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# Intellectual

14 hobbies

Feed your curiosity. Intellectual hobbies stretch your mind — from deep reading to strategic games to learning a new language.

## Browse intellectual hobbies

[Reading](https://significanthobbies.com/hobbies/reading)

[Crosswords](https://significanthobbies.com/hobbies/crosswords)

[Chess](https://significanthobbies.com/hobbies/chess)

[Bridge](https://significanthobbies.com/hobbies/bridge)

[Genealogy](https://significanthobbies.com/hobbies/genealogy)

[Coding](https://significanthobbies.com/hobbies/coding)

[Language learning](https://significanthobbies.com/hobbies/language-learning)

[Puzzles](https://significanthobbies.com/hobbies/puzzles)

[Sudoku](https://significanthobbies.com/hobbies/sudoku)

[Philosophy](https://significanthobbies.com/hobbies/philosophy)

[History](https://significanthobbies.com/hobbies/history)

[Astronomy](https://significanthobbies.com/hobbies/astronomy)

[Mathematics](https://significanthobbies.com/hobbies/mathematics)

[Science](https://significanthobbies.com/hobbies/science)

## Popular intellectual timelines

[Haruki Murakami — Jazz bars, vinyl, and marathons @harukimurakami 4 phases · 11 hobbies](https://significanthobbies.com/u/harukimurakami/haruki-murakami-journey)

[Leonardo da Vinci — The original polymath @leonardodavinci 4 phases · 14 hobbies](https://significanthobbies.com/u/leonardodavinci/leonardo-da-vinci-journey)

[Arnold Schwarzenegger — Chess, tanks, and iron @arnoldschwarzenegger 4 phases · 10 hobbies](https://significanthobbies.com/u/arnoldschwarzenegger/arnold-schwarzenegger-journey)

[Bill Gates — From encyclopedias to Think Weeks @billgates 4 phases · 14 hobbies](https://significanthobbies.com/u/billgates/bill-gates-journey)

[Obama — Basketball, books, and playlists @barackobama 4 phases · 7 hobbies](https://significanthobbies.com/u/barackobama/obama-journey)

[Feynman — Bongos, safecracking, and physics @richardfeynman 3 phases · 8 hobbies](https://significanthobbies.com/u/richardfeynman/feynman-journey)

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