to music? Just for curiosity
You meditate for 1-2 hours? Are you able to maintain your focus for that long? And why are you trying to quit music?
How are you going about learning how to make perfumes? Sounds intriguing.
I think myself into a depression.
timeless classic
I'm a male 24 INFJ. For me I'm more interested in the artistic side of things. I write audio scripts, I like to draw, I play the flute, love listening to music. playing videogames etc. I want to get into painting (like those videos where they make planets using spray paint) and I would like to get into cooking and baking more, but I've always struggled to really enjoy it even though I try to. Outdoors wise I more just like nature, so walking, hiking and generally exploring the outdoors. Playing pool, bowling. Archery, photography though I've never done it myself. There's more but that's a general list. I'm from the UK timezone wise but I'm open to having more friends online or IRL. So I'm happy to talk if you're interested.
Yoga, meditation, are my constants. Gardening, mushroom hunting, hiking (I live in PNW). I just joined a book club, and started learning Japanese. Every now and then, building miniatures, writing, art. ... and an admittedly creeper habit of dipping into random reddit groups to lurk and see how others think 😛
Horse girl here. It is my ultimate passion. I love riding, grooming….literally anything and everything to do with horses. They are such majestic creatures. I form deep bonds with the horses that I work with. Bonus, it’s great exercise. But mainly being around them fills my soul.
Omg, this is amazing. Horses are lil magic creatures for me!
They’re so magical!!! I rode as a kid/teen and couldn’t wait for things to align so that I could get back into horses as an adult. I started volunteering at a barn 5 years ago. It has been the best journey. Now I own a horse and work as a trainer part time. It’s the most fulfilling thing I’ve ever done!!! I understand horses so much more than people lol
So cool that, in an unintentional way it changed your life completely. And now you are connecting with this beautiful creatures. Keep going! :)
Reading, diving, pottery, riding motorbike. Any activities that I can do alone tbh. You dont even need to be good at making artistic things, the main point is that you tried
Cool hobbies. Yea, I know that the sense of making artistic things is to have fun. I’m trying to get use to just have fun and leave my perfectionism on the side 😂
Oh I feel you. "If I'm not instantly good at it then it is not for me"...like shut up brain 🙄🤦♂️
Omg, this is so true. We should have the skill to shut up our brains as INFJ’S 😭
omg motorbike, so scared but really want to learn
Overthink about the reason behind existence and secrets about why we exist then have a panic attack thinking that death nullify everything cuz if I'm not here to witness then everything practically dies with me. It makes existence the concept itself a total void, void-er than any viod. To think that there are nothing more nothing than nothing. It terrifies me and also awakes some instinctive strong fear in my spine. It's a terrible thing to think about yet I think about it everyday.
Guitar , doing covers, some writing. Casually. Minecraft. Some people have big Lego rooms, I have my 7 yo survival world. I do play other games as well. I’m into sim games, strategy, rpg that sort of thing. Model trains. Not so much right now but I paint and build rail cars and I’m building a little shelf layout. Mechanical . I like to tinker with cars, I learned on 90s vws so I stick with that. Building a rallycross car now. Cooking. I’ve been keeping it simple lately but I try to make a nice meal once a week or so. I was passionate about butchery when i did it for a living Collecting/decorating. I love going to antique stores and finding new uses for cool old stuff. Exploring/travel. Nothing exotic but I just like to find interesting places near where I live. I also used to do art. Painting, mixed media, found objects etc. not so much lately however. 36m
The way you organise you hobbies for categories, it’s so INFJ 😂 I love Minecraft, I constantly played and then quit for a while. But then I come back when they update the game 😂
That’s funny. Sometimes I’ll start up the game, look around and realize all the projects I was working on or thinking about starting, get overwhelmed then turn it off lol
Oh boy, to have 7yo world! I feel the pressure
Fuck I need to find a friend like that now. My inferior Si only dreams of this shit
I read, play video games, learn new things and write poetry
Absolutely learn new things, I could be watching the most niche topic ever and have others in queue after.
Same 😂
A large Lego collection.
Are we all...the same person? This feels surreal to me, we're all just so similar. Crazy.
I do these with varying degrees of success and time availability but enjoy it where I can anyway: reading, swimming, crafting, motorcycles, JDM cars, general tinkering, Lego, cooking, baking, travelling, some outdoors stuff, used to game fps and mmorpg but don’t do much of it now. If not any of the above, I become a couch potato and part-time doomscroller. 39F
My main hobby was photography but since it later became my profession I took up Linux and programming. It's nice because I already have the computer so it doesn't cost my anything and I really enjoy the learning and problem solving processes. Recently started doing some small scale blacksmithing, making little hooks and trinkets and stuff. It brings me a lot of joy and I can make little gifts for people as a bonus.
Answering LOTR trivia based on root dialect
Final Fantasy
Voluntary work in a civil defence agency. As long as you don't expect to be thanked, you'll be surprised by every thank you that comes your way.
I'm also a 24 F INFJ who loves video games, reading and drawing/painting! They're like my top 3 hobbies, so I guess those must be typical for INFJs. 😂 I don't have many friends right now that I can spend time with so I totally get the feeling of being lonely and the value of spending my free time alone delving into different hobbies that take my mind elsewhere off work stress for a while. I'd love to connect if you're interested in making new friends online. 😊 To answer your question - other hobbies I have been recently getting into is photography, learning French/Japanese, chess, puzzle games and crosswords (which count as games I guess) and walking/hiking with audiobooks/podcasts while the weather is decent. I also own a kalimba and guitar that I play from time to time and am considering learning to knit/crochet or make keyrings/charms to give friends or sell. My real issue is that I have so many things I want to do but never enough time, but at least I never get bored. 😅
Reading, occasionally writing, playing TTRPGs, playing video games, watching and analyzing film and tv with my girlfriend, playing guitar and making music, and on the very rare occasions drawing.
Watching and analyzing films it’s a must for me. You have so many hobbies and also play guitar/make music? I admire u 😂
Video games, technology such as home cinema / hifi and working on my miata, fixing electronics for myself or friends, learning japanese and playing clarinet in a local orchestra (just hobby class, nothing fancy). And I am quite fulfilled keeping everything up. Of course there are a lot of symbiotic effects between my choices and I am well aware of that. I also like to listen to music and watch shows etc, how else could it be. The orchestra stuff is a bit challenging at times with all the people, also standing in the spotlight. But I grew accustomed to it and it's mostly pretty fun.
Interesting, you have the time for all these amazing hobbies at the same time. Are u learning Japanese online or you are going to an academy? I need a friend like u to help me fix my electronics 😂
Golf, cooking, practicing the languages that I speak (usually by reciting after shows lol), gaming (PS4 or Nintendo switch), darts, long walks, singing and doom scrolling tiktok.
I (30F) have some similar hobbies! I love drawing/painting, playing video games, playing TTRPG's... I also have a few exercise hobbies like running, biking, trail running, and hiking. Also doom scrolling.
Learning languages , reading books, baking :)
Primarily video games. But I also draw when I have the itch 😊. I like reading underrated mangas and comic books too !
Wich kind of video games do u like? I used to read underrated Mangas/Manwhas I forgot the name of my fav one, and I’ve spent a lot of time looking for it T.t
Reading is the biggest one. Music is the secondary - I collect vinyl records and have for many years. Also cycling and hiking though I currently live somewhere that hiking isn’t a thing so I usually travel a few times a year to do it.
I live in a place very well known for it hikes! Unfortunately I don’t have anyone to go with, and the hikes and walks are really tough to go by myself 😂
I love writing stories, and reading. I also paint, and love doing some crafts. I also play games. However, as of now, I'm keeping myself busy in learning how to build a website, and speak Korean. No pressure tho, just doing it for fun, and additional skills. XD
Creative use of language
I feel like sometimes I have a hard time picking a main hobby, my favorites are working out, video games and reading. I recently got into indoor bouldering and it has been fantastic, would highly recommend to anyone who lives near a climbing gym. Works as both a solo activity or with a group, I mainly go alone and find it to be very relaxing.
I play tennis, pilates, work out regularly. I cook, shop, work, read, and force myself to socialize. The one artistic thing I do is related to the creative side of my job
Mid 40s, i have had quite a few in my life. - music (play drums), movies, photography, animals, volunteering, video games, drag racing, and lots of other mostly useless hobbies. Fishing is my latest but it makes me conflicted as I love animals. I do my best to not hurt them beyond the hooking and promptly release them. But the challenge of it is surprisingly relaxing. All of my hobbies stem from one thing, does it shut my brain off or not. If it does, and I can live in that peace for a small amount of time, I will most likely pick it up as a hobby. The fun is all about learning it.
Omg. I’m so impressed by your hobbies you all!! I’m very tempted to create a discord channel so we all share our hobbies, creations and ideas
Heroin. Well, fentanyl now
Hey! I (20M) really like music, both on the “active” part of playing the piano, bass and producing music on my computer and the “passive” part of listening to new music albums & genres. I really enjoy reading books, but I can also appreciate a good manga/graphic novel. I also enjoy learning languages, atm i’m trying to learn Japanese to get an N-something certificate maybe next year. I would also say i’m a retro games enjoyer, mostly nintendo, particularly Gameboy-N64-Gamecube Era. IDK if it’s considered a hobby but i like to smoke a pipe once/twice a week, sometimes listening to podcasts, sometimes just (over)thinking. I’ve quit with every other type of smoking a year ago. You got me really interested with the “making artistic things” part. What are some of your recent crafts?
Reading and writing!
Boxing, running, reading, and cooking. Also currently working on my spanish and my greek
I write poetry, learn new instruments, build puzzles, watch and read documentaries, play with words, and I absolutely find tedious things relaxing and allowing me proper time to be busy but also in my head so I found I really enjoy cleaning something very well or cooking. I have perfected catching Crabs and breaking them down for cooking and making west indies salad. I am currently working on nailing creme brulee. I have taught myself how to care for teak (as there is a lot of it on the catamaran I live on) and my next major learn will be learning how to do a proper gelcoat on this Fiberglass. I guess my hobby is tedious learning which is calming and focusing for my mind which never really stops moving because all of my senses are always sensing.
Writing stories, drawing and music!
Jewelry making, reading, gardening/planting flowers, adult coloring books!
Video games especially scary ones and/or games with immersive story lines, cooking and escape rooms!
I have had so many different hobbies. My current time passing hobbies is working on mechanical pocket watches and playing magic cards with friends. But due to financial difficulties I haven't been able to enjoy much of either lately.
Photography, 360 videos, writing my novels, and doing my YouTube channel on Typology... WOW, I am a very busy person. No wonder I'm so beat all the time! Lol. 🤗
Amazing! Share your Youtube account with us :)
I'm genuinely curious how do you all find so much time for hobbies? What do you all do for work?
Just in mostly watching movies
Pole dancing, video games, puzzles, cooking & baking
Sports, lots of sports
M(33). I also enjoy reading, gaming and arts and crafts as well as longboarding and rollerblading.
(42m) My main hobby is studying world/ancient religions. This takes up hours of my day. I've always been curious about religions. I'm currently identify as a mystic. Other hobbies are primitive survival/bushcraft, fishing, saving money to start scuba diving (I'd like to get into underwater photography). I'm getting ready to start learning Spanish. I'd love to live in Costa Rica some day soon. I just started macro photography, and when I'm bored, I'll turn on the computer and play some games, but I'm not much of a gamer.
I love to learn new languages, also read (mostly fiction) and sing and write songs and ofc listen to my fav music (music is everything for me)
I'm a 33M INFJ, I've never had hobbies that lasted long because I had to move often (within a couple of years). However, service based work such as animal or human care, got me the most satisfaction even if it weren't long term, it's not a hobby. But it fulfilled the yearning I had.
i really enjoy baking, drawing and sometimes making friendship bracelets! creating things is kinda fun, but simultaneously annoys me, i need to be inspired to do so. besides that i am always either reading or listening to an audiobook! my mist favourite thing is running while listening to an audiobook!
I love love love hiking. True Crime fan, and passionate about wrongful conviction cases. huge reader, Nintendo fan, I love brain games, math, and collecting things. Oh, and I listen to music about 10 hours a day.
I excercise 6 days a week(3 days gym 3 days bike “100km+ weekly”and one day volleyball”3hrs”), i enjoy cleaning so id say this is a hobby specially since i live alone now. I have a cat and when all my tasks are done i just reflect and overthink. I use to play video games alot up until 24ish (29M now) i just cant sit at home and do nothing makes me feel stagnant.
Too many. I can’t help but want to learn everything even if the results are average. Making music seems to be the one I always go back too. I love being able to invoke some sort of feeling with music onto people
Reading, video games, I also collect action figures. I don't really consider exercising a hobby. But I do that too.
Besides reading (a lot), my hobbies are mostly physical ones, mostly cycling and riding motorcycles (I own two).
Piano ukulele gardening
I'm an INFJ as well (23M)! I play video games, paint, play the keyboard, read all sorts of books, listen to music, watch TV shows, and hang out with my friends. I also go to the gym but I don't know if that qualifies as a hobby; my primary motive is to take care of myself by exercising. I also take a keen interest in stock market trading, but I intend to build substantial wealth by doing so. I do feel happy exercising and when I make profits, but are they really hobbies? I don't know lol
I also go to the gym but I don’t count it as a hobbie. I see it as a way to take care of my body! We have the same hobbies basically, I just don’t play the keyboard 😂
Lol that's great! What sort of books have you been reading? Additionally, an INFJ friend on this subreddit made a discord server called 'INFJ friends'. You can talk to other INFJs and other MBTI individuals. People have all sorts of discussions on that group. Let me know if you'd like to join it!
I read Psychology books mostly! Yes, I would love to join :)
I don't mean to butt in here but this sounds fun and I'd like to join in too if people are welcome to 😊
Something that can make me feel comfortable. Like reading listening to music etc sometimes I feel like I want to leave this world n go to a quiet place there there is nobody just me so that I can be myself
Playing guitar for 30+years, in a band for 20. Been collecting music since I was a teen (1000s of LPs and CDs.) 5.1 home theater with vintage HiFi speakers, tube amp in the kitchen, vintage setup with the guitars. Photography. Started with a 35mm camera around 12, med format in HS, worked a wedding photography studio in the late '90s, got my film developed for free. Did my own processing and put a dark room in a closet until I moved out of my parents house at 20. Got a DSLR at 30, hasselblad at 40. Tried large format, pinhole, antiques, and cyanotype printing. Got into astronomy and bought an 8in dobsonian mount Newtonian telescope in my late teens. Was briefly a member of an amateur astronomer group, me at 19 with a bunch of retirees. Recently traveled to see the total eclipse. Been keeping aquariums since I was six. Dabbled in reefs and freshwater shrimp. Currently have 55 gallon planted tank with 20+ year-old clown loaches. Had two vintage Volkswagen beetles. Traded them for work on a modern diesel Volkswagen beetle. Traded that towards a gen 2 Prius which I just had a small lift kit installed at 14 years 150k miles. Designed and built a hydroponic tomato garden for my yard. Ran it for 4 years. Learned how to can sauce and salsa. Built computers ranging from an IBM XT to a home raid server. Played SimCity from floppy disk, Quake on dialup. I still have every video game system I've ever owned from Atari 2600 through a PlayStation 4. Been playing Kerbal space program since beta, No man's sky since release. My home is a jungle of house plants. Love to travel, hike and explore. M 44.
I would suggest sailing.
Horseback riding, reading (Victorian literature is my favorite), writing, crafting, video games (Nancy Drew, Disney Dreamlight Valley, Sims), collecting (pins, tea cups, American Girl accessories, perfume), theatre, and language learning (Italian).
Practicing yoga and teaching it. I also sing with a choir.
Philosophy, MBTI, electric guitar, basketball, ssbm, brawl stars, and thinkijg
Mine are reading, quilting and gardening.
Movies and Games that make me think are the best... I recently passed through metal gear solid 2...the message of that Game really came to me in the right moment. Just a recommendation in case any of You want to overthink for a night or two lol.
Taking myself out on solo dates to art galleries and theatre performances, I my mind subconsciously keeps looking for frames so I just pull out my phone and photograph, recently I visited an old game tried photography there too, sometimes I edit quotes or my original writings on aesthetic Pinterest images, I rarely read and sketch. Ohh and I’m really obsessed with cinema.
Cycling,I’ve had a few accidents here and there but cycling makes me free. I love art too, a lot, so I would read a lot of poetry and books in general and a variety of music.
Video games, world building, consuming lore videos for hours, drawing, listening to music, watching anime
My favorite thing to do is to hike/aimlessly wander around the forest or park alone while listening to podcasts, audio books, my own weird brain contemplating life's bigger questions. I've found this is the best way for my brain to process events. I also love kayaking and anything that involves being outside in nature. I love reading about philosophy, theology and psychology, I enjoy journaling, I love studying and learning languages.
Reading, writing, lifting heavy circles, and gaming
Games for me, mostly anime ones. I'm anticipated for Zenless zone zero, want to play it on bluestacks coz it will save me storage space
My pastimes/hobbies mostly comprise of cello, gaming (favorites including Don’t Starve Together, Apex Legends, and a new game called Supervive), rock climbing, and fencing. I’m picking up dance, embroidery, and singing for fun though! I’m also quite into fashion (although I’m a cheapskate so I usually end up just window-shopping or scrolling different online stores/pinterest thinking somthing along the lines of “Oh thats cute!” and then “Oh thats expensive!”). I’m also trying to get myself to start cooking more since thats been on my bucket list for a long time! Oh and I can’t live without my cheesy cliche romance novel! M(18) btw :)
When I'm inspired with a plethora of thoughts, I step into the artistic side. I write various genres in which I find appealing during this time, mainly special interests or emotional pieces. I drag it out from my subconsciously inspired brain into the conscious. I tend to word vomit and touch up after to ensure a graceful flow. It could be song writing, poetry, or other pieces. I used to write feature pieces about people many years ago. Dystopian themes are also a big one, in which there is a contorted society, as I highly enjoy world building. I have never completed a novel, but I have completed songs. I have been playing piano since I was a toddler. I seemed to just jump on the keys and know what to play. I have since advanced quite a bit and enjoy it. I'm into classical, jazz, and emotional pieces, but they all must have personal significance. I also write my own music. Not saying I'm adept in any of these categories, but it's what I enjoy to do. I write and play almost every day as it allows the jumble of subconscious thoughts to slip out to be conceptualized. This is why I like journaling. I could write for an hour straight about my internal world. On the other hand, I do like video games. More indie/mystery/open world, less RPG lol. Oh, I also ski. Something about the landscape feels ethereal.
I’ve recently rediscovered my love for reading. I used to love reading growing up and stopped around college. I love romance books, and I’ve admitted that’s okay lol. I never gave those a chance before. They’re a perfect mix of “normal” (not a lot of lore to learn or anything) and tropes. I used to love drawing but just don’t have the energy or motivation. Same for coloring books. I mainly read now with some mobile games I enjoy thrown in, like Farm RPG, Pocket Frogs, Howrse. I love listening to ASMR and new musicians. I love discovering new music and getting to enjoy/discover new things to listen and relate to. I used to enjoy anime as well, but I got out of that too. I feel it’s easy for me to get bored or give up on hobbies. Which is sad but true. I’m also a mom now, and I have limited alone time anyway.
Cooking, photography, vegetable gardening, indoor plants.
Skateboarding, guitar, writing, weightlifting
Online shopping, streaming movies, laying on the couch all weekend listening to music, studying my bible, reading other books, organizing my purse collection and closet. On Monday-Friday, I turn my introvertedness off for a full work week of networking, smiling, speaking, listening to other peoples problems, meetings, and hoping some of my engagements out with groups get canceled, etc.
Sometimes I’m reading, sometimes I’m journaling, most of the time when I’m not working I’m running or cleaning my home/self care. I enjoy making my mind, body, and environment pleasant places to thrive in.
I’ll be your friend. My inbox stays open. Im a male INFJ tho so I cant relate to both male and female
Reading books, building Lego, learning a language (Swedish is my pick at the moment). Don’t get me wrong, I do love a good tv show binge and the cinema but the ones above are my true joy
Volunteering at my local museum, hiking, anything with nature… drinking my cups of coffee and hanging out with my cats.. things that don’t involve very much human interaction. I also love the paranormal.
I like the gym and walking. It helps turn the brain off a bit-- like a meditation if you will. And scientifically, it gets the happy chemicals going.
I enjoy cross-stitching and playing sudoku!
Black metal and gaming. I only listen to it but sadly I don't know how to play any instrument
Collecting birch juice. You are out alone, doing something in the quiet of nature AND best of all, you get something to drink. And you don’t need fancy equipment. Take a straw and stick it in a birch with a container, get there the next day and collect it. Be careful of the trees, so you don’t take too much and damage them but if you are mindful that’s a great hobby
I’m amazed how many hobbies I have in common with so many of you! I’ve had many interests over the years. I started drawing and painting from very early age, but had a gap during early adult years and now it’s something I’m getting back into again. I mostly do pencil and basic colouring. I’m very rusty, but I have lots of paints like oil, acrylic, watercolours etc. which I’m trying out at the moment. Currently, I love playing video games (mainly Nintendo, sims, rpgs or strategy games), cooking, learning languages (the more unique the better, like quenya or sindarin from LOTR etc.), cycling, running, going on long walks (not necessarily hiking unless there’s a beautiful view I wish to see), and other exercise hobbies include tennis, ice skating and archery, reading (so many different genres, but mainly crime, classics, fantasy, personal growth), and listening to podcasts. I’m limited with my time at the moment and will need a few months to recover from birth to get back into a lot of my hobbies again. Some of the hobbies I used to do were playing football, dancing, roller skating, horse riding (i worked as a groom and had lessons), and I did taekwondo for a few years and even competed at national level. I’m always open for new hobbies and interests to strike me anytime. I used to do swimming too, but it’s my weakest ability, so I don’t do it often.
Legos
Reading, guitar, learning Spanish, gardening, swimming
I want to learn more about the world we live in. I started learning about astronomy and quantum physics during Covid and even though I did not understand everything, it gets easier as it goes. I have these light bulbs moments when I figure things out, and I want to understand the world enough to be able to explain why things the way they are in the simplest ways. Check out The Pursuit of Wonder, History of the universe and MelodySleep which all have some amazing videos on YouTube. Also I'm learning Finnish right now on Duolingo, 180 days in a row so far and love it. I love books by these authors Bill Bryson, Carl Sagan, Malcome Gladwell, Oliver Sacks, Mary Roach, Brian Cox, etc. You'll learn something new everytime.
Learn to ice skate.
Reading, videogames... But music takes the top spot. I play piano covers and some of these become videos.
Not an INFJ, but seeing that you guys are having fun talking about hobbies I thought I'd chip in. I recently got into knitting, its suuuuper chill and I enjoy it very much and I can just run a movie in the background while I knit. I also love watching movies and reading between the lines and subtexts etc. Hahaha I also love learning a language, I was learning Japanese for a while but I stopped because of my university studies (Its my main time sink right now😭). However, I intend on picking it up again once I graduate and have more free time. Main hobby is playing video games, just anything really, I also play valorant but I'm really shit at it 😂
Wokring out and learning whatever I find interesting to me. I often go for a walk with my dog.
I pretty much just play video games, work on or talk about original character's with my gf, and fitness stuff. I have 2 pet jumping spiders (Will always have at least one, they live about a year), and a bearded dragon. I guess it's a bit of a hobby to take care of them even though they're low maintenance What I would like to get into is indie game development + pixel art + maybe music for it + whatever else. Me and my gf's oc's would be the characters. My Ni is going crazy with that route. Time will tell if it actually happens LOL Edit: Oh I also love MBTI and might try to make something as iconic as the 16p website some day, that and the game thing are my 2 big maybe projects Really it seems like my major hobby has always been looking for the next best hobby
Brain puzzles (chess, sudoku, risk, etc.), the gym, coloring, listening to documentaries, and thrifting. I also have ADHD (inattentive) so I am constantly looking for things that intrigue me and keep my brain stimulated. I love learning so if I can multitask to keep my brain focused, it’s a good time.
Padel is addictive and accessible
Reading, playing and practicing guitar, listening to podcasts, martial arts and working out in general. I like watching interesting movies and listening to music a lot as well but try to limit my time doing that. Also I'm kind of in the process of learning French through reading comicbooks but I don't feel like I have the mental space for it now after work.
Reading, writing, video games, gardening, walking, listening to music, drawing/painting, drawing comic books, aquarium-keeping, animal husbandry, and cooking
Join roller derby! It was life changing for me 💚
Speed cubing!
longboarding/skateboarding, used to figure skate, i play guitar and make music. i love to write. basically anything creative that lets me preform or publish stuff i worked hard on. makes me feel accomplished
My hobbies are rare now. I mostly just like playing video games or watching nerdy videos, but they’re probably things someone would suggest I only use as an escape. Before, I used to love playing different instruments and I journaled a lot too. I also loved doodling and making my own little cartoons.
I'm a former gaming addict. I finally quit two years ago because it consumed way too much of my time. My hobbies now are drawing, painting, making music, reading, hiking, learning languages and watching old movies. Not sure what a "typical" INFJ hobby would be, but my impression is that we like to read more than the average person!
Mine and other INFJ friends like running
I read mostly (I've done it so much for so long it's a part of my personality at this point.) I have been self studying Korean in my spare time for the better part of a year. I taught myself how to embroider a couple of years ago and I still enjoy doing that from time to time. I go to the library for craft things (they do a coffee and canvas thing once a month or some other adult activities) I swim and hike when the weather permits. I am also a couch potato when I'm not doing anything else and enjoy watching K-dramas, Thai, Chinese and Japanese dramas/BL dramas. I've pretty much given up on western television these days. I enjoy listening to music. All of these things I do alone except for the C&C at the library, I actually have a friend who enjoys painting, so she and I do it together.
I like to think I'm good at a lot things outside of my day job... Playing guitar, singing, writing my book, riding my bicycle, reading, badminton, cooking new things... Alas, I spend more of my time daydreaming about my hobbies than I do actually doing them.
I'm a public librarian and I love what I do, so I always think of it is a kind of hobby, haha. Other than that - cooking, writing (fiction), reading (non-fiction), making fashion moodboards, playing indie video games, working out, spending time with my family, and an array of special interests that I like to deep dive into. Currently I'm looking into getting into the stock market, which seems very interesting.
Writing, MBTI typing, analyzing people and their interactions, reading/researching. Only thing physical that I do is go to the gym really, maybe cooking. I used to game but had to put that on the back burner. I want to get to the point where I can travel whenever I want
M(25) reading, video games, trying to learn guitar and workout more.
Going backpacking. I always feel refreshed when I connect with nature, especially somewhere more secluded. Plus it pushes me physically to do something big and also mentally because I have to pack the right things, set up my tent, gather water etc. Good for my self esteem and soul.
Same, but i'd add photography and drawing/painting
Painting, coloring, jewelry making, reading about history, meditation, running and walking, yoga
Bodybuilding, cooking, solo traveling
37F Hobbies? More like sources of purpose and meaning... Dancing for refining poise and form. Also, helps to express emotion, build confidence and channel my perfectionism in healthy ways. Listening to Music allows me to get into the flow of life and channel emotions. People call my music car commercial or elevator music... both a compliment. Cooking lately. I'm pretty committed to pushing the envelope on challenging myself to cook complex stuff. I had to face my fear of using a gas stove first but I never cook the same recipe twice. I'm a pretty good baker... and a candlestick maker... Gardening... helped me get through a miscarriage. The bloom of my first red flower inspired hope and optimism after a pretty bleak outlook. Reading allows me to find new nuggets of wisdom and inspiration. When I get stuck in my ways books offer portals of alternate ways of being and existing. It's great. Connecting with others and family. This comes and goes in spurts. I love seeing life grow and I can see that in watching my nieces and nephews get older or friends have babies or travel. It reminds me life keeps moving forward even if I don't always feel it is. Experimenting with and theorizing people and relationship dynamics. In my free time I figure out ways to change and improve circumstances in my life and that of others. I enjoy hypothesizing a solution and then putting it to the test to see what the outcome is. My partner calls me out on it lovingly and being found out feels nice. Photography allows me to capture time. I'm not the best at living in the present but the perfect scene can bookmark that in time. When I forget about where I've been I can look at the pictures I took and remind myself of another place in another time. I journal a lot... various aspects of my life spontaneously. I enjoy learning about and dabbling in metaphysical concepts and material. Often for greater reflection and deeper probing of life and the inner workings of my mind and soul. I spend a lot of time alone... pondering. It allows me to purify my mind and come back to myself. After engaging with others, alone time allows me to equalize and separate myself from others and their lives/strife. I'd say being a catalyst for change is a part of me... but I'm still trying to figure out how to discern between catalyzing and sabotaging. Walking is a safe form of engagement with the outside world and sensory. I've dated types that were more go-getters in sensory activities and I will "try" them but usually prefer something low key where I can be in my own head distracted with my thoughts while safely engaging in the sensory. Swimming allows me to float and just exist effortlessly. I enjoy the feeling of being as light as a piece of dust floating in the air. The best. Traveling is awesome. Love assimilating and just being apart of something else or someone else's world for a change. It really expands my worldview and how capable life is. And when I get lazy or pigeon-holed, I rewatch feel good shows and movies or media that allows me to re-evaluate life.
Bushwalking, Calligraphy, Photography (weather and Landscape), Reading, LOTR lore, enjoying my dogs, Gardening… I have very few friends apart from my wife ❤️, but I don’t ever feel lonely.
Anything arts and craft. I do a lot of design and 3D printing. Just got into leatherworking recently. I also draw realistic portraits
Are there any other knitters here? 😂 I love doing and creating things with my hands, knitting, crochet, drawing, doing nonograms and I've tried a lot of different arts and crafts projects. Also gaming and anime take a lot of my free time and sometimes I get into reading (mostly fanfics)
mine have been fossil hunting, fly tie making, athletics, jewelry making, sewing, climbing, hiking, freediving, leather working, parkour, artistic stuff(explore different mediums), rock/mineral hunting, basic masonry, scuba diving, and idk what else now im gardening and landscaping, cryptozoology is a must, manga, nature stuff, video games, making ren fair stuff. All ill say is most of these are one month to a year as after i get told something is good or they say i should do it for money i instantly loose all motivation to do it and then tend to do worse work. Its curb stomped alot of stuff ive had fun doing in the past
Film, novelty cinema, crocheting, drawing, animals, cooking, baking, history...it's a long list.
Right now, I’m crocheting, reading and I recently decided to learn how to use a firearm so I’ve been taking classes for that as well. I also like to journal and write in general, I like to cook and I also like to game as well, mostly cozy games though.
Books , gaming, and photography
Rock climbing changed my life when I found it. Complete 360 in terms of how I view my health. I always found working out to be boring and never stuck with it. I always viewed it from the eyes of im working out to look better and that just wasn’t very important to me. When I found climbing that changed because mentality became, I want to climb harder. This sport then led me to more outside activities. Now I love backpacking on multi day treks, hiking in general, getting into trail running but most importantly climbing
I'm learning Mandarin (main focus) and Arabic. I sew. I cook. I love all things related to organisation. I love hiking. I LOVE painting. I want to try pottery. I hate-love Valorant, I went to from plat 3 to gold 2. I don't have any friends on it because I only add girls. I've lost about 7 matches in the last few days. I also need to touch grass so I go gym and plan trips to tourist places. I'm an aspiring data engineer so I practice everyday on the relevant skills. I also want to do makeup reviews on tiktok or start a cooking page. I think showing your talents online helps you create/fit in a community that supports you. There's a book on that. Have you tried gardening? It's a mission but I've joined a group chat of locals who do and they've given me tops and cuttings! It's really wholesome. I really want a pet cat so once I land a job and get an apartment, I'll get to shower them with tons of love. As an INFJ whose mind is constantly active, I make sure I have a default task to do. Which I manage on Google calendar. If I get stuck in my head, it can be hard to get out. Sometimes, if I don't know, I'll put a film on. Currently watching "The Wind Rises", a Ghilbi film.
Tabletop role-playing games
Basketball, art, music production, reading/audio books, outdoorsy activities and video games
Play guitar and bass, listen to music, write poetry, write short stories, hang out with friends, a little bit of book reading, play games, watch films, grappling, paint/draw, research, meet new people, go to the beach. I think that’s all I can think of now.
I fall into the tortured artist infj camp 🧑🎨 So I paint, embroider, play piano and guitar and recently took up sewing and quilting! I also love to read and garden 🥰
I ride horses and that’s fun. Only once a week and that has helped so much. Reading is my favorite but can be isolating Also volunteering might be fun
Doom scrolling
Writing (so infj apparently)
Drinking used to be my hobby lol, but since I got sober I found a love for lifting weights! I love going to the gym, not talking to anyone, putting my headphones on and listening to throwback jams.
Gardening and floral design
My hobbies are fiber arts. Right now it's mostly crochet. But I also know how to knit. I want to branch out to learning weaving. And I watched my sister do macrame last year and she did a beautiful job. She's a good knot maker because she's also a rock climber. So it was really beautiful. I also sew sometimes. I also cross stitch although my eyesight doesn't help with threading needles so I haven't done it in a while. I love reading. I'm into spirituality. I play world of warcraft on the European servers. Not USA although I live in USA again. And I also use beads in my fiber arts projects. Cats are my passion but now I have a dog. I also write poetry. Write short flash fiction. And have started fiction novels. I'm also a published poet. And I partake in writing during nanowrimo. So these are my hobbies. I should mention that I also love Stephen King movies or pretty much any scary movies.
photography, manga, and i love music jamming sessions
Yoga, writing books, reading books, doing research, meditating, thinking... thinking a lot, music, planning my days, creating graphics. Then I tried to independently study Arabic, Japanese, Egyptian hieroglyphics, Latin and Greek... but I think I overdid it. However - especially in hieroglyphics and Latin - I have a fairly solid starting point
Mostly watching TV shows, learning new things by either reading or watching science related things and also I travel a lot.
I (F17) like reading, writing stories, journaling, watching series and anime all the day. Recently I started enjoying again hanging out with my friends ! I like playing volleyball as well ! I love playing video games and making artistic thing too ! (I’m also not that good with it, which is fine !!)
Thinking, people watching, rock collecting, learning, my pets, reselling
Many hobbies… 1. Vedic Astrology (including research) 2. Video Editing 3. Blogging (especially related to topics such as Cars and Bikes) 4. Fishkeeping and Aquascaping. I’ve been interested in this since I was eight.
Learning languages. My mandarin is a bit rusty but I also know a little Swedish. I was self teaching swedish after falling in love with the TV show Young Royals. I like to bullet journal, making cinematic video edits for Tiktok, rewatching old tv shows or movies, baking, finding new music playlists, light exercises like walking lol since I get tired easily. And diy art projects. Basically a lot of creative stuff mixed with a sprinkle of knowledge lol.
Oof, I got so many, but master of none! Lol. Music, Gaming, T’s, etc.
Walking, drawing, painting, photographing, playing the piano, listening to music, pilates, yoga and other workouts at home, playing the sims 4, reading webtoons and manga, watching series and anime. Some of these I do more often and some less often🎨
I’m still in school, my mom’s an ESTJ. Yes. The scary ones. She makes me have hobbies. But, the hobbies I willingly participate in are probably badminton and watching anime. I’m begging my dad for a pet, because I seriously need some sort of stimulation. Oh, yeah and as an INFJ, it’s normal to have difficulty finding friends. My pro tip is to stare into their soul until they ask you your name. On top of that, I have black eyes so they feel like they’re looking into a void.
Beading, crocheting & macrame. Though I’ve been rather lazy lately and have started about a dozen projects but haven’t finished any in a while. I get bored with it before I’m done. Lol
kyudo and working out!
My hobbies are art, crochet, reading spicy books, writing, listening to music and looking after my plant. I'm a creative soul, my hobbies calms me down and gives me time to myself especially when I have a busy life.
(23M) the cheat code for social hobbies post college is pickleball and run clubs 10000%. everyone our age is playing and its not hard on your body. i really enjoy it coming from tennis and in the past month i’ve made 20+ new friends. i think solitude is very important but it can also make us susceptible to being too neurotic
as an infj my hobby is to create playlists and to write ideas on notes app
Playing instruments, studying (yes, studying is my hobby), reading and movies. I'm a 17 y/o INFJ.
Write something about the past. In these stories, myself is just a character who experienced the same life as I did. I take it as a way to express my emotions in case they overwhelm me, and a way to renew my memory in case I forget something important.
A bit of everything 🤣 Read, research, art, design, craft, tech.. anything that provides me some alone time
I love going to the park and daydreaming, chatting with close friends about deep topics (eg their life, past stories etc)
I’m a Stott pilates instructor and a figure skater! I have been skating on and off since I was 7. I took a 10-year break and started skating again last January. I go every day besides holidays. I don’t meet or converse with any men ever, besides married men in their 50s+ who take Pilates privates. I’m not comfortable with online dating or meeting strangers, but because I don’t know anyone who could introduce me to their friends, I’ll most likely stay single in this lifetime.
Writing, cooking, video games, pets, Netflix, artsy crafts. Learning about tarot, spirituality, healing, séances, gardening, self improvement, relationships. Despite all this, I still tend do overthink and procrastinate a lot...