I was little bits of time in so many different ways, doing things that don't add much value to my life. Let's be honest: a lot of this is mindless internet surfing. But there are other things, too:
- Go on a craigslist "curb alert" even though those things are seriously almost NEVER there by the time you arrive. - Scan things for shopkick even though the benefits are really limited. - Check out the local freecycle even if i'm not really looking for anything in particular. - Surf pinterest. - Not buy something at the grocery store if I know I have a coupon at home, which is silly because it ends up meaning an extra trip, and that's just dumb. - Sell on ebay because I love selling things, but really, I don't have TIME for that right now.
Sometimes I think about making a huge deliberate effort to take 30 days in which I weed out all of this stuff to see what it's like, mentally. And maybe figure out why I let myself do these useless things in the first place.
Can anyone relate? Do you do things that don't really add value to your life, but you do them out of habit or mindlessness? Any suggestions? Has anyone done a digital detox? (I find many of these things I do are computer based....)
tl; dr: How do you waste time, why, and have you done anything to stop?
Internet/social media. Why? Honestly it's because I'm very lonely. I'm very extroverted & just don't really click with the people in this city. I never had problems making friends until moving here--I don't know if it's me or them but I just feel disconnected. Plus I SAH so I'm not forced to get to know people like I was at work/school. I've tried many times & still do try but mostly I "talk" online just to keep my sanity. My sister moved away & DHs introvert family moved here...none of that helped either. I'm most happy when my Mom is here--she drives me nuts but she's in her 70s & still has more zest for life & enthusiasm than almost anyone. I miss people like that...I have few friends with the same quality but none here.
I waste time mostly either here or looking at couple blogs I like. I go through phases of "window shopping" like @forgrace. Which is kind of funny because I would rather poke my eyes out then go shopping in real life. I hate going to stores.