I’ve been unemployed for the last few months. I’m single, no kids. I’ve had more of these 24 hrs of uninterrupted free time than I’d care for. Honestly, sounds wild, but I hate it now.
I’ve been in that situation. At first it’s kinda nice being able to sleep in without worry for a little bit. But after a while it really starts to drive you crazy just not having anything to do with your time. That restlessness quickly turns into depression.
I’ve been unemployed for around six months, that’s actually part of why I asked is to see what other people do with so much free time.
New skills? I spend my free time contributing to FOSS projects to pick up new things, or learning CAD, or soldering, on and on. Always been pretty good at filling my time, just need to learn the relaxing part.
I had this problem back in the great recession and joined habitat for humanity. Met some weirdos, was pretty good.
I was out for ~6 months a while back. I put a schedule on my calendar, so every day had some structure. Get up at 8 or 9, breakfast, practice an instrument, game time, lunch, write applications, gym, dinner.
Did the same through the lockdowns and some structure really helps.
Agreed. I was doing pretty well the first 2 months or so, but I crashed into a bit of a delayed depressive episode over it all the last month. I’ll get sick of my own moping and wrangle myself again soon.
Yeah you’ll get it :)
and if you don’t, ask for help. Most people can relate anyway.
Sleep in, a leisurely breakfast, a drive out and maybe a hike to see the leaves changing, some chill time listening to music in my comfy chair, a nap that may turn into canoodling depending on how we’re both feeling, toodle around with some hobby projects, out to pub trivia or live music with friends. Same sort of thing I do most weekends, minus any bills or housework.
Sleep
Sleeping, but I’m in my 28th 13hr shift in the last month and a half.
Plot out my vegetable garden to grow my own food next year, declutter the house and drop donated items to charity.
And sleep.
Start with a solid 10 hours of uninterrupted sleep! Then make myself a cup of coffee and finish it while it’s still hot while finishing my book! Then off to the library to get the next in the series and I pick up my dad for breakfast at a diner. Go home, and have a hot bath and start the next book. An afternoon quickie with my husband. Now I go to my sister’s house where our other sisters already are to make a puzzle. All the husbands and kids arrive but since my day is free and uninterrupted my parents are in charge of my baby while I cuddle my husband and we all play Jackbox until midnight .
Your day is almost my perfect day! The sleep in. The diner - not doing a quickie with your guy though. I’m sure your dad is lovely, too.
I need a sleep-in and a diner, actually. I miss Al’s diner in Jersey City.
I’d take my partner somewhere nice I think. Haven’t had the time recently
24 hours is not enough time to recover from the burnout I get from my 3 part time jobs.
Better than nothing though right
Reading the comments and I feel very VERY lucky because i have 24h free basically every weekend.
Write.
Do some work, go to the gym, cook dinner, plan a fun weekend event, go to bed early. I fear I am fully institutionalized at this point.
Finally finish my first baldurs gate 3 playthrough. And spend the rest of the time achievement hunting by going back through my save states.
They said 24 hours not 80, lol.
I have three quests left in my plathrough. I’m sure I can do that in 24.
kill gortash, free orpheus, destroy netherbrain
Sleep
yep. anyone that doesn’t say recuperate already has enough free time to do whatever it is they’re responding to this thread with.
I’m always making big plans on my business trips about all the stuff I’ll do, when I’m back home
Back home I usually just crash for 2-5 days and can’t do much anyway - and then work starts again to stress enough, because of all the postponing, to get me up againNot really a fun cycle…
Play games and watch anime.
Rock climb
