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I’m off until at least 5 Feb due to a boxers fracture. I’m getting sick of TV and movies. Today I’ll clean my apartment, but even with my busted hand it will only take a couple of hours. I can’t really go anywhere as I need to save as much money as I can to cover for missed time at work.

Here’s what I’ve tried so far:

  • Solve Rubik’s cubes
  • Work on music production
  • Sleep

Thing I probably should do:

  • Continue to learn Swift
  • Follow makeup tutorials

Lemmy, what would you do?

EDIT: Keep ‘em coming Lemmsters! I LOVE the suggestions, and can’t wait to give some of these a go!

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[–] dependencyinjection@discuss.tchncs.de 0 points 5 months ago (1 children)

You should play Factorio. Although there is a great risk you will never leave the house again.

Curious how you got on with the Rubik’s cube?

[–] SayJess@lemmy.blahaj.zone -1 points 5 months ago (1 children)

I love twisty puzzles. My fave is the Ghost Cube. That one takes me a couple 2-3 minutes to solve.

[–] dependencyinjection@discuss.tchncs.de 0 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Hey that looks cool thanks.

Great username btw.

[–] SayJess@lemmy.blahaj.zone -1 points 5 months ago
[–] Kissaki@feddit.org 0 points 5 months ago (1 children)
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[–] Teknikal@eviltoast.org 0 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Had a similar amount of time recently and rewatched the whole Buffy/Angel shows was quite a time killer. I remember doing similar with the stargate shows a few years back but yeah that's like a couple of months time investment.

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[–] toiletobserver@lemmy.world 0 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Not a huge use of time, but add fap to your list. Keep your head clear.

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[–] AnarchistArtificer@slrpnk.net 0 points 5 months ago (1 children)

"Follow makeup tutorials" is pretty vague, do you have more specifics on what you're aiming for with that? Part of why I ask if because I know that I can find the functionally infinite array of tutorials overwhelming, and if I don't have a clear goal, I'll end up burning out.

The other part of why I ask is because I'm curious about your style goals — what do you want to be able to do that you can't currently do? Is this part of a larger endeavour to shape your style?

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[–] FelixCress@lemmy.world 0 points 5 months ago (1 children)
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[–] Toes@ani.social 0 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Learn to play cdda (it's free and open source). Once you get the general flow of the game it's a great experience.

aavak on YouTube has a bunch of playthroughs to get you familiar.

https://cataclysmdda.org/

[–] SayJess@lemmy.blahaj.zone -1 points 5 months ago

I’m not too much of a gamer. I really only play COD Mobile these days. That game looks pretty cool though.

[–] ludrol@bookwormstory.social 0 points 5 months ago (1 children)

A 33 tome long book series can't be finished in 9 days. Ascendance of a Bookworm is my favorite thing in the world right now.

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[–] 299792458ms@lemmy.zip 0 points 5 months ago (3 children)
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[–] weeeeum@lemmy.world 0 points 5 months ago (3 children)

Get a bunch of groceries delivered and cook a bunch of food. Freeze a lot of it for later to save yourself time cooking

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[–] Libb@jlai.lu 0 points 5 months ago (16 children)

There is no book you wanted to read?

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[–] shinigamiookamiryuu@lemm.ee 0 points 5 months ago (3 children)
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[–] crimsonpoodle@pawb.social 0 points 5 months ago (1 children)

If you need help with Swift lemmy know

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[–] amelia@feddit.org 0 points 5 months ago (3 children)

I can’t really go anywhere as I need to save as much money as I can to cover for missed time at work.

By far the most American thing I've read in a while.

Answering the question: How about reading some books?

Get well soon, OP!

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[–] Karcinogen@discuss.tchncs.de 0 points 5 months ago (2 children)

Play Factorio. The time will go by much quicker, and you'll feel productive and unproductive simultaneously.

[–] MegaUltraChicken@lemmy.world 0 points 5 months ago (1 children)
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[–] ace_garp@lemmy.world 0 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Playing boardgames online.

Yucata.de is a community built website, where you can play any of 211 boardgames online for free, with people from every country of the world.

Small games to start with:

Mountain Goats

Ali Baba

Balloon Cup

Chinagold

Hey, that's my fish

Lemminge

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[–] jordanlund@lemmy.world 0 points 5 months ago (5 children)

Had the same deal last year when I tore an achilles tendon. :(

#1) Do what the doc/physical therapist tells you to do.

#2) It's OK to push yourself a little, but pain is your body telling you when to stop.

I figured out how to stream the PS5 and Xbox to the Steam Deck in the bedroom, your mileage may vary! :)

Dying to know though... boxers fracture? Hopefully a good story there! Always lead with your first 2 knuckles!

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[–] fmstrat@lemmy.nowsci.com 0 points 5 months ago (1 children)

You seem to feel like you should learn Swift, but don't want to. If you're looking for tech growth, but can't get invigorated, maybe try a different direction?

Self-host a good first-app, like Nextcloud?

Watch build videos on Voron 3D printers?

Switch apps you can from the Play Store to Obtainium to prep for DeGoogling your life?

Make a server out of some old laptop?

Write scripts that automatically set up your PC when you reinstall?

Organize all your techy tools on a pegboard?

[–] SayJess@lemmy.blahaj.zone -1 points 5 months ago

It’s been a goal of mine to create and finish an iOS app. I’m setting my sights pretty low right now. I’m just looking for the motivation to actually make something.

I’m interested in Docker as well. I’ve never been able to setup a container that actually works. I just got read up on it.

Rn I’m focusing on music.

[–] sirico@feddit.uk 0 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (5 children)
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[–] Ceedoestrees@lemmy.world 0 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Qi Gong: a relaxing, low impact workout. Dozens of monks have youtube channels.

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[–] Gradually_Adjusting@lemmy.world 0 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Spend time thinking about changes I want to make in life, like better eating habits or more exercise, then rethink my home and how to set up for long term success, maybe.

Maybe just cruise Lemmy/all and make braindead jokes at smart people as per usual.

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[–] danc4498@lemmy.world 0 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Sit-ups and air squats. 10 per hour. Add 5 each day.

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[–] Eiri@lemmy.ca 0 points 5 months ago (1 children)

I'd try to use that time to study a language I've always wanted to speak.

I'd probably fail and do something utterly unproductive, but maybe you wouldn't.

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[–] Maeve@kbin.earth 0 points 5 months ago (3 children)

Learn to roll the fist toward the index knuckle before it lands. ;-)

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[–] kittenzrulz123@lemmy.blahaj.zone 0 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Watch a bunch of history videos and become a nerd :3 Channel recommendations (from easiest to hardest to get into):

  • Oversimplified: They recently released part 3 on the second Punic war and in general they are very funny. Good for entertainment with history thrown in.
  • Extra History: They focus on historical accuracy and making longer series (but shorter videos), generally they focus on less talked about subjects. For example they recently finished a series on the Pazzi conspiracy and started one on Frederick II.
  • The Cold War: They focus exclusively on the cold war and go into great detail. They recently made a video on the Georgian civil war.
  • The Great War: Same as above but for WWI, they go into extreme detail. Very long videos and very historically accurate. They recently made a video on the German surrender.
  • Real Time History: They focus on extreme accuracy to the point that they very often describe the battles exactly as they happened in real time (as the name implies). They recently made a video on Russias military strategy.
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[–] Samsy@lemmy.ml 0 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Setting up Paperless-ngx and scan up all the papers (which now can be recycled).

That's what I did with my last free days.

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