89: Why Younger Generations Are Stealing "Grandma Hobbies"

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The internet calls them grandma hobbies, but most of them were never hobbies at all.

Baking bread, canning, sewing, keeping chickens, making butter, drying herbs. These were everyday skills that stopped being passed down in the span of two generations, and now they're making a comeback at a time when people seem burned out by modern life.

I want to talk about why that's happening, and what we can actually learn from it instead of treating it like another passing internet trend.

My farmhouse has a meat locker in the basement. Households used to raise and grow much of what they consumed, and their homes reflected that.

What matters even more is competence. The first time you make butter, you realize how simple it is. The first time you bake bread, you realize it doesn't have to come from a plastic bag. That knowledge builds confidence.

I also caution against turning grandma hobbies into another form of consumerism. You don't need a curated kitchen or matching linens to start. Pick one skill that would actually be useful in your life, and give it a month.

You are capable. This is your little push to go and do it.

You’ll Learn:  [0:00] Introduction [1:58] What people actually mean by grandma hobbies [3:41] Grandmas made clothing from wool instead of recycled plastic [6:32] Tangible results feel different from vanishing screen time [8:02] The competence shift that comes from making something yourself [11:04] Gardening can be as simple as you make it [12:41] Older household items were expected to age, not be replaced [15:09] How communities were dismantled in two generations [17:06] The warning against turning grandma hobbies into consumerism [18:49] Pick one skill and spend a month learning it

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