You’ve heard of “don’t monetize your hobbies”; get ready for "don’t master your hobbies".
Your hobbies are here to help you decompress and have fun. They do not have to be disciplines you toil over for expertise, unless that is something you genuinely enjoy doing.
It’s okay to enjoy language-learning without ever becoming fluent, or even conversational. It’s okay to like playing guitar even if you only know a few clumsy songs. You can read books and never finish them, bowl without ever scoring even halfway to perfect. We’re here to explore and play, and we cannot do that if we’re chasing perfection in everything we do.
Make bad art!! On your nice paper!! “Waste” your nice markers on a drawing of SpongeBob!! Use that nice fabric even though you might fuck it up!! Create things despite the risk of wasted materials and time!! Practice using your fancy yarn!! Doodle bullshit instead of making nice art to sell all the time!! It’s good for your brain!! Write a dumb song about a sandwich for a change, it doesn’t have to be a deep love song to be worth your time!! CREATE BULLSHIT ITS GOOD FOR YOU!!
NASA's Mission around the Moon: As Told in GIFs
Over approximately 10 days, our Artemis II crew successfully completed a voyage around the Moon. They gave us stunning photos of the far side of the Moon, Earth, and a solar eclipse, along with inspirational messages, laughs, and even a few tears. Let's recap the Artemis II mission.
First step: fit check.
Artemis II astronauts Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, Christina Koch, and Jeremy Hansen got suited up and had their spacesuits checked to make sure they were ready to go to space.
Abacadabra! I've conjured another Good Morning out of thin air!!!