Index

Fifteen passions besides work

Each page names the thing in plain English, the reason people stay, a first try you can do this week, and a short starter kit. One of them has a File. The rest are being filled.

Editorial still life of a disposable 35mm camera, a film roll, and a lab envelope. Generated graphic, no people.

Photography

Arts

One disposable. One walk. The whole roll. Lab scans.

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Bird watching

Outdoors

Name what just moved. Fifteen minutes at dawn.

LEGO

Collecting

One set you can finish. Build it. Put it on a shelf.

Pickleball

Sport

Paddle sport on a small court. Show up, say you are new.

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Crocheting

Craft

One hook, one skein, a dishcloth tonight.

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Houseplants

Home/garden

One grocery-store plant. Photograph the same leaf weekly.

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Sourdough baking

Food

Borrow starter. Bake one loaf. Skip the 7-day jar.

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Plant finding

Outdoors

Name ten plants. Leave them where they are.

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Pottery

Craft

A two-hour studio taster. Do not buy a wheel.

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Hiking

Outdoors

An easy local trail under three miles. Shoes you own.

Reading

Learning

One book under 250 pages. Twenty pages tonight.

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Home café

Food

Fresh beans. One pour-over or press. One syrup tomorrow.

Embroidery

Craft

A 4-inch hoop: running, backstitch, satin.

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Indoor climbing

Sport

Gym day pass. Rent shoes. Ninety minutes on VB–V0.

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Container gardening

Home/garden

Pot basil, or sow radishes in a sunny container tonight.