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[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago

Sex. It can be really enjoyable, it's a good workout, and you get to meet new people.

[–] [email protected] 16 points 1 month ago

Cooking and working out. Proper nutrition and taking care of your body make a huge difference, along with reading.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 month ago

Photography maybe, you go on walks and travel, forces you to observe the world around you.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 month ago

If anyone struggles with plenty of ego identification and unhelpful destructive thoughts I recommend meditating. 30-day guest pass https://dynamic.wakingup.com/guestpass/SC13AF7E5

You can also ask a support for a 1 year for free when you ccan't afford it.

[–] [email protected] 17 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Daily walks are so simple but getting out does wonders

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I agree, especially if it's not in a built up area. There definitely something about being able to see the horizon.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago

Even if it’s inner city, getting out and being around a different energy than being alone in the apartment is so helpful. It’s difficult to get moving though

[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Making the absolute best possible pizza you can, it's an obsession and sometimes it's actively stressful which you'd think would be bad for mental health but it's just the right level of stress and frustration and reward and relaxation and well, pizza, that it's something that the more I get in to it the more even the most unnecessary extra effort to get only the slightest improvement of the texture or the taste will seem worth it. I also really love trying to emulate ones that I've had and loved so there's kind of an end goal in so far as I can test if I think I've replicated or exceeded a standard I've set from my favourite pizza place. Doing it this way also opens you up to all the different existing styles you can try and then try to recreate. You could also invent your own if you're creative enough. You can spend big on fun equipment but you don't even have to because part of the fun is figuring out the smartest ways to achieve similarity of results with the resources at your disposal. I like making lots of notes to try something subtly different next time.

Whatever else is going on, I'm always in that zone when making pizza. The only problem with it is that it's a bit impractical. The best pizza tends to be at least a 24 hour long affair with dough made in the morning ready for that night so when you're super busy at work it's not easy to fit a good pizza day in there with all the effort and mess involved but when you can, all feels right with the world.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Cocaine and good wine and sex and honesty

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I've only tried cocaine once but I thought it was super over rated yet worryingly moreish, would only recommend if you're rich.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Went from drunk to sober (wasted my beer) and woke up with my head feeling like a spike had been driven through it. 4/10

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago

With some chocolate

[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 month ago

Bird-watching is very relaxing and surprisingly engaging. You get to know your local birds as individuals with personalities. It's pretty neat.

Slightly more active, but not by much, raising native bees is low effort and it can be enjoyable to watch the bees go about their business in your garden or yard, assuming you have flowers. In fact, once you get the bees, you might become more interested in gardening because you need to get some nice flowers for the bees, naturally.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 month ago

@return2ozma Checking your smartphone less often

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 month ago

Playing an instrument, like a guitar. It's great being able to play, but it takes time to learn it.

[–] [email protected] 19 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Weightlifting has done wonders for mine. I don't even go super hard with it, just an adjustable dumbell set and bench at home a few times a week.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago (1 children)

How is training routine like?

If you have any recommendations or suggestions for a beginner, could you please share them?

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 month ago (1 children)

https://old.reddit.com/r/Fitness/comments/2e79y4/dumbbell_ppl_proposed_alternative_to_dumbbell/

This is pretty close to what I started with. Starting out focus on getting your form correct and staying consistent over pushing tons of weight.

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[–] [email protected] 12 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Disc golf is the sport for nerdy kids who never liked sports. And even if you're absolutely terrible, you get to take a nice walk in the park or the woods. Most courses are free to play, and you really only need one disc to have a good time. Strongly recommend for those who know they aren't active enough but have no interest in going to the gym.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago (1 children)

You gotta be careful though. My best friend tried to take a girl out on a discgolf date once. She said "no thanks discgolf is a gateway drug to marijuana. " and she might be right.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago

If you're interested in that, it will probably be available, yeah.

But if you're not, there are plenty of non-stoners who play too.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 month ago

It’s always great to accomplish things. Sports, arts, DIY, learning new skills, it doesn’t matter as long as you can feel proud of yourself afterwards.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 month ago

Cycling has been a massive boon to my health, both mental and otherwise. It's such a fun way to get around, and just so happens to be great exercise in the process.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Whatever hobby you enjoy, avoid its online community as much as possible. It's a great way to see negativity and arguing, which we all know constant negativity and discourse is fantastic for our collective mental health.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 month ago

Not for everything! I find that hobbies which are based around nature tends to have very welcoming and helpful communities online. Gardening, bird watching, hydroponics, that sort of thing.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 month ago

It's also a good way to never actually getting the ball rolling on a new hobby, and instead obsessively research what the "correct" way of doing xyz is and then be too overwhelmed by all the opinions to actually get started yourself.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Wax Sealing. You heat up colorful wax in a spoon over a tea light, pour it on a marble slab and then stamp cool designs into it. It is fun to experiment with different mixes, pouring techniques, etc and is very relaxing. Plus, when you are done, you have lots of cool seals. I have a bucket full of them and I like to just sit an go through them.

There is a youtube channel called 'melts' that makes really nice wax sealing videos with no talking.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 month ago

Hobby? I dunno, but habit? Meditation.

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