Recently deleted Instagram, Reddit and disabled YouTube shorts. I now noticed how much I miss doing something — like when sitting in the train or during breaks at work.

So what do you do with your idle time? Any suggestions?

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    1 year ago

    I bought a Steam Deck 1 1/2 years ago and most of my idle time is now spent playing all the games I never had time or energy for. It’s amazing if you’re into video games.

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      I did something similar and got a USB C expansion controller for my Galaxy S23. Find a few good mobile games and add in RetroArch and other emulators with a bunch of ROMs and you have yourself a mobile gaming rig!

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    1 year ago

    honestly just sit with boredom for a bit, you will detox and find something interesting to do.

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    I have so much Idle time during my commute, that I picked up duolingo to learn spanish. If that is too much I tend to just listen to audiobooks/a d&d podcast

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      That’s the same route I took. I hate Duolingo but used Memrise to improve my vocab for Italian. Needed something to do besides scroll aimlessly.

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    1 year ago

    How do you disable YouTube shorts?

    As for your question, boredom isn’t a bad thing. Have you tried using that time for meditation/introspection?

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    I have a RSS reader that I check everyday for articles / blogposts from websites I subscribe to.

    The interesting stuff gets saved in Wallabag to read later. It syncs with my phone, and I can read offline whenever I got some time to kill.

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        Depends on the effort.

        If you want a newbie friendly one with syncing: Feedly

        If you care about open source and controlling your own data (but don’t care about syncing). Maybe liferea? There are tons of options.

        If you care about syncing and don’t mind self-hosting: miniflux.

        I use miniflux, but requires some tech knowledge to set up.

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      1 year ago

      Any interesting feeds you’d recommend? My phone launcher has a built in RSS feed which is really nice

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        I follow the daily best posts on hacker news https://hnrss.github.io/

        This exposes me to quite interesting blogs (mainly tech, but not always). If I find someone worth following, I’ll add their blog to my list as well. That’s how I’ve been building my RSS feeds over the years.

        From the non tech blogs that I’ve found there, from the top of my head, these are nice

        https://going-medieval.com/ - medieval history professor’s blog. She’s quite witty, and makes super interesting posts about the daily lifes of people in the middle ages.

        https://brr.fyi - blog from an IT guy working in a scientific research center in Antarctica.

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    Hang around on Lemmy

    Lisinig to music

    Practice norsk via Duolingo(I know it isn’t foss)

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    Video games, TV, books, music. Usually in that order.

    Used to be reddit, but I left that crap during the great migration.

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      1 year ago

      I still get sucked into Reddit stories from time to time, they’re so bad but so entertaining >:(

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    While commuting, I mostly read ebooks, listen to fiction audiobooks or long-form history/pop science podcasts/youtube videos. Depending also on whether I am driving that day or taking the subway. Breaks at work, I just chat with colleagues, and scroll lemmy or the birdsite on toilet breaks.

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    Podcasts and audiobooks.

    And I don’t get hung up on those being “better” than YouTube videos. There are educational videos and there is enjoyable fluff and there is actively crap content (think stuff that makes you go into negativity spirals).

    Educational YT is the same as educational podcasts or audiobooks, imo.

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    I talk to you folks lol. I use this pretty much the same way I did Reddit. Something kinda brainless to scroll when I’m standing in line. And the more you comment, the more you have to read/do on here, so when I’m particularly bored, I talk more. I also don’t have any other social media.

    I have a couple phone puzzle games I play. If I know I’m gonna be sitting like in a waiting room for a while, I’ll take a book with me. For the longer moments sitting at home, podcasts and music.

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    I read a lot of books.

    And by reading, half is a actual book. The other half is a audiobook while doing chores, working out, or general crafting.

    I can honestly say reading non-fiction books about various subjects helped me a lot in life. From social issues and self-help, to finances, to dating. I grew up poor in a pretty rough environment, and climbed out of it because of reading.

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    I am trying to reduce distractions and be more mindful of my surroundings. The sights, smells, and sounds of everything around me and my existence as part of it all.

    It is still new to me and I find myself unconsciously getting my phone from my pocket and scrolling because it is boring. However, the effects I feel like reduced anxiety and depression are worth it. I also get to see things that I would miss if I were distracted by electronics.

    Maybe practicing mindfulness could be beneficial for you as well.

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    Sleep. Read. Listen to my inner monologue review everything wrong with my life and all of the mistakes I’ve made.