There’s still hope: 12 hobbies that make people put down their phones

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Sep 21, 2026

General·6 min read

There’s still hope: 12 hobbies that make people put down their phones Discover   There was a time when many of these hobbies seemed destined for the attic. Why bother developing film when your phone takes thousands of photos? Why buy records when millions of songs fit in your pocket? Yet across the world, people are once again baking bread, building models, growing vegetables, and even hunting for mushrooms. Or, maybe, they just never stopped. Maybe convenience isn't everything. Here are 12 wonderfully analog hobbies finding new life in a digital world. Read full article

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