“How do you spend your time when not at work? What do you do on weekends?” These are questions we often ask of a new acquaintance, a possible soulmate or a prospective employee, because a hobby holds a mirror to personality. It’s a leisure activity done regularly for pleasure.
According to the Oxford Dictionary, the word “hobby” comes from the pet forms of the name Robin, which became Rob, hobyn, hoby and finally hobby. It later came to denote a toy or hobby horse and hence the meaning — “an activity done for pleasure”.
To quote American author Phyllis McGinley, “A hobby a day keeps the doldrums away.”
