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[–] 37 points 1 month ago (5 children)

Doing nothing is a perfectly valid activity, don't let anyone tell you otherwise.

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  • [–] 3 points 1 month ago (1 child)

    He's even gaming, which I wouldn't define as doing nothing.

    To me, an example of doing nothing would be watching a movie. Or... Just scrolling through the list of movies and never actually watching one.

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  • [–] 9 points 1 month ago

    shit, they playing retro console gaming. fuck yeah need that on a schedule

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  • I love how watching TV is consistently labeled as "doing nothing", because that's really just what it is. I like to call it a pseudoactivity. The brain is indeed intensely busy, but then again in such a passive way, it's a mind-boggling paradox.

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  • [–] 14 points 1 month ago (9 children)

    Why would you have alarm on a day off?

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  • [–] 25 points 1 month ago

    I used to get up at 6 AM when I had a job. When I retired, I turned off my alarm for good. Then I started waking up naturally at 8 AM.

    Sleeping in caused me to be awake later into the day, so I started going to bed around 2 AM. Which led to me sleeping in until 10 AM. Which meant I was awake until 4 AM. So I started getting up at noon. Which means I'm wide awake until 6 AM. So now I'm waking up around 2 PM...

    I hate to admit it, but I think I need my alarm back. My wake/sleep habits get messed up because my body seems to naturally operate on a 26 hour day cycle.

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  • [–] 3 points 1 month ago*

    I have an alarm set on the weekends though it is an hour or so later than my regular weekday alarm. If I really need it I'll snooze through but most of the time I need the push to get out of bed and not just rot until noon

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  • [–] 1 point 1 month ago

    If I disable the alarm on my phone, it turns off the automatic do not disturb that lets me sleep without being woken by some asshole calling or messaging me. So I always leave an alarm set, though I might move it later.

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  • [–] 7 points 1 month ago

    Yes but these days are practice for when I actually have shit to do. So it’s part of the bigger plan. So it’s okay.

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  • [–] 7 points 1 month ago

    I'm not a serious gamer and even I think video games are doing something. Because I don't play a lot, when I do, I consider that productive time. Every game I finish is an accomplishment for me. Same with books.

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  • [–] 6 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

    Adhd here ,it hurt stop calling me out like that

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  • [–] 4 points 1 month ago

    Gotta keep the routine strong

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  • [–] 2 points 1 month ago

    There is probably nothing you can do anyway

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