What to do?

Jose363 · Fri 17/01/2025 12:03:41

What do you do when you're at home all the time, there are plenty of games to choose from, but you don't want to play anything?
You just don't want to do anything at all.
What do you do with yourself?

Danvzare · Fri 17/01/2025 13:27:57

Quote from: Jose363 on Fri 17/01/2025 12:03:41What do you do when you're at home all the time, there are plenty of games to choose from, but you don't want to play anything?
You just don't want to do anything at all.
What do you do with yourself?

What I usually do is either watch something (either a Youtube video or a TV series), or just pick a random game to put on and force myself to play it a little bit (perhaps getting bored after ten minutes and trying a different game until one finally clicks).

Thankfully I've piled so many things onto my schedule that I'm never bored. There's always something there for me to avoid working on.

Jose363 · Mon 20/01/2025 07:09:41

Quote from: Danvzare on Fri 17/01/2025 13:27:57
Quote from: Jose363 on Fri 17/01/2025 12:03:41What do you do when you're at home all the time, there are plenty of games to choose from, but you don't want to play anything?
You just don't want to do anything at all.
What do you do with yourself?
What I usually do is either watch something (either a Youtube video or a TV series), or just pick a random game to put on and force myself to play it a little bit (perhaps getting bored after ten minutes and trying a different game until one finally clicks).

Thankfully I've piled so many things onto my schedule that I'm never bored. There's always something there for me to avoid working on.

So I'm forcing myself to play) Yesterday I downloaded an old MMORPG Neverwinter. I lost my previous account. Now I'm thinking of pumping a new one. Yesterday I started right away.

Khris · Mon 20/01/2025 09:56:31

You can also watch somebody else playing, this streamer is a favorite of mine and sometimes she draws instead.
https://www.twitch.tv/39daph

eri0o · Mon 20/01/2025 11:59:03

Is going out of the home an option?

I just recently took a new hobby in field recording. Very early days of it, but it is a good way to get out of the house.

Babar · Mon 20/01/2025 16:34:45

The problem of the 21st century individual

I think the usual solution is to engross yourself in whatever addictive form of social media is closest at hand (on your phone) and "doomscroll" until you look up and 4 hours have passed.

Durq · Mon 20/01/2025 18:38:49

I have a huge backlog and wishlist, so I just play different games until something grabs me. I try not to force myself to continue playing a game I'm not enjoying just for the sake of completion. I started playing BioShock Remastered recently but had to stop. Objectively, it's an amazing game, but I wasn't enjoying my time with it, and I have no idea why because I should love it.

fire7side · Tue 21/01/2025 00:22:48

I learn new software. AGS right now, and Krita. Watch a movie.

Danvzare · Tue 21/01/2025 12:37:19

Quote from: Durq on Mon 20/01/2025 18:38:49I have a huge backlog and wishlist, so I just play different games until something grabs me. I try not to force myself to continue playing a game I'm not enjoying just for the sake of completion. I started playing BioShock Remastered recently but had to stop. Objectively, it's an amazing game, but I wasn't enjoying my time with it, and I have no idea why because I should love it.

That's definitely happened to me before. For example, with Stardew Valley.
Sometimes a game doesn't click with you, and sometimes it's just not the right time for you to personally get into it.