Something surprising is happening: a return to the hobbies we once dismissed as “uncool” or “old-fashioned”. Knitting circles, community gardens, and book clubs are thriving. 

Gen Z is baking sourdough bread, birdwatching, and crocheting bucket hats and posting about it on TikTok.

Why? Because science (and our ancestors) were right all along: we need community like plants need sunlight.

So we are relearning what grandmas always knew: hobbies aren’t just hobbies, they’re lifelines to a regulated state of mindfulness. 

We spoke to a recent arts school graduate, Tali Lehr-Sacks. She specialises in felting, knitting and crocheting.

Something surprising is happening: a return to the hobbies we once dismissed as &ldquo;uncool&rdquo; or &ldquo;old-fashioned&rdquo;. Knitting circles, community gardens, and book clubs are thriving.&nbsp;
Gen Z is baking sourdough bread, birdwatching, and crocheting bucket hats and posting about it on TikTok.
Why? Because science (and our ancestors) were right all along: we need community like plants need sunlight.
So we are relearning what grandmas always knew: hobbies aren&rsquo;t just hobbies, they&rsquo;re lifelines to a&nbsp;regulated state of mindfulness.&nbsp;
We spoke to a recent arts school graduate, Tali Lehr-Sacks. She specialises in felting, knitting and crocheting.

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