I'm tired of being on social media and forums all day. I think my mind wants to start creating. Anyone have ideas? I thought about gamedev or music
Hiking/going into nature.
Getting to know animal/plant life is quite easy, guides you can either buy or download on libgen/z-lib/other libraries or you can use Apps like PictureThis and others. However it is NEVER 100% certain, so be careful, shields are often visible too in popular natural reserves.
There are many GPS websites for good trails available.
And forums for that shit exist too, like for reptile/amphibian watching in the USA/abroad the Fieldherpforum (same for ornithology/lepidopterology/other fields). iNaturalist is very good for pics/GPS/help with identification too. Many magazines for zoology/botany/hiking exist too.
With time you will discover animal/plant groups that you like and then plan accordingly. The more knowledge you get the easier everything becomes. For each year I set new goals (as in animals/plants/landscapes I want to see) and set a list of places I want to revisit because they were good observation grounds.
Zoos/botanical gardens can be used often in the mean time.
Sometimes talks with other enthusiasts off-/online are good too, it gives you something where you can more easily connect with people on a platonic level. Most boomers there are quite nice to younger people interested in the same shit as them. Employees in botanical/zoological stations are good for talks too.
I recommend to combine it with photography too. Gives you better memories.
Hunting, fishing as well as reptile/amphibian/fish keeping are good interests to combine it with too.
And you improve your physical/mental health too by exercising physically.
In total I can only say that that cope was enormous fun for me.
Coding is good fun too.
Reading random wikipedia articles
This. Will make a list of interesting wikipedia articles soon.