At this point in time for me, and I'm sure with many others, there is nothing left to do but wait. If you don't tweak the timing for hobbies you should at least add some sort of mini games to keep people occupied. I'm not sure how many consecutive days I can open this, realize nothing can be done and shut it down. eventually I'm just going to hit the point where opening the game is more hassle than its worth and then you are going to lose players.
Gift prices is not the problem like many people suggest, if you play long enough you'll understand that. What's annoying is that the hobbies take astronomical times to train even for an idle game. I'm at level 15 Motivation and I need 11 hours with a 5.0 multiplier to get to the next level. The formula responsible for hobbies has to be reconsidered.