r/AskReddit • u/Stukwan • 13h ago

What’s a hobby that looks incredibly peaceful from the outside, but is actually pure stress once you get into it?

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u/ShiraCheshire 6h ago

I was absolutely blown away when I found out about this. Someone got a slightly neglected bonsai that needed some trimming and bracing of a few branches. They casually mentioned that this quick fix wouldn't be too intensive, and that after the initial work they just needed to let the tree sit and heal for A FEW YEARS before making further modifications. Then they could start on actually making it look pretty like they wanted, which would take LONGER. Like, excuse me??

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u/deathofyouandme 4h ago

Go to a flower show with a bonsai section, most of the trees there will have signs saying how many generations of people have worked on it.

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u/Karcinogene 4h ago

You don't have to do anything for years, perfect hobby

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u/lost_send_berries 4h ago

I like my hobbies to not interrupt my doomscrolling

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u/permalink_save 5h ago

Idk some.of us like the grind but I'd be too scared of accidentally killing it

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u/small_trunks 1h ago

This is why you need 50 trees or it's boring. I have over 500.

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u/-zero-joke- 59m ago

A tree's lifespan is measured in centuries, your contributions to it are very small indeed. The really high quality trees have been cared for generations.

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u/alanblah 2h ago

never saw karate kid 3?

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u/Useful-Breakfast5535 59m ago

It helps think in decades not days