Why We Enjoy Our Hobbies

Alicia Erlich from CrackBerry posted a moving editorial about the last year in her life, loss of her mother, and the special role BlackBerry played in it. You can find it here: Looking Back Part Two: Passion still Remains | CrackBerry

Her reflection on her loss is a wonderful reminder that while the gadgets and other nerdy things we all obsess over are what bring us together it is the community and common interests we share that make any hobby or interest rewarding.

I'll paraphrase both Andrew Zimmern and Anthony Bourdain. Talking separately about the obsession with food culture they've both expressed the idea that the type of food we sit down and eat and share on social media isn't important. The details and sometimes how good it is even isn't important. It is the relationship you share with the person sitting across from you and enjoying the meal, the journey, with you.

It isn't the thing you like - it is the relationship you have with others enjoying the thing with you. I thank her for sharing her story.