What do you love to do?

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What do you love to do? What are your passions/interests ? And have they opened new doors for you or created an achievements you are proud of ? I don't post much here anymore, I used to post here more but sttill unfrequently.

Some of my interests are numismatics(study of money), learning japanese, magic tricks, and fitness. I also like to cycle.

I hate bragging and I don't want to sound like I'm bragging or anything. So I try not to feel proud of what I've accomplished in life. Because I feel like it's bragging, but I heard there's a difference. Do you struggle with this?

I just want to feel proud of what I've achieved or accomplished in life and it didn't hit me until the other day that I have achieved something worthwhile. I have depression as well and it's drove me to almost attempt suicide many times. I just felt like nothing was worthwhile. I couldn't feel any pride in anything. I hated myself.

I guess I'll share a few things about myself though. I'm 23, I've been practicing magic tricks for 12 years. Off- and on, as the usual obsession goes. As a kid I would practice in my room for hours, at least 3 hours a day everyday, sometimes 6 hours. I wish I had that commitment now but my depression has come back and it's hard to find it. I've lost interest in almost everything.

I put in over 1,500 hours of practice into a single trick. I've heard it takes 10,000 hours for world championship. I want to compete for FISM one day, a world c hampionship of magic. But, I need to work on my showmanship and hate reading that book about it. It's just not fun to read, and I hate doing it. maybe I'll buy another one. Anyway..

I used to be addicted to an online game, badly. It was an escape for me. I couldn't socialize well in real life, so I got addicted to an online MUD (Multi-user domain), kind of like world of warcraft but with no graphics and all text. It was released in 1985. I played it , being extremely addicted, for over 11 years. It ruined my life. But I felt so good playing it, just like a drug. I recently quit it for the 4th time after relapsing.

But, as I learned to type well as a kid using a program my dad taught me called read write and type, I really excelled in typing. I got very good at it. Eventually, I competed for the united states championship for tyiping, called the Ultimate Typing Championship. I got 7th place, but was bumped up to 3rd place for the semi finals. I didn't answer my email. I could've had a shot to get a flight out to SWSW, Austin Texas, been on TV , and to compete for the grand prize of 5K. I contribute this to my greatest failure in life. It has never been held since.

I've lost 101 lbs. I went from 30% bodyfat to 10-11%. I have loose skin, and I hate that. Can't get over it, and it developed into BDD. Anyway, enough of my own problems. Back to the subject, what have you done, in you rinterests, that you feel proud of?

Kevin

PS: Sorry this is so long.

First of all, the difference been bragging and not bragging is intent, are you trying to inspire others or make yourself feel "superior" in some petty, juvenile way?

When I hear Temple Grandin and John Elder Robison talking about their achievements, I am inspired to try even harder myself - it never occurred to me for a second that they were "bragging".

Personally, I love to explore California in my Jeep and I spend a lot of time doing it.

There are a lot of things I love to do. Read, crochet, cook for others, research some topic that caught my eye, stand outside on a peaceful night and look at the stars, write (when there's inspiration...), and sometimes I even enjoy cleaning.

Drawing
Writing
Watching my favorite shows/movies
Running
Swimming
Editing my brother's writing assignments
Fixing the computer when it malfunctions
Spending time with my family
Talking to my online friends
Loving on cats
Spending time in my imaginary world

So far, I haven't done anything that I am proud of in my life. I hope to change that in the future.

Drumming
Swimming
Shopping
Watching sports
Going to my clubhouse most of the time
Cooking
Spending time with my online friends
Watching Austin Powers movies
Listening to The Kinks and other oldies
Spending time with my two closest friends
Going to work
Budgeting
Cleaning
Drawing
I like to play the odd Mind Jolt game on Facebook
Praying
Visiting my dog

I've never understood the difference between bragging and just stating achievements......so I avoid saying anything that could be taken as bragging..... I want to be proud of my achievements too.
I love learning languages and travelling, as well as playing badminton and playing on my laptop. I taught myself Japanese when I was at Secondary school, and ended up getting a degree in it! The best part of the degree was the year abroad because I could live in Japan for a whole year! I want to learn Malay and Tibetan, and am trying to teach myself.

My girlfriend Megz
Family Guy
American Dad
The Good Wife
comedy & pop music

Video games.
Reading.
Doodling.
Playing the guitar.
Video games.


... Did I mention video games yet?

Video games.
Writing.
Drawing.
Computer programming.

Drawing.
Taking pictures.
Spending time with animals.
Playing video games.
Organizing things (yes, I find this enjoyable).
Riding my bike.
Sitting outside on a clear, chilly day, listening to the sounds of birds, the wind in the trees and the low hum of distant engines.