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Author	imtriing
Comment	Ever considered finding a new hobby? I don't mean to sound facetious, but I'm just saying - it would really suck to jack things in for an apprenticeship opportunity only to realise that it's not what you expected/you hate it and wish you could go back - which isn't always that easy. Perhaps a more vocational hobby like woodworking or something like that would scratch whatever this itch you're experiencing is. There's a place somewhere on the South Side that's like.. a community workshop? Lots of woodworking equipment, lots of old boys who essentially run the place and will spend time teaching you whatever you might want to learn, and you pay for the materials you use.. Alternatively, the Glasgow School of Art or City of Glasgow College have some really interesting night classes/part time courses that you could continue to work around the schedule of that might introduce you to other vocational possibilities. From there, if you discovered a real passion for something you'd experienced in a less formal setting, you would be better equipped and informed to make a clear headed and well considered decision about the more drastic changes you might want to make in your life. Apologies if this was overstepping a boundary or potentially presumptuous of your thinking and situation. I've had a lot of moments where I've felt cornered and slightly underwhelmed by the way my professional life has meandered, and spent a lot of time daydreaming about how it could be different. However, my realisation was that I just needed a more vocational hobby that would allow me to produce something I could be proud of. Videogames are great, but they're ultimately unproductive and you don't have any lasting artefacts of the work you put in. Woodworking however.. you could make a piece of furniture or a trinket box or something that lasts for years, decades even. And when I have that unsettled, restless anxious feeling I either look at some of the things I've made and inspect them and consider how I could do them better or cleaner etc, or I pick up some of my tools and tinker away at something new for a bit - and always feel better after. This became more of an answer than I think I'd intended to give, but hopefully it helps in some way. Take care.
Reddit Link	https://www.reddit.com/r/glasgow/comments/f6k77c/adult_apprenticeships_freelance/fi6lbfy/
Created	Thu 20th Feb 2020 11:57am
Status	normal ()

Ever considered finding a new hobby? I don't mean to sound facetious, but I'm just saying - it would really suck to jack things in for an apprenticeship opportunity only to realise that it's not what you expected/you hate it and wish you could go back - which isn't always that easy.

Perhaps a more vocational hobby like woodworking or something like that would scratch whatever this itch you're experiencing is. There's a place somewhere on the South Side that's like.. a community workshop? Lots of woodworking equipment, lots of old boys who essentially run the place and will spend time teaching you whatever you might want to learn, and you pay for the materials you use..

Alternatively, the Glasgow School of Art or City of Glasgow College have some really interesting night classes/part time courses that you could continue to work around the schedule of that might introduce you to other vocational possibilities.

From there, if you discovered a real passion for something you'd experienced in a less formal setting, you would be better equipped and informed to make a clear headed and well considered decision about the more drastic changes you might want to make in your life.

Apologies if this was overstepping a boundary or potentially presumptuous of your thinking and situation. I've had a lot of moments where I've felt cornered and slightly underwhelmed by the way my professional life has meandered, and spent a lot of time daydreaming about how it could be different. However, my realisation was that I just needed a more vocational hobby that would allow me to produce something I could be proud of. Videogames are great, but they're ultimately unproductive and you don't have any lasting artefacts of the work you put in. Woodworking however.. you could make a piece of furniture or a trinket box or something that lasts for years, decades even. And when I have that unsettled, restless anxious feeling I either look at some of the things I've made and inspect them and consider how I could do them better or cleaner etc, or I pick up some of my tools and tinker away at something new for a bit - and always feel better after.

This became more of an answer than I think I'd intended to give, but hopefully it helps in some way. Take care.