Problem: I’m depressed and bored. Covid took away dance/bjj and I need physical touch/play. I at least need something to be fixated on. Single with no roommates and not close to family. All my friends have disappeared into their relationships. My job isn’t fulfilling and I’m not even sure if I need any more money to make it the rest of my life so idk why I’m still in it.
Join an MMO, I was happy when I had a good community in a guild
Ignore covid, find a bjj gym that’s already open
Move to NZ where covid is over
Host secret dance nights. Though I don’t have enough floor space
Treat online dating like a full time job till I find something fulfilling
Move back to FL, set up mat room for bjj, train with old friend
Try and reconnect with family
Road trip. I’d really prefer to do this after covid so I can see what places are normally like to pick my next city to live in
Take up outdoor rock climbing. Why is it so cold here
Take up rock hounding. Why is it so cold here
Dedicate myself to the side project idea L said he’d buy if I made
Dedicate myself to babbling side project ideas every day until I find something I like even better
Go back and get a ML PhD
Dedicate myself to finding a really big signing bonus that doesn’t require much vesting to finish up the last of the money I need
Quit, let myself be really bored for a while so I find inspiration
Find some sort of online community outside of an MMO
End it all
Become a monk
Donate everything to light a fire under my ass to earn it back
Come up with some cool series to write for LW, live off the validation in the comments
Become a game dev
Become an indie game dev
Start learning a solo dance, replace swing dancing with zoom dances
Learn parkour
Write a book
Survey everyone I can access both in person and online how they’re staying social to get more ideas
Dedicate myself to wood working
Dedicate myself to fixing my house up to increase the sale value
Hang out at parks and try and start as many conversations as possible
Find some sort of social game that involves talking to strangers at the park
Bike through the parks, trying to start at least one conversation a day but mostly just bike
Learn an instrument. Busk in the park
Set up Bob ross painting stations in the park. Let strangers join
Start dating my ex who would probably still date me, even though I don’t think enough issues have fixed for it to work and it would cause drama
Bike through the whole city and note the areas with the most people who look receptive to conversations
Switch careers to psychotherapy. Get my social needs fulfilled from comforting my clients. Yes I know it doesn’t work like that, but no pruning
Become twitch streamer
Try and obtain monk like contentment without becoming a monk
Switch to using kink based online dating sites, possibly find better matches?
Learn tarot cards, give readings in the park
Read in the park
Get a cat
Get a bonded pair of cats
Start a life project to gamify everything I can
Play a lot of video games to numb the pain
Start an only fans
Restart competitive programming
Hand out baked goods at the park
Really try and push for wings & liftin’ nights to happen as often as possible
Try and really optimize my health to see if that affects my mental health
Antidepressants
Antianxieties
Prune this list, because boy does it need it
Retrospective: More useful than I thought it would be. Partially because it increased my resolve for the things I had kinda sorta considered now that I feel like I’ve finished considering my alternative options
I love so many of your ideas. Kink based dating apps. For me, 50 works okay but cant make up for too little social contact. 41 is great. 2 is good. I tried 1 but it took over my life.
Problem: I’m depressed and bored. Covid took away dance/bjj and I need physical touch/play. I at least need something to be fixated on. Single with no roommates and not close to family. All my friends have disappeared into their relationships. My job isn’t fulfilling and I’m not even sure if I need any more money to make it the rest of my life so idk why I’m still in it.
Join an MMO, I was happy when I had a good community in a guild
Ignore covid, find a bjj gym that’s already open
Move to NZ where covid is over
Host secret dance nights. Though I don’t have enough floor space
Treat online dating like a full time job till I find something fulfilling
Move back to FL, set up mat room for bjj, train with old friend
Try and reconnect with family
Road trip. I’d really prefer to do this after covid so I can see what places are normally like to pick my next city to live in
Take up outdoor rock climbing. Why is it so cold here
Take up rock hounding. Why is it so cold here
Dedicate myself to the side project idea L said he’d buy if I made
Dedicate myself to babbling side project ideas every day until I find something I like even better
Go back and get a ML PhD
Dedicate myself to finding a really big signing bonus that doesn’t require much vesting to finish up the last of the money I need
Quit, let myself be really bored for a while so I find inspiration
Find some sort of online community outside of an MMO
End it all
Become a monk
Donate everything to light a fire under my ass to earn it back
Come up with some cool series to write for LW, live off the validation in the comments
Become a game dev
Become an indie game dev
Start learning a solo dance, replace swing dancing with zoom dances
Learn parkour
Write a book
Survey everyone I can access both in person and online how they’re staying social to get more ideas
Dedicate myself to wood working
Dedicate myself to fixing my house up to increase the sale value
Hang out at parks and try and start as many conversations as possible
Find some sort of social game that involves talking to strangers at the park
Bike through the parks, trying to start at least one conversation a day but mostly just bike
Learn an instrument. Busk in the park
Set up Bob ross painting stations in the park. Let strangers join
Start dating my ex who would probably still date me, even though I don’t think enough issues have fixed for it to work and it would cause drama
Bike through the whole city and note the areas with the most people who look receptive to conversations
Switch careers to psychotherapy. Get my social needs fulfilled from comforting my clients. Yes I know it doesn’t work like that, but no pruning
Become twitch streamer
Try and obtain monk like contentment without becoming a monk
Switch to using kink based online dating sites, possibly find better matches?
Learn tarot cards, give readings in the park
Read in the park
Get a cat
Get a bonded pair of cats
Start a life project to gamify everything I can
Play a lot of video games to numb the pain
Start an only fans
Restart competitive programming
Hand out baked goods at the park
Really try and push for wings & liftin’ nights to happen as often as possible
Try and really optimize my health to see if that affects my mental health
Antidepressants
Antianxieties
Prune this list, because boy does it need it
Retrospective: More useful than I thought it would be. Partially because it increased my resolve for the things I had kinda sorta considered now that I feel like I’ve finished considering my alternative options
I love so many of your ideas. Kink based dating apps. For me, 50 works okay but cant make up for too little social contact. 41 is great. 2 is good. I tried 1 but it took over my life.