I’m retired so I fill my days doing whatever I want. But I’m always interested in what other people would do if they had more free time.
Sleep, exercise, catch up on chores (cleaning, organizing). I’m tired of being tired, achy, and messy.
Drink bourbon in a nice garden and listen to the radio. I’d probably write a lot more also
I’d travel more. I could never afford to leave the country of course but I’d like to see neighboring states or even just see more places in my own state. I want to know what it’s like to exist in the world before it’s gone.
Spend lots of time gardening, reading, writing, and painting. Unfortunately, it seems like I’m going to have to spend the next forty years as a wage slave before I can enjoy that life
I have a fulltime job and still get to do my gardening, reading, writing and tinkering with machines like cars and computers, this last year 2024 I planted a pepper patch and now I got unlimited Thai, Habaneros and Chiltepin peppers…
Create a game. I’m already over the first obstacle which is knowing how to program. Being the only girl in my IT class, I’d create these little unfinished games as a hobby, save them to a flash drive and show them off to my IT teacher, who was very impressed and encouraged me to go into the game development industry. I’ve been wanting to create a full fledged game ever since! 😃
That’s awesome!
Designate it to be my sleeping time and use the rest for my hobbies.
Look for a better job cuz mine is not great but it’s something
There’s a lot of free things happening in my town. Okay-to-excellent concerts, art event openings, always something at the library, (bring/pay for materials only) FabLabs, screenings of weird old/foreign movies. I’d take more advantage of them, hopefully with friends and family. If no friends and family to embarrass, become politically active. Rest and read more.
This is honestly a scary question. My work and hobbies blend together. Outside of them I have zero idea what I would want to do. Sometimes that makes me feel really empty.
Actually that doesn’t seem empty to me at all. That’s great that you were able to blend the two! And it’s always easy to pick up another hobby.
That’s true :) Sometimes I just feel outside of my few hobbies, work, and family there is nothing else meaningful to do. Your question influenced me to think further! I don’t mean this in a depressed sense, just nothingness.
This hit a little too close for me. I felt this way when I was in the military. It’s important to remember to slow down for your own sake. Civilization is getting faster but I think the individuals need to take pauses to regroup and gather their thoughts.
I tend to go on walks in the woods or beach or some other nature backdrop. Find out what works for you, but sometimes just taking time to pause and look around is enough for your brain to workout problems behind the scenes.
Sorry you feel empty sometimes. I do too. I think that feeling is a natural response to the world we are living in. That’s why I need time to slow down.
Thanks for sharing your similar feelings and what you do. Walking in nature doesn’t make me feel not empty but it certainly is a more enjoyable way to feel that way! I agree with slowing down. I use too much tech
Work on a fedi project. Write more music. Travel a bit. Learn more languages.
Hell, I’d settle with just drinking coffee and watching my dog run around in the backyard.
nothing,
glorious nothing
Nothing, can be very glorious! I make sure to load that into my day every day.
Contribute more to FOSS. Maybe start my own open source project.
Definitely more 3d model design.
I think about this a lot, I have no actual clue what I would do. I wish I had a proper hobby to put my time in. Right this moment I could take some form of second job, I’m hungry for moneyyy (to pay off mortgage)
Yes, pay off that mortgage. To be honest, the only reason I’m able to be retired at 55 is because I paid off my mortgage. If I hadn’t done that, then my pension wouldn’t really be enough to pay bills. But since now I have no bills, it works out.
Debt-free is the only way to be truly free in my opinion. Good on ya, mate!
I’d work more, since I have so little money that free time without additional income would dry up my money fast.
Naps and be under the water more.
