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Getting super bored of most online/phone content, what do you do when you have a few minutes?

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    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?

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    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.

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      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.

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      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!

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      • R [email protected]

        You need to practice mindfulness. People should be OK with 10 minutes "staring into the void" and this is exactly the damage phones did to us

        Edit: if I really want to look at my phone I open Wikipedia and check out the featured article or maybe the top read of the day list. It's not brain rot and it's not that fun either but it's time well spent

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        Mindfullness that is free

        freemindfulness.org

        Guided meditations that are downloadable freely under CC BY-NC-SA.

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        • O [email protected]

          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?

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          Exactly that. State into the void and let my thoughts wonder

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          • swelter_spark@reddthat.comS [email protected]

            I enjoy thinking, closing my eyes for a bit, or focusing on my breathing. Or I'll listen to the birds outside.

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            Bird watching is actually fun. Animals and nature watching in general.

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            • O [email protected]

              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!

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              I love home labbing but sometimes it a chore not an escape. Especially more when you rely or want to actually use the services rather than tinker with broken shit.

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                I wish I could learn to nap. I'm 30 and I've never been able to do it. Even a 14 hour flight there is no way I'm going to nod off even for a second

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                Me too. I can only nap if I'm exhausted.

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                • dohpaz42@lemmy.worldD [email protected]

                  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.

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                  At the time? Divorce?

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                    Mindfullness that is free

                    freemindfulness.org

                    Guided meditations that are downloadable freely under CC BY-NC-SA.

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                    This is a great recommendation. To add another you can also get the Medito App for either Android or iOS which is also free.

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                    • O [email protected]

                      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?

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                      WikiTok

                      Shattered Pixel Dungeon

                      SGT Puzzles

                      Kiwix

                      LiChess ( and Tactic Master)

                      Street Complete (OSM mapping)

                      Gurgle( wordle)

                      Luanti

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                      • O [email protected]

                        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?

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                        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

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                          I love home labbing but sometimes it a chore not an escape. Especially more when you rely or want to actually use the services rather than tinker with broken shit.

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                          Agreed. I’ve chilled out about it a bit. Now that everything’s working I do not care to add more things. Actively trying to run less services.

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                          • ace_garp@lemmy.worldA [email protected]

                            WikiTok

                            Shattered Pixel Dungeon

                            SGT Puzzles

                            Kiwix

                            LiChess ( and Tactic Master)

                            Street Complete (OSM mapping)

                            Gurgle( wordle)

                            Luanti

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                            I said I don’t want to use my phone tho

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