ZIP Advertisement The Great Depression led to many of the hobbies we still enjoy. The pandemic created lots of new ones Share Updated: 2:18 PM MDT Apr 4, 2021 By Saba Hamedy, CNN The Great Depression led to many of the hobbies we still enjoy. The pandemic created lots of new ones Share Updated: 2:18 PM MDT Apr 4, 2021 Hide Transcript Show Transcript with so much time on their hands, Americans leveled up in one of their hobbies since the pandemic began and believe there'll be an expert by the time the world goes back to normal silhouette. America commissioned a study that was done by one poll and found that people took on up to three different activities that included running yoga, cooking, painting, sketching and drawing. They were asked to rate themselves on a proficiency scale to rank their skills on their most improved hobby, People said at the beginning of the pandemic they would rate themselves as one, having basic knowledge of their chosen activity. 10 months later, they believed they had intermediate knowledge and rank themselves at three. Respondents for the Silhouette America study said they knew they had gotten better at something because they made fewer mistakes or were able to correct them quickly. They work quickly and their memory and focus improved. 40% think it's very likely that they'll be able to make money from their hobby. Eventually, mastering a new skill is empowering and over half are feeling inspired to try something they'd usually find intimidating.