Comment on we need better hobbies

PoisonedPrisonPanda@discuss.tchncs.de ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

• GreenPlasticSushiGrass@kbin.social ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  As a wise man once said, "Sometimes I sits and thinks, and sometimes I just sits."

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  • Lophostemon@aussie.zone ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Not so easy with an ADHD fizzy-brain.

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    • ThatWeirdGuy1001@lemmy.world ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      I know it’s not universal but mindfulness meditation can help

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      • Lophostemon@aussie.zone ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        Yeah. I keep forgetting to do it. I used to get retarded drunk and that slowed my brain down but I’m not allowed to do that anymore.

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• kernelle@0d.gs ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  That’s what being bored is for! We need to be bored sometimes.

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  • fallingcats@discuss.tchncs.de ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    You’re allowed to have fun sometimes, as a treat

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• Newtra@pawb.social ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  I honestly don’t know what that silence would be like. I’ve spent my programming career jumping between domains, becoming an expert then moving on to find a new challenge. Now I’m building AI stuff for medicine.

  In my down time I learn languages, watch videos about physics and math, and play puzzle games.

  My brain actually won’t let me stop. Boredom = pain.

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  • rosymind@leminal.space ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    You sound like you’re way smarter than I am, but I can absolutely relate to bordom=pain.

    I’m constantly learning new things, or delving deeper into subjects I’m already familiar with. I can’t help it. My brain won’t have it any other way (otherwise I get destructive)

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    • Newtra@pawb.social ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      I could just be further down the path due to lucky opportunities. 20 years ago I had no ambitions beyond game programming. It was only when I got a biology-related job that learning in my free time started displacing mindless entertainment. The whole field is one big nerd snipe - there are endless opportunities where you can advance the frontier of knowledge by combining a few existing ideas and working out the kinks. The more you read, the more opportunities you see. It’s thrilling. I don’t think I can go back to non-science work.

      I think the dopamine from constant learning also helps to keep my ADHD in check. If I start the weekend with some study, I’ll usually also get the housework done. If I start with a video game or TV show, I’ll probably spend the rest of the weekend stressing about my todo list and not getting anything done.

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      • fossilesque@mander.xyz ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        Agent based models and cellular automata are so exciting.

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  • PoisonedPrisonPanda@discuss.tchncs.de ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    The edge to overoptimize yourself is very close and thats even more a hassle when hobbies become hustles and the brain doesnt distinguish anymore between work and hobby and freetime and me time.

    Its a spiral which can lead fast to burnout or other related stuff.

    Kudos to you that you made it this far and successfull in a challenging field.

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• jaschen@lemmynsfw.com ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  As someone with ADHD with severe hyperfocus, I feel you. Just once I want to think about nothing. Even with meds, it only helps me defocus. Doesn’t stop the thinking.

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• Exist@feddit.nl ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  True now tell me how to do that.

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• fossilesque@mander.xyz ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  i fill that void with memes

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• UnRelatedBurner@sh.itjust.works ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  odin lore

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