Hiding Hobbies & Burn Out

Do you have a hobby you hide from your friends? Dangerous Dave talks about a list online of things guy do and don't tell their friends about. Plus, some are getting burned out by age 42 and some at 25. We look at possible reason why.

Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:00):
He's stuber in the den with Dangerous Day. So do
you know a guy who loves working on cars but
wants to keep it a secret from his buddies because
it's not cool enough? Probably not. They might hide other
less masculine things. There's a list online of hobbies and
interest that men have that they would keep from their buddies.
There's some good stuff on it. Some of the best ones.

(00:22):
Hobbies guys have that they wouldn't tell their buddies stuffed
animal and plushy and squish mellows on their bad Another
person said, cute stuffed animals, especially dinosaurs. Secretly love motivational quotes,
bubble baths. My wife and I watch every season of
Love Is Blind on Netflix. Sewing made the list baking,
listening to boy bands, listening to raunchy pop music like

(00:44):
Nicki Minaj, Taylor Swift, and Katy Perry, liking romantic comedies
and fruity cocktails. One person said, I want my drink
to taste good, not like stale bread. Other hobbies guys
might have that they hide from their friends reading romance novels,
getting pedicures, building with legos, playing with their cat, and
classical music. Lord of the rings working in the garden
cartoons all making the list as well. I don't know,

(01:06):
some of those aren't too bad. If you have a hobby, hey,
if you like it. If they're really friends, they're not
going to judge you. We might laugh behind your back,
but we probably won't judge you. Deeper in the two,
it seems like you can't go a day without hearing
somebody promising that something will make our lives easier, and
yet we're more dog tired than ever. According to a
new survey, the average American experiences peak burnout at forty

(01:28):
two years of age. Younger adults are already feeling it.
Around twenty five percent of Americans said they started experiencing
burnout at the age of thirty, which is kind of
scary with roughly ninety percent of their work years ahead
of them. Gen Z and millennials currently aged eighteen to
forty four said they're reaching their highest point of stress
an average age twenty five. In most cases, that's before

(01:48):
classic stressors like managing career advancement, raising kids, and caring
for aging parents. So what's driving the burnout? Well. In
the poll, financial concerns was the number one stress followed
by politics, work related pressure, physical health concerns, and relationships.
For younger people, mental health was high on the list. Unfortunately,
the trend is not expected to change. Thirty three percent

(02:09):
of American adults bracing themselves for what they anticipate as
the most stressful years of their lives. A whopping eighty
three percent of people in the poll believe that entering
adulthood today is more challenging than it was a decade ago.
Seventy two percent thinking becoming an adult will get more
difficult in the next decade. And surprisingly, older folks actually
agree with the younger ones here, so maybe they're recognizing

(02:32):
that things are a little more intense than it used
to be. You know, I think one of the problems
is technology. It allows us to do more and faster,
but you know, really standards and expectations are escalating it
the same clip, if not faster, wouldn't you agree it's
kind of tough. I know, I've certainly seen my level
of stress here going way up. I mean, I'm almost
got a blister on my finger from pushing this button too.

(02:54):
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