59% of us found a new passion during lockdown – and two-thirds say it helps them destress. Of the 2,000 people recently surveyed by Samsung, 20% indicated they initially started their hobby as a way of filling time during weeks spent at home but 91% have continued practising it regularly.
Top reasons for keeping up their passion were to battle stress, with 65% saying their hobby helped. Painting and drawing were among the top pursuits around this, with 29% saying they were great stress-busters. In fact, 10% specifically looked for a creative hobby like art to help bring something new to their life.
Well over a third of those surveyed would even like to make their hobby their full-time job, with 58% keen to turn their lockdown hobby into a fully-fledged side hustle to make some extra cash. The top hobbies were gardening, reading, and walking, with baking, cooking, and running all featuring highly too.
