How do you pass your time?

[Retroworldnews]

Don't tell me play online games. I know some surely say that. i not into gaming anymore. I only watch on Youtube people play latest game but I usually just watch a bit than ....zzzzz don't interest me now a days. Usually I will check out some tech stuffs , mystery , aliens, etc science topic.

I also will see some shrimp keeper video etc since i keep shrimp. Sometimes also see what new in internet marketing stuffs.

 

[Letlie]

Don't tell me play online games. I know some surely say that. i not into gaming anymore. I only watch on Youtube people play latest game but I usually just watch a bit than ....zzzzz don't interest me now a days. Usually I will check out some tech stuffs , mystery , aliens, etc science topic.

I also will see some shrimp keeper video etc since i keep shrimp. Sometimes also see what new in internet marketing stuffs.

Your current state actually reminds me a lot of myself in the past. Back then, most of the ways I killed time were tied to electronic devices. Maybe you could try putting them aside for a bit and really experience what’s around you.


Try meditating, having conversations with yourself, talking with family and friends, and being more aware of your surroundings. You might discover something different than before. Haha.

 

[Retroworldnews]

Your current state actually reminds me a lot of myself in the past. Back then, most of the ways I killed time were tied to electronic devices. Maybe you could try putting them aside for a bit and really experience what’s around you.


Try meditating, having conversations with yourself, talking with family and friends, and being more aware of your surroundings. You might discover something different than before. Haha.

I do draw a line come electronic devices. I mean like while doing work , etc on the computer. Once a while I will stop go see my shrimp tank. Than sometime chit chat with my mum. She is getting old. Have to cherish. Beside doing some house hold chore help my mum , also buy daily needs.

Come friends well , I quite ok content despite only some close one. Is True come friends. You don't need to know lots of friends. Is not about how many, is those can be friend in long term. Now a days we only communicate via our whatapp group as everyone is busy with their own stuffs, some due to family some due to personal thing etc. Whereas for me is accompany my elderly mum. Yeah like caretaker.

I feel as we grow up, we tend to rather lead a simple life. No drama etc unlike when we are young that times. Lol. Drama , etc.

 

[Fallforward]

You asked...

3-6 mile daily walks withiPhone and AirPods to listen to music or podcasts and Apple watch to track 😀. Prefer grass, gravel or beach to pavement with minimum street crossings. Music playlist is set to an optimum walking pace, like Pink Floyd Comfortably Numb. Podcasts are nice for a slower pace, though they are usually better at 1.5 speed. Podcasts depend on mood that day but might include MarketPlace, Make Me Smart, This American Life, Planet Money, Korea Deconstructed and DutchNews. Many of these are also on YouTube.

Read news but not from any American sources. Best is The Economist* which has the option to listen while walking. The articles are like a playlist so you can skip boring stories. The Economist is special because it covers everything well, be it politics to science, business, culture and even their weekly obituary is always an interestig read, this week about Frank Gehry. American political news is seldom more than 5%. Also BBC, SKY UK, DW as well as France 24 News (their show "The Debate" brings in actual experts on each topic versus the blithering idiots on all the American news channels.)

Some terrific YouTube channels include Practical Engineering (love the example models he builds in his garage to help explain) and Veritasium (like "Why don’t bikes just fall over?"), science by Scott Manley, but no boring Ted talks unless it's a talking bear. Also any channel showing Mike Ehrmantraut clips from Breaking Bad and Better Call Saul, just do a search in Youtube on that name.

*Requires subscripton, though some access without. Something special about The Economist is it's hidden humor. It can sometimes be terrible yet presented in a totally serious manner. An example was a photo of Idi Amin gazing at people bowing to their knees before him with the title, "Idi Amin contemplating lunch."

 

[maflynn]

I play some online games, watch some YT videos. I also try to get out and excercise at least once a day, but frequently multiple times. I also take karate.

 

[Hamdullah Retarderson]

It's 10:00 pm now, I got home two hours ago, it was a very busy day at work, I'm watching TV

 

[chown33]

A moderator's job is never done.

 

[LoveThisThing]

Work, walk the dog, watch hockey, online gaming, visit my dad, visit my mom in her nursing home. Go to niece and nephews baseball or hockey games

 

[Scepticalscribe]

I read books, (real books), listen to music (on my iPod, or my computer's iTunes, or the radio), read the FT, The Economist, The Guardian, take walks (a recent but relatively healthy development), drink coffee, and see sundry friends for coffee/wine/beer and conversation.