When hobbies take over your life
This episode of Explain It To Me from Vox, hosted by Jonquilyn Hill, examines what happens when hobbies stop being fun and start feeling like work. Through journalist Mahika Barua's story of hobby burnout, historian Gary Cross's history of leisure time, and writer Jenny Odell's philosophy
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