Or cooking. Or knitting. Or volunteering at an animal shelter. Or training for a half marathon.

A surefire way to feel down is to fall into the trap of going to work, coming home, watching TV, and going to bed. As comfortable as it is, you need a little more anticipation in your life than waiting for the next episode of New Girl to come on Hulu.

Hobbies will help you contribute to the world and keep learning about yourself. You'll also meet new people, which can be scary, but you never know: That girl at the softball league or that guy at cooking class could become your new best friend.

If you really feel in a rut, you aren't powerless to change it! Your new social circle or hobby or volunteering activity might not make you happy, but not trying something new is *definitely* not going to make you happy.