I try to laugh at least once a day. No matter what. Laughing helped me get through the period of time when my mother had breast cancer, and I'm forever grateful for a certain YouTube channel I found during that time that provided plenty of laughs.
Quite frankly, I think laughing is more important in my life than listening to music, playing a video game, or watching a sporting event. Sure, they are all fun things, things I love to do. Especially with other people. But laughs are something I can rely on even when I am alone. I don't always want to listen to music, or play games, and sometimes there isn't a sporting event on that I'm interested in watching.
Laughs, however, laughs are 24/7 medicine.
I really like this post. Humour has long been my go to coping mechanism for dealing with unpleasant situations. Laughing is good for the soul.
As for self care? I don't know really. What makes exploring your hobbies as you normally would and self care different? Or is self care just a fancy way of saying "chilling and doing things you like"?