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Finally... => General Discussion => Topic started by: Scoops Novel on July 26, 2021, 05:42:02 pm

Title: What i want most is a good break.
Post by: Scoops Novel on July 26, 2021, 05:42:02 pm

No content - no stuff. Not so little stuff that it's trying, but no stuff. A good break. Dialing down, warming up. But how?

Title: Re: What i want most is a good break.
Post by: nenjin on July 26, 2021, 06:41:52 pm

Find old books you haven't read in a while and start reading. Or classic movies you love.

Put your phone on silent.

Turn off notifications. If you're one of those people that gets a DING every time someone posts some shit to Reddit or some other website, turn it off.

Don't sign into Discord or your chat programs.

Spend an hour a day doing something physical if you don't already.

Find a physical hobby like painting or gardening and get deep into it.

Avoid open ended entertainment, like video games.

Vacations are where I take the time to do this. Just stay off all my regular haunts while I'm on it, no games, spend time talking to people in RL instead of online.

Title: Re: What i want most is a good break.
Post by: Mephansteras on July 26, 2021, 07:02:43 pm

I find a weekend camping trip is perfect for that. Unplug and just enjoy nature for a day or two. Read books, chat with friends, roast tasty things over a campfire. That sort of thing.

I try to do that at least a few times a year.

Title: Re: What i want most is a good break.
Post by: NAV on July 27, 2021, 09:33:41 am

Just be outside

Title: Re: What i want most is a good break.
Post by: nenjin on July 27, 2021, 10:13:51 am

A "good break" is breaking from your norms. Where you spend your time, how you spend it, who you spend it with. I know that when I'm absolutely sick of work and my routine, the only thing for it is a complete change of scenery to reset everything.

Title: Re: What i want most is a good break.
Post by: Great Order on July 27, 2021, 12:22:24 pm

One of the relaxing things I find isn't doing something new, but retreading old ground.

Think of something that you enjoy, but haven't played/read/watched/done for a while, and do it again. You also get a good hit of nostalgia as a bonus.

Title: Re: What i want most is a good break.
Post by: Caz on July 27, 2021, 06:41:06 pm

a good break is when you fall off the wall and shatter your collarbone

but if you're talking about relaxing i recommend hiking up a nice hill, bringing a food and drink, and sitting.