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[–] [email protected] 16 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Do nothing is also leisure time.

[–] [email protected] 25 points 8 months ago (1 children)

yeah but this is do nothing with guilt

[–] [email protected] 13 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Think about it like this: Stress is bad for you. It degrades your ability to do things effectively and degrades your physical and mental health if it's too consistent. Therefore removing stress is a necessary and important activity. Do what you enjoy, at least sometimes.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 8 months ago (1 children)

But I enjoy so many things! Which one should I pick? What if I end up picking something I like but I'm not good at and end up more stressed?

(ends up on Lemmy)

[–] [email protected] 2 points 8 months ago

If being on Lemmy isn't doing it then make a random selection system of some kind. Draw activities from a hat, use a digital wheel, roll a die and assign activities to each number etc. Or just commit to doing the next enjoyable activity that crosses your mind.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 8 months ago

I demand compensation for my likeness being used in this illustration.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 8 months ago (2 children)

I don’t know… posting the secret panel seems wrong. The secret panel to me seemed to be a concession that his comic would be posted on here, but would entice people to go to his website, which seems fair to me

[–] [email protected] 9 points 8 months ago (2 children)

I didn'teven know it had a secret panel until now

[–] [email protected] 9 points 8 months ago (2 children)

I've never even thought that it was a possibility. They all seemed entirely complete.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

It's just a bonus, like the smbc votey.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 8 months ago

Or so you thought!

[–] [email protected] 2 points 8 months ago

Yep, all these comics have an additional panel on the source web site. They slowly appear after a few seconds, specifically to drive engagement.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 8 months ago

I find them really annoying; I have to click through and piss about because... website traffic. I get it, I just don't like it.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 8 months ago

Time to lie in bed, be anxious, or just sleep.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 8 months ago

You are here.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 8 months ago

If you need leisure time, you need leisure time. That's usually not productivity time.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 8 months ago

Think of leasure time as time for you to do what you tell yourself you want to do.

(I have this habit a lot. It sucks.)

[–] [email protected] 4 points 8 months ago

Replace the last one with... PLAY BALATRO ONE MORE TIME. That game is crack, and itches my ADHD so good.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 8 months ago

Eyup. That's a personal attack for sure. And boy do it hurt

[–] [email protected] 1 points 8 months ago

That's why I spend so much time on Lemmy. Can't think of anything else to do. Might as well let my consciousness babble in useless commentary.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 8 months ago (1 children)

I think the only real solution to this is to get all those things you want and should do and make them habits you do without much thought at a specific time of day or week. Starting the habit might still be hard but after that all those thoughts have no space any more where they can bother you all the time.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 8 months ago