VanananaHeyHey posted...I agree; I'm looking for hobbies because I drink and binge watch stuff too much. How do you bloc your time to fit all that in? I struggle to manage home, work, cooking and gym; even when I have spare time, I feel directionless in a way I didn't as a kid. I'll turn thirty-one next February.
The big thing for me is paying attention to where my time is going. I used to spend a lot of time posting on GameFAQs and wasting time on social media for personal pursuits, instead of business pursuits and things I actually felt passionate about. Everything online is designed to be very addictive and grab your attention, so it's important to be critical of where you happen to spend most of your free time. Dedicate yourself to a project or hobby you remember being passionate about if you can't think of anything. Even if it feels mundane at first you can set aside a timeslot for it each day and build from there to see if it's still your thing.
I think people will probably gawk at this because it's trendy right now but I am a minimalist when it comes to buying things. I keep what is essential and try to only buy things that are around my passions/hobbies/interests. I don't watch advertising or impulse buy. Hourly pay is an exchange of time for money, so if you can drill down and find a way to save money you can reduce hours worked. I'm comfortably part-time. This opens up a lot of time for other things you actually want to pursue. Those other things can also generate extra income with patience and dedication. Eventually a hobby might even bloom into career that actually interests you if you already feel unfulfilled with work.
I just came back here a few days ago for the first time in six months. It's silly to think about, but I've been posting here a lot as a habit that I kind of built up when I was younger. To be honest, it's just straight up addictive for me when I'm here. I don't even think it's so much intentional in design, but that it feels familiar for me. So I am leaving again for another six months and will be back in another six months after I log out tonight because I don't want to sink more of my life into it.
Anyways I hope that helped. If time management is really difficult for you, you can use a calendar app and slot in reminders and notifications to remind you that it's time to do something different during each period of time for long enough to change your habits. That's basically what I did at first, when I first realized how much time I was wasting each day.
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