5 Old-School Hobbies That Make Modern Life Better
Faster doesn’t always mean better
“That dude from The Shining lost his mind when he was stuck in a freaking mansion and he only had one kid. We don’t even have a yard. If you catch me saying the words ‘Red Rum’ even once, there’s a note in the top drawer of my desk with instructions of what you should do.”
7 months have passed since I half-jokingly said the words above to my wife. Despite being crushed by COVID here in Spain the first time around, and being sent into quarantine this past week again, my family and I are thankfully doing alright.
A major reason for this is because we try each day to trade in our modern ways for old-school hobbies.
Much has been said about baking bread. I love the fact we are also picking up our phones more to actually talk to people. But below are a few more old ideas that — being in quarantine or not — have the power to immediately improve the quality of your modern life.
Old-school hobby #1 — Records
My first girlfriend’s dad used to spend his Saturday nights sitting in his chair listening to old Grateful Dead records. No TV. No movies. Only records. And some wine. Every Saturday. Always.
