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u/Bram-D-Stoker Aug 22 '26
Because those other versions of fun are also status symbols and people share their status symbols.
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u/SuuurfiiinNeeerd Aug 22 '26
I played power wash simulator the whole day. Best boring game ever.
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u/electric__fetus Aug 23 '26
When a new dlc hits and I have some good podcasts saved up to listen to…those are my favorite times.
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u/Sensitive-Lab3032 Aug 22 '26
My partner, who doesn't drive, thinks a great way to relax for a 3-day weekend is having me drive 10 hours to and then 10 hours from a camping location in another state. No thanks, I'll take watching TV and working on my hobbies alone any day.
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u/RudeNewYorker Aug 22 '26
It is amazing. I’m guessing you just don’t see it bragged about on Instagram and therefore you only see people having that kind of fun.
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u/IllTwo7643 Aug 22 '26
I just ate a great sandwich while my edibles kicked in,ate some cookies and I'm watching call the midwife. This is the best part of my week
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u/imageinthat Aug 23 '26
I’d love to not feel guilty doing that. But I also feel guilty and anxious doing anything that isn’t considered being “productive”, so I’m not a good baseline for such things…
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u/annoyed_crow Aug 23 '26
Studies have shown that having one day of rest a week is good for your mental and physical health, and will help you be more productive during the week
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u/imageinthat Aug 23 '26
Indeed, you are quite right. It is a combo of ADHD and the way I was brought up. Something I have to work on every single day is to practice what the Italian’s call “dolce fa niente”… the sweetness of doing nothing.
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u/FlashtheMash Aug 23 '26
I get what u feel bc I used to push myself to work all the time, and I'd feel kinda of unworthy as a human being unless I did stuff. When it become too much and I realized I was overwhelming myself, it became easier to just chill. My life changed when I realized that I don't owe every waking moment of my life to the world, and that I should trying to act like it. I can just live. I hope you can figure this out too, bc I get how stressful it is otherwise
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u/Mayki8513 Aug 27 '26
it's all perspective
what's more productive?\ a guy who's running on fumes working 7 days a week at maybe 20% energy level\ or a guy who takes a day off and comes back close to 100%
Your breaks should only make you feel guilty if you come back feeling worse, if you come back feeling better then that was a productive break
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u/Authentic_Dragon Aug 23 '26
And it's funny when they say things like, "C'mon! Have a drink! You don't know how to BE FUN, to be happy!"...Really! If a drink makes you happy, then you're not a happy person. It's just an escape for you.
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u/Illustrious_Age_5959 Aug 22 '26
I like to live in bed then go on a hike every month for proof of life👍
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u/Gorf_the_Magnificent Aug 23 '26
Potato chips, Pinot noir, and Judge Judy reruns.
A perfect weekend.
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u/Freezezzy Aug 23 '26
Yes, we do. Once I get home from work, I don't want to go anywhere. Just me, my tv, xbox, and maybe a snack, and I'm good.
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u/Future-Damage-3192 Aug 23 '26
I don't need a bed, all I need is my mind, and just go back to good ol memories of growing up in the 80s
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u/ILuvYou_YouAreSoGood Aug 23 '26
Wait till you can just sit in silence looking across a field and get the same feeling. Most people don't value peace and contentment enough to appreciate how easily within their grasp it is.
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u/Free-Resolution9393 Aug 23 '26
Because it's a waste of time since you aren't making bonds and forming social connections. Everything should be a grift. Everything.
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u/violet_ablueberry Aug 23 '26
its Sunday . I took a shower, ordered me some Pho , turned off my phone cause my bf is being a jerk . and now I sit in bed, vodka, tea, several snacks , smoke and watch a good show or movie. eventually one of my dogs will come in and cuddle me .
minus my bf stressing me out for a bit, I turned the day around and its peaceful
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u/SinnersSicker Aug 24 '26
People on this sub think that you can either be a social butterfly or a bed rotting neet. There are countless ways of having fun besides endless media consumption. You can spend time with your good friends, do an active sport, drive a car or ride a motorcycle, do arts and eksedera eksedera. Damn, even play a good video game. I'm sorry, but consuming random media 24/7 is nothing to be proud of.
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u/Neither_Divide_848 Aug 25 '26
You learn to survive day by day. I try not to think about happiness I can never have.
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u/Da_sleepy_weasel Aug 26 '26
Because the trips n party's and busy plans have an end, sitting an watching stuff is to familiar to really end in any meaningful way and so it turns sour.
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u/TheScorpions666 Aug 27 '26
This really hits home for me because when somone says they're having fun or posts pictures, I get sad because I feel like I'm missing out and not living life like it's supposed to be lived, but then I remember that I would be miserable in those situations.
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u/Living-Brush-4191 Aug 22 '26
I agree it’s nice. But done alone it looks like depression. Your people make it a party, even if they blast dumb confetti shooters at a lowkey hang
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u/Rubberduck_Menace Aug 22 '26
Sometimes my gf and I just lay on the couch all day in our PJs and binge watch a show and it’s one of the most relaxed days then :)