A couple weeks ago, I deleted social media off my phone. Insta and reddit was all that was left, but I noticed how much of a useless time sink they were becoming. My daily mood has also improved.

Now, I’ve been reading manga and playing chess online to fill the gap. But I’m still looking for suggestions on what else there is to do besides doom scroll. It’s not like I’m outlawing the internet entirely, I still have interests and hobbies etc, but I’m open to just about anything.

  • guy@piefed.socialEnglish
    1·
    2 days ago

    I read comics/manga, browse Lemmy and read news mostly, and not in any particular order. Otherwise I do games like Wordle or just look up how to do home projects on YouTube.
    So go into learning more about your hobbies?

  • will_a113@lemmy.mlEnglish
    17·
    2 days ago

    Duolingo. My whole family has caught the bug. I hear the little ba-ding! noise from all corners of the house all evening long.

    Y todavía no puedo hablar bien español 😕

      • BarHocker@discuss.tchncs.de
        4·
        2 days ago

        It is not as game-ified, but you can have a look at anki. There are plenty of premade decks about various topics to learn with.

        • Fredthefishlord@lemmy.blahaj.zone
          1·
          1 day ago

          I’ve found premade decks tend to be extremely over done in a way that makes them actually pretty ass. However, I do love anki so much. I’m using it for Japanese , 2000 words in so far.

  • SocialMediaRefugee@lemmy.ml
    2·
    1 day ago

    Doomscroll the news, play some games, check if there are any updates to social media accounts. If I’m feeling ambitious I’ll follow rabbit holes on wikipedia or google some obscure science subjects.

  • Moonguide@lemmy.ml
    1·
    2 days ago

    Reading, honestly. Though I don’t read on my phone, too many distractions. I read whenever I’m out and about and waiting, which isn’t much these days.

  • Suck_on_my_Presence@lemmy.world
    13·
    2 days ago

    Various solitaires via LÖVE Solitaire.

    Simon Tantham puzzles

    And, due to a Lemmy post I saw the other day, a game called Slice and Dice.

    • Flip@lemmy.blahaj.zone
      2·
      15 hours ago

      I came here to see if anyone else suggested Simon Tathams puzzles - it’s a real gem! Perfectly dull, all-quality puzzles with no bullshit!

    • sicarius@lemmy.world
      6·
      2 days ago

      Yes slice and dice! I would hate to know how many hours I’ve played on that game over three different phones.
      If you haven’t tried them yet, slay the spire and balatro are also brilliant.

      • Suck_on_my_Presence@lemmy.world
        5·
        2 days ago

        Slay the spire has so many hours on my PC. I absolutely adore that game. For some reason I bounce off of Balatro, it doesn’t hook me in the same ways and I’m not sure why. I don’t feel smart enough for it lol

  • Kit@lemmy.blahaj.zone
    3·
    2 days ago

    My daily habits are: Check Lemmy (repeatedly), do all of the daily NYT games, open two Pokémon TCG packs, and do a single lesson on DuoLingo.

    • HipsterTenZero@dormi.zone
      2·
      1 day ago

      slap a controller on that bad boy and practice your street fighter 2 combos. That’s an easy half hour right there

  • OhVenus_Baby@lemmy.ml
    2·
    6 hours ago

    Check if my apps are up to date. Then remind myself fun is in real life not my phone. I’m not being pedantic it just helps to focus on my real happiness and keeping my hands busy than not and dooming in my phone.

  • DigitalDilemma@lemmy.mlEnglish
    123·
    2 days ago

    Mostly tiktok scrolling. It’s got a bad rep, but there’s a huge amount of seriously talented people on there doing amazing and creative things. I’m a 50-something year old guy and it quickly figured out I like videos about mine explores and restoring vintage vehicles. Once you learn to downvote stuff you don’t like, it’s quick to learn and aside from the comment bots or obvious trolls (Typically pro-Russian or Pro-Trump, if there’s a difference) it’s generally a positive thing, in moderation.

    I totally get your desire about avoiding socials and have experienced the mood swings it can bring too. That’s made me quite tuned into how the algorithms are steering me. For me (and everyone’s experience is different) - Facebook is mostly bland generic stuff but quite useful for local content - just avoid the drama llamas), and use an advert blocker. Reddit is mixed. I used to be on there a lot and contributed and modded a bunch of stuff, but quit for a year after spez screwed over the app people. I skim it a bit now, but don’t give it much mind. X is awful, won’t go near it. Lemmy is less of a shitpost zone than most but still has too few people to be significant. We’re all helping with that though.

    Lemmy aside, I think most algs will figure you out pretty quick. If you get involved in nasty commenting, it’ll feed you more of that. If you do the odd positive thing (as I try to) then it can be less toxic - but with all things, remember why you’re there. The more you feed it, the bigger to you it becomes. Balance is important, and be aware of how stuff is affecting you.

    Anyway, beyond TT, crosswords, some news sites and the occasional candy crush.

    Good question though, I’m reading other comments as it’s harder to find stuff outside of the main channels now.