Today we're going to walk you through some of the sober hobbies which have worked for us and some that might best be avoided.

We hope that by the end of this episode you might be able to see this extra time you have on your hands as an exciting opportunity to explore something new.

Yes, now is not the time to lock yourself in your bedroom like a horny teenager.

The definition of a hobby is a regular activity that is done for enjoyment, typically during one's leisure time.

In preparation for this episode, I watched a show about weird hobbies.

Some of the things that came up were the following.

People that collect belly button fluff.

Oh yeah, I do that.

Arguing with people online.

Yeah, I do that too.

Ferret racing.

Rock balancing.

Learning to tie complicated knots and train spotting.

I hope today we can come up with a few more nourishing hobbies than these, Hamish.

For most of us, drinking would probably have been considered a hobby, alongside other classics like travelling, eating or watching YouTube videos of people using carpet cleaners. That might be you, Hamish. Please do not elaborate. Honestly, though, I watch the dog YouTube clips. I will share my favourite YouTube clip of all time, which is a dog being afraid of its own leg. I'll put it in the show notes. Makes me laugh for hours. Yeah, that I need to see. So we can replace our drinking hobby with one a little more productive and a little less puky. Obviously, this is not a one-size-fits-all question. We're not going to sit here and tell you that running daily 5Ks or becoming a Sudoku wizard are going to change your lives.

Although both have worked for me. Do love a little Sudoku.

Right. We're not selling it here, are we, Hamish?

Selling the sober life.

I'm not boring. I just love Sudoku.

Before we delve into the hobbies that could help you with your sobriety, let's begin by looking at how we used to fill our time before we got sober.

Vic, you put up a recent photograph on your Instagram of your eldest son, George. In it, he was holding a cardboard sign offering to wash anyone's car for $5.

Beneath that, you wrote about how similar you used to be to him whilst growing up. You had lots of dreams, career aspirations, and I imagine a wide range of hobbies.

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