Celebrate You in 2023 by Exploring New Ways to Have Fun

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It's easy to fall into that resolutions spiral this time of year, but we're not big fans of putting unnecessary pressure on ourselves—or anyone else. That's why we're focusing less on "new year, new you" and more on "new year, same you" vibes. There's no need for a whole-person overhaul just because it's January, but there's hardly a bad time to find something fun to do or try a new hobby that can distract you from any drama 2023 has in store. Check out 10 of our favorite ideas for filling downtime (they're all price dropped through January 9).

Strummin' Away With Guitar Lessons

If music speaks to your soul, but you've never gotten the chance to learn an instrument, the Ultimate Beginner to Expert Guitar Lessons Bundles can get you started on the strings. Explore a variety of genres like bluegrass and jazz across nine classes rated 4.5 stars by students. With almost 60 hours of content included on topics like technique, ear training, and more, there's plenty to practice at whatever pace you want. Rock out for $20.

Unleashing Your Inner Artist With This Design Program

Get creative with a simple but powerful graphic design program. For your personal use or business projects, Design Wizard provides you with 1.2 million curated images, 120 free fonts, and 30,000 design templates all cleared for commercial application. Creating and posting custom social media content is easy thanks to integrations with Intercom, HubSpot, Marketo, and Buffer. Design Wizard Pro was rated 4.5 stars by Capterra and AppSumo—check it out for just $29 during the Same You, New Hobby sale and get lifetime access.

Talking Like a Local With This Language-Learning App

Pick up a new language as a hobby or prepare for your next vacation with Speakly, the language-learning app designed to give you speaking confidence in just 100 hours of study. Try out eight different languages, including English, Russian, and Spanish. You'll be prepped for real-life situations like ordering food and drinks or asking for directions. Get a lifetime of language study materials for $56 (reg. $399).

Satisfying Curiosity With This Documentary-Streaming App

If you're looking to replace your reality TV habit with something a little less mindless, consider real TV. Explore the world with experts like David Attenborough in documentaries featuring art, history, science, and more. Download content for Wi-Fi-free viewing, like when you're camping off-grid or on a flight. New content is added weekly—see it all when you subscribe to lifetime access for $145 (reg. $250.00) through January 9.

Signing Up a Storm With This ASL Bundle

Go bilingual with a twist when you learn American Sign Language, a language you can speak with your hands that will open a world of new connections. In this self-paced online training program, you get access to 13 courses and 29 hours of content that help you learn ASL and communicate with Deaf or hard-of-hearing friends and family. Dive into courses like ASL: Colors & Nouns with Q/A or ASL: Fingerspelling Exercises to get started. Enroll for a limited time at just $20 (reg. $618.00).

Preparing More Meals at Home With These Chef's Knives

If you want to start cooking like a grown-up, one of the best tools to invest in is a good knife. Here are five great options in one affordable package. These premium Japanese-style knives have a higher carbon content to keep them durable and a 15-degree angle for a sharper cut. Included are an 8" chef's knife, 7" cleaver, 7" Santoku knife, 5" Santoku knife, and 3.5" paring knife. Grab this set for $70 (reg. $249.99) while you can. 

Swinging All Day With This Golf Simulator

Whether you want to start playing golf or could use a little help with your swing, practice is key. Even when you can't make it to the putting green, you can keep swinging with TruGolf Mini. This interactive at-home studio uses E6 CONNECT Software to analyze your golf swing and provide feedback to improve your game. Use the weighted swing trainer to make your way through over 97 3D courses and mini-games as you build your skills with this simulator for $179 (reg. $249).

Tickling the Ivories With Piano Lessons

Over a million people are already learning piano with Skoove, an AI-based piano lessons program. for beginners, intermediate, and advanced players, Skoove helps you track your progress, learn your weaknesses, and practice with customized plans for efficient learning. With 400 lessons and thousands of videos, you'll find enough instruction to keep you playing every day. Find out why users rated Skoove 4.5 stars in the App Store for only $120 (reg. $299.99) through January 9.

Reading, Reading, and More Reading With Book Summaries

Time is money, as they say, so if you want to consume a ton of books that could help you get ahead at work, you probably want to read as efficiently as possible. With a FlashBooks subscription, you'll get unlimited access to business book summaries that you can consume in under 20 minutes on your Kindle, iPhone, Android, PC, and more. Or download as an audiobook to listen on the go for multitasking convenience. Start optimizing your learning time with this lifetime subscription for $80 (reg. $1,740).

 

Growing a Healthy Garden With This Plant-Care App

Become the plant parent you've always wanted to be. NatureID is a very cool app that can help you identify over 14,000 plants in just three seconds and give you the caretaking advice you need. Over 8 million people have already downloaded NatureID and put it to use not only learning which plant they're looking at but also diagnosing plant diseases and optimizing plant care. Plus you can set up reminders for watering and rotating your individual plants. A lifetime subscription is now price dropped to $15 (reg. $59).

No coupon is needed to get the discounts featured here, but the Same You, New Hobby sale ends at 11:59pm Pacific on January 9.

Prices subject to change.