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submitted 1 month ago by octobob@lemmy.ml to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

A couple weeks ago, I deleted social media off my phone. Insta and reddit was all that was left, but I noticed how much of a useless time sink they were becoming. My daily mood has also improved.

Now, I've been reading manga and playing chess online to fill the gap. But I'm still looking for suggestions on what else there is to do besides doom scroll. It's not like I'm outlawing the internet entirely, I still have interests and hobbies etc, but I'm open to just about anything.

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[-] Kit 3 points 1 month ago

My daily habits are: Check Lemmy (repeatedly), do all of the daily NYT games, open two Pokémon TCG packs, and do a single lesson on DuoLingo.

[-] Aleryhu@lemm.ee 2 points 1 month ago
[-] tetris11@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 month ago

I play 20questions, and then get upset at the contradictions in my answers to others'

http://www.20q.net/

[-] GreyShuck@feddit.uk 2 points 1 month ago

Read using REadEra, play Forge of Empires - plus Lemmy via Voyager.

[-] Aggravationstation@feddit.uk 2 points 1 month ago

Tighrope most days https://www.britannica.com/quiz/tightrope

Other than that just Lemmy.

Keep meaning to try learning Chess so I can play it online a little.

[-] Gorgritch_umie_killa@aussie.zone 1 points 1 month ago
[-] Aggravationstation@feddit.uk 1 points 1 month ago
[-] Gorgritch_umie_killa@aussie.zone 1 points 1 month ago

A Modern Family reference. Nevermind, its a bit dated now i guess.

[-] YesButActuallyMaybe@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 month ago

Oh you can just play chess, no problem. You will learn along the way.. playing humans is more fun than against the computer… also try the other game modes like 4players, solo and anarchy chess..

[-] HubertManne@moist.catsweat.com 2 points 1 month ago

I only technically have smartphone. its either not on me or turned off in a foil pouch.

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[-] monovergent@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 month ago

There's always some number of browser tabs, old apps, or miscellaneous files that accumulate on my phone. I like to clean those up during otherwise wasted time like waiting in line or while on public transport.

[-] whotookkarl@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Read books, comics, journalist articles, chess puzzles, crosswords

[-] SocialMediaRefugee@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 month ago

Doomscroll the news, play some games, check if there are any updates to social media accounts. If I'm feeling ambitious I'll follow rabbit holes on wikipedia or google some obscure science subjects.

[-] Corno@lemm.ee 2 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Nothing. I only use a gaming PC to go online, draw, and play games on. I rarely even use my phone...

[-] OhVenus_Baby@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 month ago

Check if my apps are up to date. Then remind myself fun is in real life not my phone. I'm not being pedantic it just helps to focus on my real happiness and keeping my hands busy than not and dooming in my phone.

[-] Wahots@pawb.social 2 points 1 month ago

Reading a paper book, playing balatro on mobile. I'm not using my phone as much, not with the current events happening.

[-] jamie_oliver@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago
[-] ThePyroPython@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago

Sir, please stop recommending crack to cure OP's smoking addiction.

[-] jamie_oliver@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago

Hey man, I can quit whenever I like.. Just one more draft and I'll hit the big leagues

[-] communism@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 month ago

Reading articles and books

[-] palarith@aussie.zone 1 points 1 month ago

I have some novels on royal road i keep up with. But after than i enjoy the tranquility

[-] dukeofdummies@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago

Same here, Manga and lemmy. I've been slowly trying to add discord to the rotation but I find it taxing. It's so hard to keep track of which friend group is which and I can't label servers with my own label

[-] Katrisia@lemm.ee 1 points 1 month ago

My battery usage says I spend around half my time on TikTok. I also spend some considerable time here on Lemmy and chatting on Discord, Signal, etc. The third place is for reading. Sadly, I spend more time than I would like on shopping apps, and the rest are usually in the '< 1%' (phone settings, e-mails, etc.).

I guess the only healthy suggestion is reading.

[-] guy@piefed.social 1 points 1 month ago

I read comics/manga, browse Lemmy and read news mostly, and not in any particular order. Otherwise I do games like Wordle or just look up how to do home projects on YouTube.
So go into learning more about your hobbies?

[-] Lyra_Lycan 1 points 1 month ago

I have a few dozen mobile games

[-] HouseWolf@lemm.ee 1 points 1 month ago

Lately it's been sifting through IMDB collections to find movies to watch.

That or I check the groups I'm in to see what I'm late to the party on now.

[-] Moonguide@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 month ago

Reading, honestly. Though I don't read on my phone, too many distractions. I read whenever I'm out and about and waiting, which isn't much these days.

[-] nimbin@feddit.dk 1 points 1 month ago

I decided to subscribe to digital accessible news papers with proper articles, a left-leaning, center and a right-leaning. While articles from public domains and opinions from online forums can at times give an idea about what goes on, a well researched and well expressed article by a paid media is very well worth the money spend.

So I dropped social media from my idle-time and and now read interesting articles and feel I have a much more in-depth knowledge on current important topics and less directed by sudden breaking news opinionated clickbait titles.

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