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What’s a hobby you suggest everyone should take up to improve their mental health? (lemmy.world)
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[–] xmunk@sh.itjust.works 34 points 10 months ago (4 children)

Cooking, it is satisfying enjoying the fruits of your labor and with cooking you can get that satisfaction every day if you choose.

[–] davel@lemmy.ml 13 points 10 months ago

This is not an everyone thing: I for one get no satisfaction from it.

[–] Psionicsickness@reddthat.com 10 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (2 children)

Hard disagree. The process is fun, and everyone loves to eat, but the cleanup is drudgery at its basest form.

[–] scott@lem.free.as 5 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Tidy as you go. Don't see it as a separate task. Tidying up is part of the cooking process.

[–] xmunk@sh.itjust.works 1 points 10 months ago

That's what I do - I clean as I cook because I've got ADHD and I will never conquer a big pile of dirty cookware... clean one at a time so it's never an imposing task.

[–] kambusha@sh.itjust.works 4 points 10 months ago (2 children)

Implement the golden rule: cooks don't clean.

[–] mister_brown@lemmy.world 5 points 10 months ago

My cats aren't gonna do the dishes

[–] Jimmycrackcrack@lemmy.ml 2 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

I prefer to be the one doing the cleaning so I don't have to feel limited in what or how I cook in order to be considerate to the person cleaning up, otherwise it adds an element of stress I don't need and an artificial constraint.

[–] faercol@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Cooking can be fun, but it's also a chore. It means

  • finding 14 meals a week (sure you can have the same meal twice, but you still need to prepare that)
  • making sure that your mealplan is at least a bit balanced
  • groceries
  • cooking
  • dishes

And you do that every week of your life. I get it that cooking can be fun, but not the everyday cooking you need to do to survive.

[–] xmunk@sh.itjust.works 1 points 10 months ago

I tend to cook larger meals and I'm not opposed to just chucking shit in a slow cooker to make a stew thing. I generally cook (complexly) three times a week. On Sundays we usually make something to last a few days (especially as my partner suffers from migraines) and we keep emergency meal stuff around like sausages to pan fry for a simple dinner.

I, personally, don't really count pan frying some frozen perogies, eggs, or sausage as a "hobby" cook - that's just ten minutes on auto pilot to achieve sustenance... so I guess my personal suggestion for fun cookery is to start with one big meal a week and step up from there as you're comfortable. There are plenty of great recipes that you can cook a bunch of then enjoy over the next few days.

[–] jimmy90@lemmy.world 3 points 10 months ago

totally agree, home cooking from a variety of fresh ingredients is great for your gut and mental health