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{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2018}} [[File:Seashells North Wales 1985.jpg|thumb|Hobby: collecting seashells|alt=A collection of assorted seashells spread across a white background.]]
[[File:George Cruikshank - Tristram Shandy, Plate V. My Uncle Toby on his Hobby-horse.jpg|right|thumb|In [[Tristram Shandy]], the term "hobby-horse" was used to refer to whimsical obsessions, which led to the current use of the word "hobby". ]]
A '''hobby''' is considered to be a regular activity that is done for enjoyment, typically during one's [[leisure time]]. Hobbies include [[collecting]] themed items and objects, engaging in creative and artistic pursuits, playing [[sport]]s, or pursuing other amusements. Participation in hobbies encourages acquiring substantial skills and knowledge in that area. A list of hobbies changes with renewed interests and developing fashions, making it diverse and lengthy. Hobbies tend to follow trends in society. For example, [[stamp collecting]] was popular during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries as postal systems were the main means of communication; {{asof|2023|lc=y}}, [[video games]] became more popular following technological advances. The advancing production and technology of the nineteenth century provided workers with more leisure time to engage in hobbies. Because of this, the efforts of people investing in hobbies has increased with time.
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Collecting includes seeking, locating, acquiring, organizing, cataloging, displaying and storing.<ref name="Gelber S M 1999, p. 12" /> Collecting is appealing to many people due to their interest in a particular subject and a desire to categorize and make order out of complexity. Some collectors are generalists, accumulating items from countries of the world. Others focus on a subtopic within their area of interest, perhaps 19th century postage stamps, [[milk bottle]] labels from Sussex, or Mongolian harnesses and tack, Firearms (both modern and vintage).
[[File:Stamp album sleeve.jpg|thumb|alt=A photo album spread open to show a collection of stamps.|A [[stamp album]] used in [[stamp collecting]]
Collecting is an ancient hobby, with the [[list of coin collectors]] showing [[Caesar Augustus]] as one. Sometimes collectors have turned their hobby into a business, becoming commercial dealers that trade in the items being collected.
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Gardening also takes place in non-residential green areas, such as parks, public or semi-public gardens ([[botanical garden]]s or [[zoological garden]]s), [[amusement park|amusement]] and [[theme park]]s, along transportation corridors, and around [[tourism|tourist attractions]] and [[garden hotels|hotels]]. In these situations, a staff of [[gardener]]s or [[groundskeeper]]s maintains the gardens.
[[File:Indoor garden.jpg|thumb|A variety of flowers and vegetables in an indoor garden
Indoor gardening is concerned with growing [[houseplant]]s within a [[House|residence]] or building, in a [[conservatory (greenhouse)|conservatory]], or in a [[greenhouse]]. [[Indoor garden]]s are sometimes incorporated into [[air conditioning]] or heating systems.
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