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> My highest self-complexity is in my work and main goals. Like composing an orchestra there any many moving parts that need to come together. Hobbies and sport
by abruzzi 7y ago
> My highest self-complexity is in my work and main goals. Like composing an orchestra there any many moving parts that need to come together. Hobbies and sports are generally less complex and more simple.
I think that depends a lot on the hobby and the individuals dedication (and ability to devote time) to the hobby. For example, one of my hobbies is I'm working on writing an opera. So that is literally writing for a full orchestra, but with the additional complexity of writing a story and libretto. In truth most of my hobbies can easily get as complex as my job, if I want to take it that far. However, for many people (sometime myself included) the fact that they are hobbies means we are limited in how much depth we have the time to commit.
- friendlybus 7y agoDo you think there's any overlapping benefit from increasing your hobby complexity to the same level as your work complexity? I wonder if high performance individuals commit to a lifestyle that has high performance across the board and reap a certain kind of structure or skills increase from doing so.
- JohnFen 7y agoThat's a really interesting question. When I look over my hobbies, they are all pretty much as complex and demanding as my job as a software dev. But from a very young age, I always preferred complex activities (I suspect that's a big part of why I was drawn to software engineering).
- ghaff 7y agoI think it's a personality thing. I definitely know people who are fanatical about their hobbies. And I'm pretty much the opposite. To the degree I get semi-obsessed about something, that lasts for a month or two. I'm not sure one is "better" than the other.
- trombonechamp 7y agoI'd love to know more about your opera.