Hobbies characterize who you are

When you learn a new language, right away you learn how to talk about the activities that you like. This is how you find people like you, people you could be friends with.

A big trend in job interviews is talking about hobbies and interests. Presumably your interviewer is extrapolating what kind of person you really are. You know, on the inside. Your hobbies and interests characterize you.

When you're a kid, you dream about making your interests into a career. My second grade presentation was about my future career as an author. By middle school, I equally wanted to be a copyeditor.

What do my hobbies, interests, and small pleasures say about me?

Crocheting.
Reading.
Appreciating good document design.
Drinking tea with a bit of honey and milk.
Cross-stitching.
Being at church.
Sewing.
Keeping a journal.
Folding laundry.
Taking long bubble baths and sipping white wine.
Writing real, paper letters.
Playing croquet.
Editing, with caveats.
Going for leisurely bike rides.
Washing dishes by hand.

In what ways do my hobbies, interests, and small pleasures not at all represent who I am, you know, on the inside - in the ways that matter?

What kind of person do your hobbies say you are?

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