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[โ€“] JustEnoughDucks@feddit.nl 2 points 35 minutes ago

What would I want to do?

  • Cut down the 2 larger trees and 10 mini trees (originally hedges) that we marked for removal

  • deep clean the house

  • climb in the crawlspace and drill the pipe brackets I need to

  • finally go weightlifting after months of no time or willpower

  • play saxophone

  • meditate

  • go for a long run

  • play with my dog and go adventuring for an hour or 2

  • cook a new meal I haven't tried before

  • watch a movie with my girlfriend

  • take an edible

  • play some games with the boys

What would I likely do?

  • sleep

  • mow the grass and rake leaves

  • play rimworld

  • watch Castle with my girlfriend

  • eat leftovers

[โ€“] pedz@lemmy.ca 3 points 3 hours ago

I go camping for an additional night. I already planned to bike and camp to the closest national park one last time before winter, this weekend, but I would gladly add one night to the trip and go right now instead of tomorrow.

[โ€“] NatakuNox@lemmy.world 7 points 4 hours ago
[โ€“] AsudoxDev@programming.dev 1 points 2 hours ago

Play games and watch anime.

[โ€“] darthsid@lemmy.world 23 points 6 hours ago
[โ€“] Vanth@reddthat.com 2 points 3 hours ago

Sleep in, a leisurely breakfast, a drive out and maybe a hike to see the leaves changing, some chill time listening to music in my comfy chair, a nap that may turn into canoodling depending on how we're both feeling, toodle around with some hobby projects, out to pub trivia or live music with friends. Same sort of thing I do most weekends, minus any bills or housework.

[โ€“] Appoxo@lemmy.dbzer0.com 12 points 6 hours ago (1 children)

Wondering what to do because decision paralysis.

Assuming I was in the mood, have all the energy and mental focus I want I'd think about how to fix my home setup.

Bonus points if I would understand everything perfectly and didnt have a need to learn all intricacies beforehand

[โ€“] tetris11@lemmy.ml 1 points 3 hours ago

most honest answer, amen to that

[โ€“] duckman@lemm.ee 37 points 8 hours ago (2 children)
[โ€“] overload@sopuli.xyz 5 points 5 hours ago

Same probably. I've got a young child now so Factorio is not a responsible hobby to pick up again.

[โ€“] joelfromaus@aussie.zone 13 points 7 hours ago

The factory must grow!

[โ€“] wesker@lemmy.sdf.org 27 points 7 hours ago (2 children)

I've been unemployed for the last few months. I'm single, no kids. I've had more of these 24 hrs of uninterrupted free time than I'd care for. Honestly, sounds wild, but I hate it now.

[โ€“] Chozo@fedia.io 10 points 6 hours ago

I've been in that situation. At first it's kinda nice being able to sleep in without worry for a little bit. But after a while it really starts to drive you crazy just not having anything to do with your time. That restlessness quickly turns into depression.

[โ€“] shapesandstuff@feddit.org 9 points 7 hours ago (1 children)

I was out for ~6 months a while back. I put a schedule on my calendar, so every day had some structure. Get up at 8 or 9, breakfast, practice an instrument, game time, lunch, write applications, gym, dinner.

Did the same through the lockdowns and some structure really helps.

[โ€“] wesker@lemmy.sdf.org 7 points 7 hours ago* (last edited 7 hours ago) (1 children)

Agreed. I was doing pretty well the first 2 months or so, but I crashed into a bit of a delayed depressive episode over it all the last month. I'll get sick of my own moping and wrangle myself again soon.

[โ€“] shapesandstuff@feddit.org 3 points 7 hours ago

Yeah you'll get it :)
and if you don't, ask for help. Most people can relate anyway.

[โ€“] sharkfucker420@lemmy.ml 5 points 6 hours ago

I'd take my partner somewhere nice I think. Haven't had the time recently

[โ€“] fartsparkles@sh.itjust.works 16 points 8 hours ago (1 children)
[โ€“] metaStatic@kbin.earth 5 points 7 hours ago

yep. anyone that doesn't say recuperate already has enough free time to do whatever it is they're responding to this thread with.

[โ€“] Fleppensteijn@feddit.nl 8 points 7 hours ago (1 children)

Just lost my job so I have this time. I want to travel a bit later, but until I can leave, I'm doing nothing at all. Years of fulltime work just killed off all social life, any motivation. Now that I'm finally free, I feel so dead inside that I just want to do absolutely nothing for a while.

[โ€“] beercupcake@sopuli.xyz 4 points 5 hours ago

Been there done that! 10years in company, we got downsized, got thrown away like a trash. Took months to deal with emotions and set myself to do anything. In the end I realized that I was relying on job to be an anchor in my life that everything was revolving around. Losing that anchor forced me to search for a new one, more reliable and something that I can control and that makes me better.
I started with cleaning my house, then deep cleaning shelves and such, then basement, etc. Got interested in working out, and started doing pushups and such. I learned that I was missing that - creating my own schedule, having goals of my own. It was scary at first, ngl. Trying to do small steps, very small sometimes, that improves your situation bit by bit is what I found helps me with being overwhelmed.

Wish you all the best, I hope you recover soon and find better job soon :)

Probably just set up my github page. I've been having some trouble with it.

[โ€“] southsamurai@sh.itjust.works 3 points 6 hours ago (1 children)

Heh, I actually get those sometimes. I'm disabled, so the only real barrier to complete freedom is family, and I can sneak in a few days a year where I'm alone all day, and sometimes over night.

For real, the only thing I'd do that I can't do when everyone is home is crank the fuck out of the music. My wife gets migraines easy, and my kid seems to be following suit unfortunately. So really turning it up until I can feel the bass in my guts is a rare treat.

But you can only do that for so long before the ears get tired. So the rest of the time would likely be reading without interruptions.

I'm pretty fucking easy to please lol.

I sometimes house sit for my best friend, and that's essentially what I do there, just not that loud with the music because the pets don't like it past a certain point.

Sometimes I'll pop in a movie that isn't to the liking of the family instead of music, and enjoy the more immersive sound. Which, I could also watch things they don't enjoy as much with the sound up, but why not have both factors my way?

Mind you, I can do those things with everyone home, but it takes planning and I'll still have interruptions. But doing them always has the risk of causing my wife hours or days of pain and misery, so it's something I prefer to just wait for. Kinda makes it more enjoyable tbh.

[โ€“] Ballissle@lemmy.zip 1 points 1 hour ago

As someone who gets fairly frequent migraines (thankfully not chronic), thank you for being considerate of other migraine sufferers.

[โ€“] Ballissle@lemmy.zip 4 points 7 hours ago (1 children)

Finally finish my first baldurs gate 3 playthrough. And spend the rest of the time achievement hunting by going back through my save states.

[โ€“] RicoBerto@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 4 hours ago (1 children)

They said 24 hours not 80, lol.

[โ€“] Ballissle@lemmy.zip 1 points 1 hour ago* (last edited 1 hour ago)

I have three quests left in my plathrough. I'm sure I can do that in 24.

kill gortash, free orpheus, destroy netherbrain

[โ€“] cmrss2@aussie.zone 5 points 8 hours ago

I happen to have a 50% exam tomorrow, that would be awesome to have. copium

[โ€“] Venicon@lemmy.world 1 points 6 hours ago

Plot out my vegetable garden to grow my own food next year, declutter the house and drop donated items to charity.

And sleep.