What distraction activities do you engage in daily?

[Ambivalent1]

I'm running out of stuff. This life is so ridiculous.

 

[QuietGirl]

This may sound weird, but I enjoy watching interrogation videos on YouTube. No matter how bad things are in my life, at least I'm not sitting in an interrogation room :)

 

[Pomegranate]

I know. Life can feel utterly pointless. I try to make purposes. Whether it's helping the world by donating blood, assisting my family, or answering strangers' questions online. When it comes to me time, I watch funny YouTube channels. A favorite of mine has been Ownage Pranks. A mindful activity that's been good at distracting me has been coloring. I like coloring on either paper or phone, but I like how I can easily undo errors with my phone and the wide variety of colors available. And the joy of finishing coloring and seeing the final product can be rewarding, even if it's not like finishing medical school. I've also been helping editing Wikipedia and even writing new articles from scratch. I'm subscribed to cat and dog groups on Facebook, such as Scottish Folds and Golden Retrievers. So if you're into high-definition photos of cute little cats meowing their way into a snack, you'd be at the right spot.

This may sound weird, but I enjoy watching interrogation videos on YouTube. No matter how bad things are in my life, at least I'm not sitting in an interrogation room :)

I've recently dived into this category! I like JCS and EXPLORE WITH US. I saw the Todd Kohlhepp interrogation the other day, and I remain confounded by how evil one can be and how easily they can confess their depravity. It would be pretty interesting to see the interrogation videos of incarcerated people most likely to have been wrongly convicted. I'd like to compare and see whether forensic psychology is a load of B.S.

 

[kwho]

This forum?

 

[QuietGirl]

I know. Life can feel utterly pointless. I try to make purposes. Whether it's helping the world by donating blood, assisting my family, or answering strangers' questions online. When it comes to me time, I watch funny YouTube channels. A favorite of mine has been Ownage Pranks. A mindful activity that's been good at distracting me has been coloring. I like coloring on either paper or phone, but I like how I can easily undo errors with my phone and the wide variety of colors available. And the joy of finishing coloring and seeing the final product can be rewarding, even if it's not like finishing medical school. I've also been helping editing Wikipedia and even writing new articles from scratch. I'm subscribed to cat and dog groups on Facebook, such as Scottish Folds and Golden Retrievers. So if you're into high-definition photos of cute little cats meowing their way into a snack, you'd be at the right spot.


I've recently dived into this category! I like JCS and EXPLORE WITH US. I saw the Todd Kohlhepp interrogation the other day, and I remain confounded by how evil one can be and how easily they can confess their depravity. It would be pretty interesting to see the interrogation videos of incarcerated people most likely to have been wrongly convicted. I'd like to compare and see whether forensic psychology is a load of B.S.

YES! I love both of those channels. The Todd Kohlhepp interrogation was great. Also, yeah - I would like to see that too. I would also like to see more comparisons between those who are pretending to be "insane", and those who are actually "insane". It is very interesting stuff! (I am a psychology nerd, lol).

 

[enough of this]

I know. Life can feel utterly pointless. I try to make purposes. Whether it's helping the world by donating blood, assisting my family, or answering strangers' questions online. When it comes to me time, I watch funny YouTube channels. A favorite of mine has been Ownage Pranks. A mindful activity that's been good at distracting me has been coloring. I like coloring on either paper or phone, but I like how I can easily undo errors with my phone and the wide variety of colors available. And the joy of finishing coloring and seeing the final product can be rewarding, even if it's not like finishing medical school. I've also been helping editing Wikipedia and even writing new articles from scratch. I'm subscribed to cat and dog groups on Facebook, such as Scottish Folds and Golden Retrievers. So if you're into high-definition photos of cute little cats meowing their way into a snack, you'd be at the right spot.


I've recently dived into this category! I like JCS and EXPLORE WITH US. I saw the Todd Kohlhepp interrogation the other day, and I remain confounded by how evil one can be and how easily they can confess their depravity. It would be pretty interesting to see the interrogation videos of incarcerated people most likely to have been wrongly convicted. I'd like to compare and see whether forensic psychology is a load of B.S.

I enjoy listening to near-death experience accounts all day long. I find them very consoling.

 

[Vaermina8]

I play rpg games or read books (mainly games), it's so nice to get lost in a world that is so well crafted.

 

[pictures]

Yeah I know how that is I'm in a hospital bed right now and bored out of my mind I just been playing red dead my brother came over with a Xbox 360 also talk to people here so play older games video games and talk to people

 

[nailen]

watching gaming livestreams VOD's, drinking booze

 

[blitz]

watching gaming livestreams VOD's, drinking booze

This. Everyday.

 

[DynamicDepression]

Listening to music, playing gacha games, watching old television shows, eating everything in my kitchen, and watching porn.

 

[Professor K]

reading, translating things, creating new wikipedia pages, drawing, painting, working out, going on a walk, bicycle ride, playing video games, listening to music, writting, playing an instrument, cooking & baking...

 

[lonegore]

Cleaning & sleeping. Playing games isn't a distraction for me, I would just get even more distracted on how bad my team is, including myself.

 

[H.O.Xan]

YES! I love both of those channels. The Todd Kohlhepp interrogation was great. Also, yeah - I would like to see that too. I would also like to see more comparisons between those who are pretending to be "insane", and those who are actually "insane". It is very interesting stuff! (I am a psychology nerd, lol).

Oh heyyy! Interested in Psychology here as well! Although I don't plan on becoming a psychiatrist, I still wanna know abt it as a hobby if I live long enough

Listening to music, playing gacha games, watching old television shows, eating everything in my kitchen, and watching porn.

Oh Yh. Ppl think I'm addicted to p*rn but the reality is, I watch it like a movie to pass time. Those hour long vids rly do me justice

 

[TheSpookyNameGuy]

Depends, UFO stories, criminal psychology videos, video games.

Just bored.. boring.. yep.

 

[Forever Sleep]

Here, YouTube, streaming films/ box sets, music. My work is a great distraction when I get in 'the zone'.

 

[glendaaa]

Cooking, cleaning, scrolling the internet for hours, reading, walking, mostly solitary stuff haha

 

[ANONYMOUSM]

playing video games, this forum, social media, watching shows, reading

 

[DazaiKinnie]

I'm running out of stuff. This life is so ridiculous.

Well, I write and play video game and also work on my project. That's all I do all day....

 

[guinea-pig]

Crocheting and watching shows. It keeps be completely busy and it is fun to see what I can create. I've made tops, bags, stuffed animals (those are bad), boobs, shorts. It makes the day go by so much faster.

 

[Ambivalent1]

Crocheting and watching shows. It keeps be completely busy and it is fun to see what I can create. I've made tops, bags, stuffed animals (those are bad), boobs, shorts. It makes the day go by so much faster.

Expensive hobby?

 

[winamp]

Crocheting and watching shows. It keeps be completely busy and it is fun to see what I can create. I've made tops, bags, stuffed animals (those are bad), boobs, shorts. It makes the day go by so much faster.

I want to get into crocheting again but I don't know any fun or cool stitches they all look quite complicated or either I need to get a different quality of yarn and a bigger hook (knitting seems even more complicated along with macrame)

do you have a favourite stitch or pattern ?

 

[guinea-pig]

Expensive hobby?

Sort of, the yarn can be pricy but I usually buy it when there is like 30% off sales or something going on. Like the cheap quality yarn is $5 before sale so I'd rather just wait. But you can spend like $50 on yarn and then be busy for the whole month so it is worth it in my opinion.

do you have a favourite stitch or pattern ?

I love the half double crochet stitch because I can get into an easy rhythm with it.
My favorite pattern is probably the flower crochet sweater

I've made two of them already and it is so cute, it is just flowers all over. It took a while of doing it to get it completely right but it was worth doing because even though I made mistakes you can barely see them lol

Also, granny square bags are fun and easy to make and you can use basically any yarn and hook. But don't let the yarn and hook stop you, some patterns you can change it up and it is barely noticeable you just need to change the stitch count and do trail and error. I recommend YouTube for it because you can see what they are doing to see if it matches enough to yours.

 

[KAZ-2Y5]

Exercise, YouTube, comedies, UFO stories (I like getting away from earth/human stuff where the pain is), cleaning, cooking, watching Avatar,

 

[Rocinante]

Guitar. Transcribing songs or listening to music

 

[SadPingu]

I drum. It's difficult to think about much else when you're trying to co-ordinate 4 limbs.

 

[sammiechzxv]

Music, video games, drawing

 

[Ambivalent1]

Sort of, the yarn can be pricy but I usually buy it when there is like 30% off sales or something going on. Like the cheap quality yarn is $5 before sale so I'd rather just wait. But you can spend like $50 on yarn and then be busy for the whole month so it is worth it in my opinion.

I love the half double crochet stitch because I can get into an easy rhythm with it.
My favorite pattern is probably the flower crochet sweater

I've made two of them already and it is so cute, it is just flowers all over. It took a while of doing it to get it completely right but it was worth doing because even though I made mistakes you can barely see them lol

Also, granny square bags are fun and easy to make and you can use basically any yarn and hook. But don't let the yarn and hook stop you, some patterns you can change it up and it is barely noticeable you just need to change the stitch count and do trail and error. I recommend YouTube for it because you can see what they are doing to see if it matches enough to yours.

What can guys make?

 

[Final_Choice]

Napping, YouTube, not too complex video games

 

[guinea-pig]

What can guys make?

Amigurumi would be good because you can make whatever stuffed animal. There's stuff for beginners that won't involve sewing or anything. Also ravelry.com is good for searching patterns if you know how to read them and if you don't there is tutorials on YouTube. Granny square shorts can look nice and like they are for a guy depending on what colors you use, you can find a tutorial for those on YouTube.