Related, and perhaps relevant: lately I've noticed that a lot of my life is consumptive filler.
Reddit's the worst source, but that's not really Reddit's fault. I want more information, more stimulation, as a fix to sitting here bored.
What I _could_ be doing, like finally finishing the top half to that hutch in my garage, or working on the manuscript for a book I'm writing, often falls by the wayside because I just couldn't find the energy to change course.
But those things would be much more fulfilling than doomscrolling r/all.
I _know_ this. The trick is in figuring out how to overcome inertia.
I'm a dillitente in many disciplines and as such there's always something I can work on. Although I find myself falling into the consumptive pattern more than I'd like, I strive to learn new things and skills. For instance, lately I've been learning blender and building a model of a location I have frequent dreams/nightmares about.
Art and nature are my go-to activities. Hiking, biking, playing music, and doodling in blender are all pretty rewarding.
I can second learning to 3d model for personal fulfillment. It ended up being way more useful than I expected, ive ended up using it for 3d printing which I didnt even think about when I started learning, but now I have things on my desk that I made
Sometimes, when I encounter this, I use one as a reward for the other. Then I don't feel guilty for the pointless action because I did something productive first. The hard part for me is the gnawing desire to create something. That's when I get stuck and only come free once I have done enough work to scratch that itch.
Reddit's the worst source, but that's not really Reddit's fault. I want more information, more stimulation, as a fix to sitting here bored.
What I _could_ be doing, like finally finishing the top half to that hutch in my garage, or working on the manuscript for a book I'm writing, often falls by the wayside because I just couldn't find the energy to change course.
But those things would be much more fulfilling than doomscrolling r/all.
I _know_ this. The trick is in figuring out how to overcome inertia.