What do you do for fun

2026-05-25 21:30 UTC

Guys I’m in a slump, I keep having the same fight every time I feel bored and want to go out to do something and I can’t because I don’t know what to do because I don’t even know what kinds of things I can do, like what classification of activity I should pick. And even when I do pick an activity class I’m paralyzed with the decisions regarding how to execute that activity. It’s a 3dimentional puzzle of trying to find what doesn’t make me miserable, is actually available to me, and I understand. Here is my current list of activity classes, I keep it as an Obsidian Kanban board where each lane is a my opinion. What classifications should I add or if you have any ideas for what specific things I can do I’d really appreciate that too. I’m based in Brooklyn New things [ ] Hobbyist Groups Model Building, Gardening Clubs #social [ ] Joining Environmental Groups #social Want to do [ ] Volunteering at Charities #social #commitment [ ] Calligraphy #lazy #equipment [ ] Electronic Circuit Building #equipment #alone [ ] Skating Inline, Ice #sport #inside #winter [ ] Kickboxing #sport [ ] Canoeing #sport #social #outside [ ] Volleyball #sport #social #club #outside [ ] Handmade Jewelry #equipment #class [ ] Robotics #equipment #expensive #alone [ ] Electronic Music Production #alone #class [ ] Nature Walks for Relaxation #alone [ ] Listening to Calming Music #alone [ ] Progressive Muscle Relaxation #alone [ ] Joining a Film Club #club [ ] Community Art Classes #social #class [ ] Collage Making #materials [ ] Baking as a creative activity #lazy #home #materials [ ] Music Composition #lazy [ ] Sewing #art #equipment [ ] Coffee Latte Art #class #equipment [ ] Swimming Don’t want to do [ ] Volunteering for Political Causes #social [ ] Participating in Dance Classes #social [ ] Joining a Choir or Music Group #social [ ] Language Exchange Clubs #social #club [ ] Furniture Restoration #expensive #materials #resources [ ] Garden Design #outside [ ] Film Making #art #equipment [ ] Rugby #sport #social #club [ ] Lacrosse #sport #social #club #outside [ ] Dodgeball #sport #social #club #outside [ ] Ultimate Frisbee #sport #social #club #outside [ ] Parkour #sport #social #outside [ ] Wrestling #sport #social #club #inside [ ] Surfing #sport #summer #outside [ ] Snowboarding #sport #expensive #winter [ ] Skiing Alpine or Cross-Country #sport #expensive #winter [ ] Rowing #sport #social #club #outside #hard [ ] Gymnastics #sport #social #club #inside #hard [ ] Cricket #sport #social #club #outside [ ] Basketball #sport #sport #social #club #outside [ ] Football/Soccer #sport #social #club #outside [ ] Weight Lifting #sport #club #hard [ ] Rock Climbing #sport [ ] Martial Arts Karate, Judo #sport [ ] Dancing various styles #sport #club #social Planning [ ] Volunteer at animal shelter [ ] Pottery #art #expensive #equipment [ ] Sculpting #art #expensive #equipment Doing [ ] Reading manga #lazy Will do it again [ ] Deep Breathing Exercises #alone [ ] Boxing #sport #hard #club #equipment [ ] Yoga #sport #inside #alone #club [ ] Hiking #sport #outside [ ] Swimming #sport #club [ ] Spas #lazy #expensive [ ] Writing Journaling, Novels, Poetry #art [ ] Playing a Musical Instrument #art [ ] Attending Networking Events #social [ ] Aromatherapy #therapy [ ] Massage Therapy [ ] Herbal Therapy #therapy [ ] Tea Ceremonies #alone [ ] Mobile App Development [ ] Open Source Contributions [ ] Going to a comedy show #outside #lazy Did it once [ ] Photography #art #equipment [ ] Joining a Book Club #social [ ] Cycling #sport #equipment #outside [ ] Drawing #art #skilled [ ] Painting #art #equipment [ ] Scuba diving Do it with friends [ ] Attending Community Festivals #social [ ] Attending Concerts and Live Performances #social [ ] Cooking Classes with Friends #social #class #club Hated it [ ] Meditation #alone [ ] Running #sport #outside #hard [ ] Sitting in Silence Used to do it but its over [ ] Gaming Communities Online or Offline #social [ ] Tennis #sport #social #club #outside

Replies (16)

@MajorMajormajormajor@lemmy.ca 2026-05-25 21:55

[🥇] Create complicated lists

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@whotookkarl@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2026-05-25 22:36

Based on the stuff you didn’t like it sounds like you want something challenging but not too hard and something in a group or duo instead of solo. Maybe a team sport that people don’t take very seriously like join a bowling league or amateur league for something you used to play. If I’m ever really stuck I’ll read some philosophy for inspiration on what to do, ethics are normative so they might help in motivating a specific choice over another. Maybe In Praise of Idleness by Bertrand Russell for a short essay or for something more substantive but not dry or boring Knowledge, Reality, and Value by Michael Huemer.

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@locuester@lemmy.zip 2026-05-25 22:40

Oh my. #wtf #why-hashtags

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@kepix@lemmy.world 2026-05-25 23:04

i just hope you dont work in hr

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@SharkWeek@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2026-05-26 02:35

Hiking doesn’t have to be a solitary pursuit. I love doing it in a group. Hiking, too.

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@Melobol@lemmy.ml 2026-05-26 00:47

And I thought I have too amny on my list … How about you put them in a hat and draw from the hat every week. Aftef you are done with it you can ask for a new list :D

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@AstroLightz@lemmy.world 2026-05-26 06:07

Write code and play games. I’m currently hyper fixating on Satisfactory right now, and it’s fun.

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@Berttheduck@lemmy.ml 2026-05-26 06:35

I have picked up HEMA historical European martial arts. It’s sword fighting. It’s super fun. Everyone at my club is a massive nerd as you might expect. It’s good exercise and genuinely fun. The down side is the kit is pretty expensive. At my club we have a newby joining session with a discounted attendance period which builds to a safety test before you really need to get safety kit which gives people a chance to try it before they spend hundreds on jackets and masks (and swords!).

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@deadymouse@lemmy.world 2026-05-26 09:47

I’m not sure.

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@GiorgioPerlasca@lemmy.ml 2026-05-26 09:56

Just try things. I mean a lot of things. You will discover that you love doing things you would never expect to love. You will also find that things that are fun on paper are pretty boring to you when you do it.

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@lattrommi@lemmy.ml 2026-05-26 10:17

[⋅] Sewing #art #equipment Start off small, try sewing scrap cloth A to scrap cloth B. If you don’t hate it and your neck or fingers don’t hurt too much after, it might be the hobby critical post-apocalypse life skill you needed. Next thing you know you’ll have upgraded to leather and sewing cat ears onto all your hats or using wire to add strips of stainless steel to leather gloves to give them that sweet medieval guantlet look. Even if you don’t descend that fall into the sewing void, knowing how to quickly stitch up the crotch of pants that rip open unepectedly is one of those things you will always appreciate.

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@AlabasterQueen76@discuss.online 2026-05-26 12:12

Start with something social - like volunteering for a specific event. There you will meet new people, but the commitment is short-lived. You can try to expand that friendship further on. You can try picking a single class at a community college. For example, I took a writing class, which absolutely has interaction. Again it has a definitive start and end so that you don’t have to keep up with it. Additionally, you might consider joining a workout class at a community center. It doesn’t have the full-time commitment of a gym, but it does allow you to meet some new people. It looks like you kind of have analysis paralysis. Pick one thing, and try it. But understand that you may need to push yourself outside a comfort zone. And you really need to understand what it is you wish to obtain from it. Are you looking for mind activity? Or are you looking for a social environment? Or are you looking for a new hobby?

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@underThunder@thelemmy.club 2026-05-26 13:18

You really need to work on getting comfortable with sitting in silence because being alone with your thoughts is where wisdom comes from.

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@luthis@lemmy.nz 2026-05-26 15:08

Get a bmx and go ride around the city, learn to do tricks. Hours of fun. You’ll pick up chicks too. If you give your bike a girls name.

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@Professorozone@lemmy.world 2026-05-26 02:03

I play disc golf. Where I live it's free in the various state parks. You do have to buy some discs, about $20 each, but you don't need many.

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@osanna@lemmy.vg 2026-05-26 08:05

I volunteered at a farm animal sanctuary. It was super eye opening seeing the animals. I got to play with some little piglets and cattle calves and shit. It was great. Maybe look at something like that

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