Getting super bored of most online/phone content, what do you do when you have a few minutes?
Getting super bored of most online/phone content, what do you do when you have a few minutes?
I try to read more but what else is there when I don’t wanna just read? I’ve done some notebook stuff too but I’ve found using it too much makes me be anxious about writing a lot down lol.
For instance as I lay on the bed for 10-20 minutes waiting for my child to take their nap. Do I just stare into the void?
Seconded Kiwix! Or, start learning some programming- I listen to Python programming videos while I'm doing boring stuff to absorb information...and it's relaxing ha
WikiTok
Shattered Pixel Dungeon
SGT Puzzles
Kiwix
LiChess ( and Tactic Master)
Street Complete (OSM mapping)
Gurgle( wordle)
Luanti
I said I don’t want to use my phone tho
OK, disregard those phone based ideas.
I read it as if you were looking for content that is outside of most phone based offerings (nasty psychologist created addiction loops etc.)
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Bike riding is excellent for a physical and mental reset. Rear-radars are a thing, beeping when a car is approaching behind from 150m.
Badminton is great too. Portable cheap nets are available with telescopic poles.
Boardgames are great for social mixing.
Probably find something you like from these: Innovation, Inis, Port Royal, Just One, or Scout.
Exactly that. State into the void and let my thoughts wonder
solitaire. download the PySolFC app, it has a ton of variations.
Point at a perfectly functioning thing on my server, blow it up, relearn and fix the thing.
An IT friend of mine said “your home server should be like a zen garden…”. I was taken aback. Where else would I get to play with all the new shit I need to learn eventually? Surely not in production. And the home server is meant to serve up distractions not files.
I miss adderall.
I say this sitting beside four servers (including this instance) and one offsite server, you’re very much right. I enjoy homelabbing a lot. Probably my biggest hobby outside of research and gaming. That’s a fun way to think of it!
games? I found a civilization port for the phone and it sucked up a lot of time. Turn based so you can do it for a few minutes at a time: https://yairm210.itch.io/unciv
learn a language? duolingo and other apps are out there
I enjoy thinking, closing my eyes for a bit, or focusing on my breathing. Or I'll listen to the birds outside.
Bird watching is actually fun. Animals and nature watching in general.
I do crosswords with an app that downloads a variety of them for free.
Something slow or still and beautiful. I relate to wanting some of my time back whenever I get the smallest moment only to find that nothing is good enough to balance out the activity of rest of the day. Low stimulation activities are also not good enough and are boring but can be a much needed moment to get grounded. The best solution is to address what's really draining you and address it in a way that is not as draining for you. Far easier said than done, I know.
sit with your boredom for a bit, its healthy. or rather its unhealthy to be constantly bombarded with dopamine for nothing. enjoy your freedom from the screens.
Yeah, I've also found that just being bombarded with information all the time tenses me up. You might think of scrolling Lemmy or similar as "idling", but obviously your brain is still processing information when you do that.
Just rawdog it? No thanks
theres always drugs
Reading on my e-reader (e-ink) or print books. Short periods - eg waiting for a kid to do something - are good for poetry. Meditating. Listening to music. Listening to podcasts. Sometimes I’ve taken out some paper and doodled while listening to something - which is really gratifying (even though I’m no Picasso). I also cook, which is wonderful. Or I go for a long walk. I’m also actively trying to fill my time with offline human engagement - volunteering twice a week and participating in a men’s group (a safe space for men to share their experiences).
Can't relate. There is far more content to checkout then one can in one lifetime. Online and offline.
Hope you find your way to what you're seeking in life. Peace.
Listen to music or watch a video, if you don't want to read?
That’s a cute little webapp
Yep! I wish there was a way to narrow it down to broad topics, keywords, or geolocations, but I make myself go to it whenever I feel the urge to look at Instagram.
Depends on the mood I'm in. Lately, I've been drawing in a tiny sketchbook I bought because a little sketchbook isn't very intimidating, and I can just do a few quick practice drawings or commit to a small but detailed piece for an hour.
Another thing I like to do is lay on my back with my headphones on, put on some music, and do literally nothing except stare at the ceiling and listen to all the little details of my favorite songs that I don't hear when I'm doing other stuff. It's my form of meditation since "normal" meditation has never worked for me personally.
Puzzles. Mini crosswords, wordle, etc.
If I am by myself and don’t want to engage my devices or read, I will try to do something productive, like clean or organize a space that is messy. When I lay with my kids as they go to bed, I usually stare into the void and reminisce about them when they were younger. Thankfully they now fall asleep super fast, so I don’t have to spend 10-20 minutes with them. When they were much younger, I’d fall asleep with them until my wife (at the time) would wake me for my bedtime.
Lately I've been enjoying playing Tetris DX on my Gameboy in my spare time. Keeps the brain busy and me away from my phone.
I mean if Im having a laydown I just rest or nap. I don't really think of it as staring into the void. I love naps or taking it a easy for a bit. Moreso if I can do it outside with nice weather or even in a chair near an open window. Closing my eyes and listening to the birds and other bits of nature. Granted various noises can make that more of a no go if the timing is not right. Evening is even better with stars and the moon. If you start looking at deep breathing and mediation and having a few minutes is like gold. All that being said I like suduko and its a nice thing to do throughout a day a few mins at a time. I think tastes may vary with suduko though. Crosswords to but I have to be a bit desperate as I find they are more about me learning about the puzzlemaker than language really.
For instance as I lay on the bed for 10-20 minutes waiting for my child to take their nap. Do I just stare into the void?
Do you have any time that you just let your mind wander, or be mindful of your life?
If I'm sitting somewhere waiting for something and I know it's just going to be 10ish minutes I'll usually just take in my environment or let my mind wander. I usually do that when driving home/to work as well. I'm paying attention to the road obviously lol but I don't have music or anything playing to occupy my mind I just use that time to think.
It's said to be fairly healthy to give yourself some time for whatever thoughts might come up.
Do you count audio books as reading?
It's fun to try to pick up some American Sign Language. The best resource I'm aware of is: https://www.lifeprint.com/asl101/lessons/lessons.htm
Try origami.
Origami is always the answer.
I really enjoyed that as a child, even did a display in the library. Good recommendation
I go out with my dog and kick a ball around. We both use some energy. The day doesn't seem as slow any more. I actually have more energy to want to do something after. It's not much but it works.
Find a new art, whether that’s creating or consuming. Or go to places where people hang out. Thrift shops/pawn shops can be fun to browse and sometimes you’ll find a hidden gem. Libraries are good too.
Have a pet? Also aquariums are nice for staring at and relaxing
Most foreign language apps teach in bite sized pieces. I use Mango, but there are a bunch.
Writing, movies, video games, going on walks, cooking, depends on whatever I feel like.
Chess puzzles
Read the Qur'an, or Ecclesiastes and reflect upon it if the former scares you. 😁
Huh
If it's 15 minutes or more, I try to clean. Or I take a nap.