10 Hobbies for Adults Who Don't Want to Leave Bed

Personal development for the permanently horizontal.

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Most hobby guides assume you want to leave your bedroom, which is their first mistake. Between work stress, endless breaking news, and the general exhaustion caused by being a functional person, many of us feel unable to sign up for another streaming service, much less a co-ed pickleball league.

The good news? You actually don't need to venture beyond your mattress to pick up a rewarding new pastime. Here are ten hobbies you can pick up without leaving bed.

1. Reading. Obviously a top contender for any list of bed-bound activities, for centuries reading has been a favorite hobby of literateurs and sickly Victorian children alike.

2. Crocheting. Give credit where it’s due: grandmas were onto crochet well before the rest of the world. Now, even Gen Z gets down with yarn on #CrochetTok. But let’s not forget that grandma does it best, because she does it bed.

3. Writing. No one in their right mind should ever pursue writing as a career, in part because the act of it generally takes forever. However, that also means it can be a good way to horizontally pass the hours. (Why, I might even be writing this in bed right now and you’d never know unless I told you…)

4. Board games. You might think board games are difficult to play in bed—and you’re right! But difficult doesn’t mean impossible, and any irritation caused by the lack of a stable playing surface will be offset by your most comfortable pillow.

5. Drinking. You can drink anywhere, but the safest place to drink is your own bed. No DUI’s, no public incidents, and a bathroom mere steps away. That means this bed hobby isn’t actually as “sad” or “worrisome” as doctors would have you believe.