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* ''LightNovel/AscendanceOfABookworm'': Myne knows how to do various arts and crafts that were never taught to her by her current family because the mother she had in her previous life was really into them, but never stuck to any given activity for very long. When another character uses magic to explore her memories to make sure she's not dangerous, Myne tells them that she frequently lasted longer in the hobbies than her mother did.

* Aki of Aki Alliance drops in and out of so many school clubs that the entirety of her class hates her for not sticking with them.

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* PlayedForLaughs in [[https://i.imgur.com/mORgoug.jpg this]] one of ''Webcomic/SarahsScribbles''.

** Also true in the novel.

* The ComicBook/DisneyDucksComicUniverse has Fethry Duck, WesternAnimation/DonaldDuck's scatterbrained cousin who was frequently dragging Donald along on his latest interest.

* ''ComicBook/RobinSeries'': Tim briefly took up tennis and tried to join the school team, and was willing to go against Bruce to do so and spend less time as Robin or in training despite never showing any interest in the sport before, and then it was never mentioned again.

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* Testament from ''VideoGame/GuiltyGear'', after being done with [[HeelFaceTurn trying to revive Justice]] and being Dizzy's guardian after she went off to being a mother, decided to [[TookALevelInCheerfulness start living out life again]] and picked up all kinds of hobbies along the way. [[labelnote:The full list]]Thinking, subscribing to weekly fashion magazines, carpentry on Sundays, collecting cosmetic items, building plastic model kits (especially mecha kits), visiting popular tourist spots, fishing, pottery, river trekking, uphill biking, listening to opera, muscle training, fortune-telling, tending to bonsai, gardening, watching pro-wrestling, making sweets, mahjong, painting (despite being terrible at it), embroidery, mountaineering, nail art, golfing, astrological observation, visiting hot springs, board games, writing science fiction novels, barbecuing, belly dancing, beach volleyball, watching baseball, building miniature houses, drinking (despite not actually being a drinker themself), snowboarding, watching shark b-movies, buying occult items that are on sale, and recording events in a picture diary.[[/labelnote]]
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* ''Losing Joe's Place'': Rootbeer Racinette, a secondary character and later indispensable plot coupon from Gordon Korman's book. He has a running gag where he gets a new hobby every day and later is turned into a variety act by his desperate for money "friends".

* ''WesternAnimation/TheFairlyOddParents'' brings us Mr. Bickles. In every episode, he has a new "dream". Examples include running a seafood restaurant, being a Vegas magician, being a playwright and being a lifeguard. These are the tip of the iceberg. With each new dream, he invests his time and money. He is usually already at work and gushing about how he finally accomplished it. A word of advice:[[BerserkButton Do not ruin Mr.Bickles' dream]].

* Constantly changing interests are actually a symptom of ADHD. Without the novelty of a new situation or task to perform, the hobby becomes less stimulating to the ADHD brain, less engaging to the person with ADHD, and therefore more likely to be discarded.

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** ''Series/StarTrekTheOriginalSeries'': Sulu had an interest in botany in one episode (ISTR) and in fencing in another. Also, antique firearms. The novel ''Death Count'' runs with this, claiming he picks up a new hobby on every shore leave. It's WordOfGod -- the original 1960's ''Star Trek Writer's Guide'' describes Sulu as a serial hobbyist, but this personality trait was only really played up in the early episodes of the series. It's even {{Lampshaded}} in "The Naked Time," when Riley mentions that Sulu's passion for botany has switched to fencing. The botany hobby gets briefly mentioned again in the third season episode "The Way To Eden." The fencing also comes up in the [[ContinuityReboot rebooted]] [[Film/StarTrek2009 movie]].
*** It's also used to handwave EarlyInstallmentWeirdness, as Sulu was originally head of the Botany department, but was changed to helmsman to get him closer to the action on the Bridge. Botany then became a fleeting hobby to explain this change.
** Benjamin Sisko of ''Series/StarTrekDeepSpaceNine'' had an ongoing interest in Bajoran history, but one episode had him spending a ''month'' building a replica of an ancient Bajoran space vessel and then personally taking it on a voyage. The vessel is never mentioned again (despite helping him to make a major historical discovery) and he doesn't show any interest in building or historical replicas thereafter. (Though one could HandWave this by the fact that the [[EnergyBeings Bajoran Prophets]] are known to influence him and drive his focus from time to time, and this could possibly be an example.)
** One episode of ''Series/StarTrekVoyager'' has Paris getting obsessed with repairing a starship named Alice. Justified by the revelation that the ship was sentient and telepathically influenced him to get it in working condition. Also his constantly changing interest in various holodeck simulations. And his interest in "classical" American history. And his sudden desire to become a holo-novelist. And his...
*** Paris, however, is shown as having kept these hobbies in addition to his new ones. As reviewer WebSite/SFDebris notes, given all of his many skills and hobbies, Paris is incredibly ''overqualified''... and he's the guy Starfleet ''doesn't'' want?!
*** Justified in the case of The Doctor, as he was deliberately trying out different hobbies in his quest for individuality.

If the character supposedly always was an enthusiast in today's hobby rather than picking up something new, see BackstoryOfTheDay.

** [[Literature/NancyDrew Nancy Drew's]] and her friends seem to have them as well, and in the books from the 80s onwards, Bess, Chet's quasi-DistaffCounterpart, becomes similarly distinguished by them-- in the mystery at a health spa, she gets into being a health nut, in the one at a bookstore, she's trying to become a poet, and so forth. (Although writing romantic poetry did fit with her established trait of being a hopeless romantic.)

* This is PlayedForDrama with Tedd of ''Webcomic/ElGoonishShive''. [[http://www.egscomics.com/index.php?id=1316 According to Ellen]], this is a tendency with him. Tedd is horrified when he realizes she's right as the results of his current work is too important to risk burning out over.

** In the ''Literature/JeevesAndWooster'' novel ''Thank You, Jeeves'', Bertie Wooster claims to be prone to these, the current one being banjolele-playing. The events of the book see him split with Jeeves and move to the country solely to pursue this hobby, [[spoiler:[[StatusQuoIsGod only to give it all up by the end]]]].

* Tim Stoker's younger brother Danny had a habit of this, leading to his death after accidentally getting involved with one of the Stranger's performances.

* ''WesternAnimation/RickAndMorty": In "Something Ricked This Way Comes" Rick gets into a feud with [[LouisCypher Mr. Needful]] which culminates with Rick starting a "uncursing" business to directly oppose Needful's cursed item store. However, once Rick feels he's won the feud - and the ''very instant'' the business starts to feel like actual work - he announces that he's bored and torches the place.

* OlderThanRadio: ''Literature/TheWindInTheWillows'' (1908): Mr. Toad with his various "manias" is practically the poster boy for this trope.

* According to Roy's mother in ''Webcomic/TheOrderOfTheStick'', this is his father Eugene's big problem; When he discovers a new goal, he becomes utterly fixated on it...up until he gets bored and moves on to something else. Apparently, he has such a bad case of this that when he's actually compelled to see a project through, he'll get bitter and ornery. His desperation with Xykon is not because he particularly cares about avenging the Sorcerer's victims, but because he [[BarredFromTheAfterlife can't cross over]] until the lich is destroyed for good.

* Hal from ''Series/MalcolmInTheMiddle'' took up board games, skating, NASCAR, robot building, painting, and various others. [[LampshadeHanging Lampshaded]] in one episode that features this happening with DDR: We learn that he and Lois have an agreement that Hal can indulge in these things as long as it doesn't interfere with his job, as they both know the obsession isn't going to last. It's implied that these hobbies are one of the primary causes of their financial difficulties.

** Sure, Benjamin Sisko of ''Series/StarTrekDeepSpaceNine'' had an interest in Bajoran history from day one, but putting aside a ''month'' to assemble an ancient Bajoran solar sailing ship by hand and actually trying to fly it in space? And then never mention it again?
*** However Sisko rediscovered that when tachyons interact with the sails on a Bajoran Light-Ship, they are capable of accelerating them to Warp-speeds. Since this proved the Bajorans claim that they used Light-Ships to make First Contact with Cardassians, it's likely it was deemed historically significant and placed into a museum.
** One episode of ''Series/StarTrekVoyager'' has Paris getting obsessed with repairing a starship named Alice. It turns out that the ship (who was sentient) telepathically created the obsession so that she can be repaired and taken home. Also his constantly changing interest in various holodeck simulations. And his interest in "classical" American history. And his sudden desire to become a holo-novelist. And his...