• Dr. Wesker@lemmy.sdf.orgEnglish
    561·
    11 days 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.

    • Chozo@fedia.io
      26·
      11 days 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.

    • shapesandstuff@feddit.org
      22·
      11 days 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
        13·
        11 days 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
      9·
      11 days 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
        4·
        11 days 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
        3·
        11 days 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.

  • Appoxo@lemmy.dbzer0.com
    22·
    11 days 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

    • metaStatic@kbin.earth
      10·
      11 days 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
        4·
        11 days 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…

  • ChexMax@lemmy.world
    11·
    11 days ago

    Start with a solid 10 hours of uninterrupted sleep! Then make myself a cup of coffee and finish it while it’s still hot while finishing my book! Then off to the library to get the next in the series and I pick up my dad for breakfast at a diner. Go home, and have a hot bath and start the next book. An afternoon quickie with my husband. Now I go to my sister’s house where our other sisters already are to make a puzzle. All the husbands and kids arrive but since my day is free and uninterrupted my parents are in charge of my baby while I cuddle my husband and we all play Jackbox until midnight .

    • corsicanguppy@lemmy.caEnglish
      3·
      10 days ago

      Your day is almost my perfect day! The sleep in. The diner - not doing a quickie with your guy though. I’m sure your dad is lovely, too.

      I need a sleep-in and a diner, actually. I miss Al’s diner in Jersey City.

  • nondescripthandle@lemmy.dbzer0.com
    111·
    11 days ago

    Id do nothing for as long as I could, only way for me to fight the burnout. Most weekends I can just about fit enough nothing time to soothe the tism enough get my necessary self and house upkeep chores done. Every time I get a 3 day weekend, I find myself productive as hell on the third day. Otherwise I need to catch up on my nothing.

  • DJDarren@thelemmy.clubEnglish
    8·
    11 days ago

    I’d probably lay on my sofa, mindlessly scrolling, beating myself up for not being more productive. It’s the ADHD way and there’s nothing you can do about it.