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Extreme: Practice makes perfect and live your hobbies to the fullest any chance you get.
Less extreme: It's good to get away for awhile to reset and be diverse in other hobbies.[Please note that getting away is like a vacation and not considered a moderate get away or moderation]
Other: ???
Please explain why you feel this way. Thank you
I voted less extreme because I don't ever want to known as hardcore. Also, I rather have more depth and fit in more hobbies or just put more time into non-hobby things as opposed to being moderate. Because hobbies are time consuming.
I've done extreme and it's good for the first month then I get burnt out, motivation depreciates faster, and mostly because when I get fustrated it stays with me the next day.
I've done moderation which is more of my speed but I need to forget about my hobby sometimes and concentrate on other skills or events. Plus too, the longer you're away the more you want it the next time imo.
Moderation: Macro Photography
Extreme: Martial Arts
Less Extreme: Knife collection
You kinda have to factor in time + money spent to really determine of something is extreme or not. For example, my knife collection is less extreme which means I probably get a new knife or two every couple of weeks. But, sometimes the cost for a single knife could be $200 - $350. The macro photography involves a rather inexpensive SLR, but a couple of VERY expensive lenses. I do it occasionally, but factor in the cost of the lenses and time spent developing photos in Creative Suite and it could be considered extreme.
Where does one draw the line between "less extreme" and "in moderation"?
Less extreme you can forget about it 100% and not even think about it for days like a vacation. Almost to a point where you don't even care about it but inside you still have a furnace of devoution to it ready to explode.
In moderation, you can't. You're always thinking about it.
When it comes to hobbies in general, I would probably be considered extreme. I think about my hobbies pretty much all the time. I'm interested in a lot of different things though, so I don't know how that factors in.
Jewelry making is definitely my extreme hobby. I have a full work bench set up in my guest bedroom (doesn't look as crazy as that probably sounds) and another bench in the garage where I have my larger torch. My husband only wants me to use the small torch inside, which makes sense. I've got so much equipment at this point, I know I've invested several thousand dollars. Not to mention the cost of the supplies (silver being over $40 for awhile there really sucked and natural gemstones aren't cheap either).
So, if extreme is a measure of cost, then I'm probably there. I'm always planning a new piece in my head... I think I probably already have more drawings of pieces than I'll ever be able to make. If I can ever sell my house I will have to do some serious soul searching to decide if we should buy a cheaper house next so I can make jewelry into a career. Or maybe I'll win the lottery one of these days... I can dream, right?
These days, I imagine that some of the settings/rings are more expensive than the gemstones (at least some semi-precious ones). And what's up with platinum being less expensive than gold? That seems weird to me.
Moderation: Macro Photography
Extreme: Martial Arts
Less Extreme: Knife collection
You kinda have to factor in time + money spent to really determine of something is extreme or not. For example, my knife collection is less extreme which means I probably get a new knife or two every couple of weeks. But, sometimes the cost for a single knife could be $200 - $350. The macro photography involves a rather inexpensive SLR, but a couple of VERY expensive lenses. I do it occasionally, but factor in the cost of the lenses and time spent developing photos in Creative Suite and it could be considered extreme.
Definitely. Money is tricky though because some hobbies don't require much of it. And you can still use gear that's older for a decent amount of time if it's taken good care of, buy second hand, make instead of buy, etc. To be extreme, I would need to see a great passion or a storm of some sort with the a lot of time invested in it.
If I can ever sell my house I will have to do some serious soul searching to decide if we should buy a cheaper house next so I can make jewelry into a career. Or maybe I'll win the lottery one of these days... I can dream, right?
Good luck.
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