Parsons revealed that all of those activities eventually “petered out” after a while, and he felt slightly embarrassed by that lack of drive outside of his acting career.
That’s a completely understandable feeling, though, since being at home all the time gets exhausting no matter what the activity.
In comparison, Jim Parsons himself spent part of quarantine taking creative writing class and painting classes, and also bleaching his hair blonde in order to stay busy after recovering from COVID-19.