Happens about 20mins after I wake up.

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Random npc spongebob fish character looking miserable holding a cup during a sunset and another overlayed image of the same guy on the left with the same look.

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When you already checked your usual 5 apps and don’t know what else to do with your day:

    • SubArcticTundra@lemmy.ml
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      4 months ago

      I had to move to a country with a more introverted culture than the one I grew up in (not the US), and I’ve struggled finding friends to spend my free time with so far, so I spend it on apps :-( They really are just a last resort and I’d much rather spend my time with actual people like in the olden days :-/

        • Blastboom Strice@mander.xyzOP
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          4 months ago

          Smart move the latter, ~didn’t think it.

          About the former, I recently realized in practice that it’s important to pick up activities etc. that you like and that attract people you can bond with. For example I like weightlefting at gym, but I realized it attracts so many people with repulsive ideologies, while I tried dancing and mobility classes the same gym offers and the environment was much much better, I found many good people there. (I still do weightlifting though and I found some good people there too.)

          Plus, voicing your opinions helps a lot to filter people (I’m struggling a lot with this though).

          • grrgyle@slrpnk.net
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            4 months ago

            Plus, voicing your opinions helps a lot to filter people (I’m struggling a lot with this though).

            This is massive. “Filtering” is the perfect way to put it. If you don’t risk saying something potentially disagreeable, then no one will ever know who you are.

            That goes for both repulsive and inclusive ideologies, I guess, but I definitely prefer the latter (this is an example of one of your “filtering” statements - now spectators to this conversation know I value inclusivity).

      • PrimeMinisterKeyes@lemmy.world
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        4 months ago

        Join some Whatsapp group that piques your interest and meet with them IRL. I wouldn’t have thought that drinking beer and shooting the shit with total strangers could be so much fun, but here we are.

    • Zoidsberg@lemmy.ca
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      4 months ago

      Can’t leave the house without spending $100, no “third places,” new games are all just MTX delivery services

    • Blastboom Strice@mander.xyzOP
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      4 months ago

      I’m just checking my social media apps for any new messages and maybe droify for updates. After checking them in the morning I kinda think to myself that now job is done and any more time I spend of my morning on them is kinda wasted. Checking social media from time to time and speaking with your friends seems kinda healthy, but doomscrolling is kind of a waste after a point (happens if I’m too bored to start my day).

      The thing is, after I check all these, I might go in a loop due to boredom (boredom may have many many reasons behind it). When I have tasks to do or I’m in a period that my friends and I are busy, this is more intense. The phone is an easy and portable distraction. All these contribute to an increase of phone usage (currently I’m in one of those situations and phone usage has increased probably by at least 50%).

      • SubArcticTundra@lemmy.ml
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        4 months ago

        Yes. I think what makes these apps appealing is that 1) they can be used unplanned and your time in them doesnt have to be structured, and 2) they can fill up an arbitrarily long or short amount of time.

        • grrgyle@slrpnk.net
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          4 months ago

          Hmm that is a very good description of how I use social media. Fill up unstructured downtime, or to bridge a gap between two other activities (god forbid I go thirty whole minutes without stimulation lol)

          Then sometimes just hours and I come out of it feeling like total trash

    • Potatos_are_not_friends@lemmy.world
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      4 months ago

      When I was a kid, I used to play video games while jumping around. I’d stand in front of the TV, bounce around, play Mario, run in circles. My parents didn’t care.

      At some point, society said that was weird, and I had a gaming chair?

      Watching myself balloon (and already using a standing desk for work) went back to standing while playing video games. I enjoy it!

    • Psychodelic@lemmy.world
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      4 months ago

      I think a lot of it is a result of our capitalistic society squeezing as much as it can from us for profit

  • hypertown@lemmy.world
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    4 months ago

    Go for a walk, read a book, watch a movie, play a game it will make you feel so much better. Just remember to change activities every few hours. If you’re going to play games for 10h you are probably going to get bored of it way too quickly.

    • CyberMonkey404@lemmy.ml
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      4 months ago

      Go for a walk, read a book, watch a movie, play a game

      I’d love to, but I’m at work. There’s a bit of a lull between the storms of activity atm, and I would absolutely love to not waste time with just being stuck in the office. But I can’t afford it

      • hypertown@lemmy.world
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        4 months ago

        I know how you feel man. I used to work in a job like that. Honestly what saved me was reading some comedy manga on mangadex. Since it didn’t require a lot of brainpower and I could just stop reading it whenever I wanted it was perfect for times like this. My head also was in a much better state than after scrolling back then reddit for hours. If you don’t like manga you could just find some easy book.

        If you can’t go for a walk during work go before or after work. I try to cycle every day after work and it always makes me feel better.

      • grrgyle@slrpnk.net
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        4 months ago

        Can’t read a book at the office? Working through a book whenever the queue was empty was one of the few pleasures of working retail/call centre

    • hswolf@lemmy.world
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      4 months ago

      it is still the same, but we’re already conditioned to have everything thrown at us on every single internet interaction, making the thought of searching something new seem like stepping out of our comfort zone

      with AIs and what not, this feeling will only worsen

  • jsomae@lemmy.ml
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    4 months ago

    Put down your phone. Close your eyes. Imagine one (1) thing. You’re cured.

  • RaoulDook@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    4 months ago

    So are you people in this meme just on your phone all day looking at stupid phone apps? God, what a waste of life.

    Smartphones are just boring little tools guys. Don’t make it your life. Be a real nerd, get a PC, and surf the web where there are no limitations set by apps. Play some video games, look at porn sites, do some online shopping or whatever. If you’re done with all that, go outside and ride a bike or something.

  • Alteon@lemmy.world
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    4 months ago

    Boredom breeds innovation. It’s okay to be bored. In fact, I really wish our society would get “legitimately” bored more often.

  • grrgyle@slrpnk.net
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    4 months ago

    Time to grab your board (web navigator) and surf (follow hyperlinks) the web (more commonly, the graphical “internet”). Totally rippin the gnar, my gender indeterminate dudes (check out wikipedia). Yeaaaahhh (yes, emphatically)!!!