Probably mostly hang out with my wife. Also spend some time on personal projects
Start with a solid 10 hours of uninterrupted sleep! Then make myself a cup of coffee and finish it while it’s still hot while finishing my book! Then off to the library to get the next in the series and I pick up my dad for breakfast at a diner. Go home, and have a hot bath and start the next book. An afternoon quickie with my husband. Now I go to my sister’s house where our other sisters already are to make a puzzle. All the husbands and kids arrive but since my day is free and uninterrupted my parents are in charge of my baby while I cuddle my husband and we all play Jackbox until midnight .
Your day is almost my perfect day! The sleep in. The diner - not doing a quickie with your guy though. I’m sure your dad is lovely, too.
I need a sleep-in and a diner, actually. I miss Al’s diner in Jersey City.
Reading the comments and I feel very VERY lucky because i have 24h free basically every weekend.
Write.
I’d have to try and get myself to stop procrastinating and get my English course work done, while failing and doing pretty much anything else, like finally watching season 4 of Wakfu.
I’d probably lay on my sofa, mindlessly scrolling, beating myself up for not being more productive. It’s the ADHD way and there’s nothing you can do about it.
This but without the ADHD to blame it on.
Have you considered seeking an ADHD assessment?
I have adhd and I’m currently unemployed, so this is how most of my days are spent.
You have my empathy, friend. Be strong, and never forget that your inherent value is not tied up in how much you earn.
probably drink :(
Take two edibles and enjoy a quiet afternoon.
Playing Factorio
The factory must grow!
Same probably. I’ve got a young child now so Factorio is not a responsible hobby to pick up again.
I don’t have 24 free hours, but damn if iam going to try to spend them all on Factorio anyway!
Also playing Factorio.
Sleeping, but I’m in my 28th 13hr shift in the last month and a half.
I’ve been unemployed for the last few months. I’m single, no kids. I’ve had more of these 24 hrs of uninterrupted free time than I’d care for. Honestly, sounds wild, but I hate it now.
I’ve been in that situation. At first it’s kinda nice being able to sleep in without worry for a little bit. But after a while it really starts to drive you crazy just not having anything to do with your time. That restlessness quickly turns into depression.
I was out for ~6 months a while back. I put a schedule on my calendar, so every day had some structure. Get up at 8 or 9, breakfast, practice an instrument, game time, lunch, write applications, gym, dinner.
Did the same through the lockdowns and some structure really helps.
Agreed. I was doing pretty well the first 2 months or so, but I crashed into a bit of a delayed depressive episode over it all the last month. I’ll get sick of my own moping and wrangle myself again soon.
Yeah you’ll get it :)
and if you don’t, ask for help. Most people can relate anyway.
I’ve been unemployed for around six months, that’s actually part of why I asked is to see what other people do with so much free time.
I had this problem back in the great recession and joined habitat for humanity. Met some weirdos, was pretty good.
New skills? I spend my free time contributing to FOSS projects to pick up new things, or learning CAD, or soldering, on and on. Always been pretty good at filling my time, just need to learn the relaxing part.
What would I want to do?
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Cut down the 2 larger trees and 10 mini trees (originally hedges) that we marked for removal
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deep clean the house
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climb in the crawlspace and drill the pipe brackets I need to
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finally go weightlifting after months of no time or willpower
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play saxophone
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meditate
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go for a long run
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play with my dog and go adventuring for an hour or 2
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cook a new meal I haven’t tried before
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watch a movie with my girlfriend
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take an edible
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play some games with the boys
What would I likely do?
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sleep
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mow the grass and rake leaves
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play rimworld
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watch Castle with my girlfriend
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eat leftovers
Look at this guy mowing his grass
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REST and catch up on some of the things that I need to catch up on. Honestly, I should do that this weekend!
Sleep
24 hours is not enough time to recover from the burnout I get from my 3 part time jobs.
Better than nothing though right
Do some work, go to the gym, cook dinner, plan a fun weekend event, go to bed early. I fear I am fully institutionalized at this point.
