Someone over the weekend asked me what I like to do for fun.
I sat at my keyboard, ready to express all the myriad ways that I am a fun-guy [pun intentional] and realized… Wow. I don’t do that many things most folks would consider to be “fun”.
I used to play videogames quite a bit; obsessively some might say. But I’ve been unimpressed with most games that have come out recently and have had buyer’s remorse on more than a few of the titles. And nothing has sucked me in so completely that I would say that I was having fun. Some are fun to play, but nothing quite grabs me like it did those games of about ten years ago (with some exceptions). And game design lately seems to favor periods of slog (I’m looking at you Souls-/rogue-likes).
I read. I write. I create music. I research things even trivia buffs look at me askance at when I mention. I “meditate” (sometimes straight Zen-style, other times… well, we’ll just say meditate so I don’t have to explain what I mean).
I would hike if there was someplace I could go within 20 minutes drive that wasn’t reclaimed prairie or more like walking downtown than in nature. Heck, walking downtown is far more interesting than walking in an overpopulated nature preserve. [Note to self: consider roaming the downtown skyways during the “lost week” between Christmas and New Years]. I’ve decided at the worst possible time to [re]start walking around my neighborhood — with winter incoming, it isn’t the best decision I’ve made. That’s fun for me. And I can get in an audiobook when I’m in the mood for background noise while walking.
I’ve tried a few hobbies lately, but nothing seems to “stick”. I just don’t find those things fulfilling or fun that I’ve tried.
In effect, I’m pretty boring. I don’t do much for “fun”. Maybe I should take up bowling?
What do you do for fun? What am I overlooking from your lifestyle that I should really, really, totally consider adding to my dull existence to boost my fun factor? What things that you have tried should I absolutely avoid if I want to have fun — those things you found to be highly overrated?
Maybe you can help me reclaim my cool. Doubtful, but everyone will get a gold star for trying to help a lost cause!
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