What to do Besides Video Games

throwaway320_ · 2016-08-22T12:10:43+00:00

Get hobbies that contribute to your life.

There's also no need to banish every non-productive activity from your life: find a balance.

50pluspiller · 2016-08-22T12:59:49+00:00

Learn a foreign language.
Learn a martial art such as Wing Chun, BJJ, MMA... Learn Tai Chi
Take some Udemy.com or Coursera.edu classes.
Get outside and garden
Volunteer at a local botanical garden, old folks home, or any other non profit org.
Learn an instrument

BarackTheObama · 2016-08-22T16:12:16+00:00

Just play video games who cares bro

trpthroway123 · 2016-08-22T12:32:00+00:00

Ever consider reading or learning?

How about socializing? Quick trip to a local bar for a whisky neat and some conversation?

Do you live in a very clean house? Room for improvement? When is the last time you scrubbed behind the bowl, vacuumed under the couch, dusted over the doors, etc?

Eventually you hit a point where that spare time is filled by plates. Until then, try to fill it with something productive, especially if it's something that benefits you in the long term (like reading).

D_Trius100 · 2016-08-22T15:56:55+00:00

By far I recommend you to read this series from the main sub. Actually I recommend everyone to read it.

So you’re a boring fuck: How to become interesting in 3 Easy Steps

RedSkeller · 2016-08-22T13:37:34+00:00

Play a better game. League sucked me and my friends in a few years back and it's such a waste of 40 minutes. As long as you are doing other things than just gaming you'll be fine, trying out a bunch of new hobbies for the sake of doing so will bore and discourage you. Gradual change is what you're looking for, and preferably something where you can avoid toxic ten year olds.

jeezydasnowman · 2016-08-22T13:58:49+00:00

I gave away my computer. Haven't looked back since...

Rock climbing
Mixology
Co-ed sports
Improv
Photography
Promotion, beat production, or music discovery for local deejays
Rideshare (Uber/Lyft)

These are all ways to meet girls and find passion without the dopamine.

Elfclan30 · 2016-08-22T12:30:09+00:00

it is like asking what to do besides watching TV. Anyhow, in the main sub there is a series of posts on how to get real hobbies and become interesting, I dont remember how they are called, but try on the search bar "interesting"(they have gold). or the most popular post of all time.

jambajuice93 · 2016-08-22T13:10:21+00:00

Reading is great, i think you'll find it more relaxing than watching TV. Music is another great thing, wether learning an instrument or going to shows big or small. I'm not into martial arts anymore but I agree with others here, that can be awesome. Good places to start for sure

thor_away92 · 2016-08-22T13:29:28+00:00

Just start expirmenting dude. You won't know what you like until you've tried it.

chasethecake · 2016-08-22T14:44:30+00:00

Martial arts, listen to music, read and you can still play games, as long as you play it with friends and genuinely have a nice time doing so. As long as you don't let video games absorb all of your time, you can keep it as a hobby.

ouselesso · 2016-08-22T15:52:36+00:00

This is a perfect opportunity for you to learn more about yourself. I would create a bucket list of activities and just go down the list, trying new experiences. E.g. goto a meet up hike, sign up for music lessons, take a martial arts class, take a rock climbing class, sign up for a foreign language class, etc. Just anything you can think of you want to try. I'm doing this and it's very satisfying, plus you're forced outside your comfort zone which helps you learn to maintain frame.

chooseaburner · 2016-08-22T17:56:52+00:00

Well, league of legends is a transparent skinner's box designed to keep you playing, but in broad terms I wouldn't swear off video games. Anyone would be better served by uninstalling it even if they had no intention of dropping a gaming addiction.

I just wouldn't play games that exist to keep you playing. Games exist to entertain, and unwind. League is designed to stress you out and keep you playing to recreate that one game that went perfectly for you.

I mean your life already sounds like it's pretty busy if you work out, work 5 to 5, and are a part time student. It's a bad idea to try and squeeze productivity from every hour of every day. You'll crack doing that. You'll fall off the wagon. Do as much as you feel you can handle, but recognize that you don't- probably can't- do everything at once.

A_Brown_Crayon · 2016-08-22T21:48:04+00:00

scuba dive, hunting, tramping, spearfishing/freediving, fishing/flyfishing. fuck i dont know just general outdoors shit

knightSwolaire · 2016-08-22T22:32:22+00:00

LIFT HEAVY SHIT 3x a week.

Put a bar on your back and squat it.

Put that bar on the floor and pick it up.

Get under that bar and bring it down to your chest and push it back up again.

Study this shit like it's gospel and practice it to change your life and become a man. Later on you can argue against certain aspect of it but for now READ.

dr_warlock · 2016-08-23T20:29:40+00:00

Look at all these niggas telling you to get more hobbies. They've obvioulsy never worked 12hr days regularly. Cant blame you for playing video games in this circumstance at all.

Used to work a job that sometimes required 12 hr days. Had to be their at 6am. End at 6, get home by 745. Buy food, get gas. I was exhausted and could barely fit in fast meal prep and go straight to bed by almost 10 (sub 6 hrs sleep). 60+hr work weeks is slavery. No self improvement or qulaity life can be had with this schedule. Have a family too? FUCKED.

Find another job with 8hrs instead.

FrostyGoingHisOwnWay · 2016-08-22T14:06:49+00:00

I find that it's a really good idea to find something you love that is at least in some way related to your job or career. For example I work in IT but I got interested in security and hacking because it's fun to learn in your spare time. But that has a really positive feedback in my career by giving me more skills and thus more value. It's smart to do this as early on in your career as possible because even small amounts of extra effort early on lead to big differences later in life, I'm 33 and already an IT Director.

If it's not something that has value in your career at least try to make it something that has value, new skills are always good, new languages, learning an instrument or even just getting a bit more educated, i absolutely love science and more specifically physics and astronomy/cosmology and watching physics lectures online is a great way to learn - http://theoreticalminimum.com/ all free.

unptitdej · 2016-08-22T18:24:07+00:00

Thewelshpill · 2016-08-22T13:08:26+00:00

2 hours a day is great amount of time to spend learning guitar. plenty of tutorials on youtube

Title	What to do Besides Video Games
Author	KumonRoguing
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Date	August 22, 2016 11:54 AM UTC (9 years ago)
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