What do you guys think of other interests besides for reading?

Lifting
Listening to music
Learning a language
Playing video games with your friends
Film / filmmaking
One -- no more, no less -- autistic otakuesque obsessive hobby

i dont look down on much, but reality tv is really the junk food of the medium

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chesshistory.com/winter/extra/tolstoy.html

chessgames.com/perl/chessplayer?pid=31887

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_amateur_chess_players

I used to be big into collecting coins but I can't afford it anymore. My collection as it stands is worth a few hundred dollars, but I'd never part with it.

T.V. is the junk food of society.

I've fallen behind in my chess studies because I decided to dedicate my time to writing. I'm also a guitarist and dabble with other instruments. Both hobbies feature in my writing at times although I try not to get too technical and distract from the narrative.

hes making a joke about pedophilia you dunce

Junk food is the junk food of society.

I'm also a chess enthusiast. Two years ago I became a Candidate Master but since then I've stagnated. I'm a film buff too.