Is it normal that i don't have a "thing"?

I'm the same, I'll get really interested in something for a while and get really into it, then get tired of it and become interested in something else. I'll usually get back into it again after a while though.

I think it's good to be like this though. Characters on TV are often written to be like that because it's easier than showing that they're a complex person with many different facets to their personality (plus there's just not enough time to show all that, the show needs to get to the plot). So they're often written to be a little one-dimensional, or just that you don't get to see all the other aspects of their lives.

I don’t have a “thing” either, but the idea of dedicating your life to one subject hasn’t always been the norm, for instance in the Renaissance it was esteem-able to have expertise in many areas including science, maths, philosophy and the arts. Just call yourself a Renaissance man/woman.

I think it’s pretty normal, I wonder if this is a motivation thing, cos there are definite ebbs and flows in motivation. There will be times you’ll need to push yourself to do that thing no matter how much you’re usually interested in it. I found this when I was studying animation, the initial conceptualisation, planning and artwork was fun, but eventually I hit the no fun zone where it became work, tedious, technical. But pushing through that and I’d get my result and reward.

The counter argument to this is, is it so bad anyway, having fickle intense interest? Won’t that mean that you can continue to diversify and seek out new interests and live a varied, mosaic life? I think the key here is to keep exploring, stay motivated, don’t get too down on yourself

I know how you feel. I've had a few things over the years, but haven't really had a steady hobby since I quit riding horses a few years back. I just haven't found much that really captures my interest and keeps it since, though I still do fun, enjoyable things and try new ones as well, they are just more like fun outings than actual hobbies. There are plenty of people who don't have an extremely dedicated passion, yet still enjoy their lives and have fun.

Pick up competitive masturbation

I have a "thing" for food. It seems I'm addicted to eating enough food. Drink too.

I have a "thing" for real friends, and meeting interesting people. A soft bed as well (and I have spent many hundreds of nights sleeping on the ground camping).

None of these have changed for as long as I have lived.

I have a hard time believing that you have no "things" in your life.

Now hobbies... they have changed multiple times. My hobbies as a teenager I no longer do. My hobbies in my mid life I have dropped most of them. I have new hobbies and interest now. That is normal for most people.

try gaming, it wont fail