Last year, out of nowhere I got this impulsion to deal with my addictions, gaming and watching sports. Quitting gaming was hard but I was able to do it. Quitting watching sports was way easier.

Now with two big time killers out of my way, everything in my life has become boring. Entire New Year day was boring. Now I’m literally dreading getting free time. I dread my time at work and now dreading it in my free time too. Makes me think I got myself into an awful situation. I don’t use Instagram or tiktok, never did. In this time period where I have quit these both addictions, people have asked what the heck do I do in my free time and I don’t have any answer besides “I watch YouTube haha”.

I really need something fun to do that I enjoy. I mostly stay home and don’t go outside home except for work, so please recommend something inside my comfort zone. I know, I should go outside to places for fun but that’s for another time when I feel motivated to try something out of comfort zone. Thanks.

Edit: Thank you all for taking your time and writing me so many things. Some of the things are ones which I always wanted to do and some of the things which are very new to me. Will try bunch of them and see how it goes 👍

  • IninewCrow@lemmy.caEnglish
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    4 days ago

    Music … learn music … learn the piano … or learn the guitar … or whatever instrument you might have used before. Music really occupies your mind because it needs a lot of mental training. You have to coordinate your body to do things, your brain has to train to follow patterns, your listening has to coordinate with what you are doing and what you produce … it’s a full brain experience and once you get accustomed to it, time seems to change … you play for an hour and it felt like you were there for five minutes but it also felt like hours passed by, it’s amazing. I’m not a great musician, I know my basics but it’s fun every time I do it.

    To make it easier … leave the instrument in your living space and make it easy to pick up … park the piano in your living room where you see it every day … or a guitar on a stand next to your seat … etc

    If you are not musical or want to learn music … then try visual art … drawing, painting

    Just a simple pencil and paper to start with … doodling and learning forms and human anatomy … I used to do that for years when I was a teen and learned a lot but life got in the way and I got too busy to keep it up. But I have a few friends who kept it going and now produce beautiful artwork.

    And it’s all about training and time. If you play music or learn to draw in a month … it probably won’t sound great or look great … give yourself a year and you’ll be producing great things … give yourself a few years and you’ll be a musician or an artist recognized by others