Since the invention of the smartphone, many people have done nothing but spend time on their phones and do nothing, wasting their days doom-scrolling through social media. Well, there are more things you can do instead of being on your phone all the time, and find things you enjoy doing, and who knows, you might also discover something you might not have known you actually liked. There are many activities that you can try doing, such as arts and crafts, side sports, and journalism. All of these can be broken down into even more stuff, such as photography of objects or animals. This is a fun activity for people as they enjoy capturing the beauty of animals in their natural habitat, and even if you can’t go out in the wilderness, you could also take pictures of animal sculptures and pose them in something close to their habitat, or even create a small ecosystem, which could be fun and worthwhile.
Drawing could also be fun to do, as it takes time and dedication to do a piece of art, and they don’t always have to be perfect. Just as long as you love your creation, you’ll have fun doing them. You could also choose any art style you’d like, and there are many to choose from, their being ceramics, painting, sculpture, sketching, etc. Art also doesn’t have to be just sketching or drawing, they could also be literature, the pursuit of music, or even art through cinema/theater. A side hobby I myself have gotten into is a mini sketch book of all the unique species of dinosaurs discovered, and drawing them in as much detail as I can, and all their unique traits of the dinosaurs in the sketches. This is a fun hobby for me because I’ve always loved dinosaurs, and I’d like to know more about them. Drawing and researching things about them is fun, as it helps me get more knowledge of them while also drawing them. I also enjoy listening to music while I’m doing this, as it also helps my mind relax and focus on the stuff I’m doing at the moment.
There are many different ways to spend your time instead of always being on your phone, because there are many fun things you could do in your free time, and you could also find new things you might be interested in, just as long as you give it a chance, and actually try something new. Sometimes it might seem scary to step out of your comfort zone, but sometimes finding new things to do could help you live your life to the fullest and not hide away from all the possibilities out there, all because of a screen.














