• Dr. Wesker@lemmy.sdf.orgEnglish
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    2 months ago

    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.

    • shapesandstuff@feddit.org
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      2 months ago

      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.

      • Dr. Wesker@lemmy.sdf.orgEnglish
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        2 months ago

        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.

    • bpt11@sh.itjust.worksOPEnglish
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      2 months ago

      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.

      • DoubleChad@lemmy.mlEnglish
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        2 months ago

        I had this problem back in the great recession and joined habitat for humanity. Met some weirdos, was pretty good.

      • fmstrat@lemmy.nowsci.comEnglish
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        2 months ago

        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.

    • Chozo@fedia.io
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      2 months ago

      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.

    • metaStatic@kbin.earth
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      2 months ago

      yep. anyone that doesn’t say recuperate already has enough free time to do whatever it is they’re responding to this thread with.

      • naeap@sopuli.xyz
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        2 months ago

        I’m always making big plans on my business trips about all the stuff I’ll do, when I’m back home
        Back home I usually just crash for 2-5 days and can’t do much anyway - and then work starts again to stress enough, because of all the postponing, to get me up again

        Not really a fun cycle…

  • Fleppensteyn@feddit.nl
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    2 months ago

    Just lost my job so I have this time. I want to travel a bit later, but until I can leave, I’m doing nothing at all. Years of fulltime work just killed off all social life, any motivation. Now that I’m finally free, I feel so dead inside that I just want to do absolutely nothing for a while.

    • TurtleCalledCalmie@sopuli.xyz
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      2 months ago

      Been there done that! 10years in company, we got downsized, got thrown away like a trash. Took months to deal with emotions and set myself to do anything. In the end I realized that I was relying on job to be an anchor in my life that everything was revolving around. Losing that anchor forced me to search for a new one, more reliable and something that I can control and that makes me better.
      I started with cleaning my house, then deep cleaning shelves and such, then basement, etc. Got interested in working out, and started doing pushups and such. I learned that I was missing that - creating my own schedule, having goals of my own. It was scary at first, ngl. Trying to do small steps, very small sometimes, that improves your situation bit by bit is what I found helps me with being overwhelmed.

      Wish you all the best, I hope you recover soon and find better job soon :)

  • Dizzy Devil Ducky@lemm.eeEnglish
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    2 months ago

    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.

  • Ballissle@lemmy.zipEnglish
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    2 months ago

    Finally finish my first baldurs gate 3 playthrough. And spend the rest of the time achievement hunting by going back through my save states.

  • Appoxo@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    2 months ago

    Wondering what to do because decision paralysis.

    Assuming I was in the mood, have all the energy and mental focus I want I’d think about how to fix my home setup.

    Bonus points if I would understand everything perfectly and didnt have a need to learn all intricacies beforehand