Everything that takes the mind off of all the stress of contemporary life.

Playing old versions of Tetris. Retro puzzle gaming in general, but I find improving at Tetris really satisfying.

I haven't dreamed when sleeping for a few years really now

Been reading dungeon crawler Carl and it's the first time I'm dreaming mostly every night now. Just more relaxed

Reading and hiking are the two main ones for me.

Riding my bike to the coastal parks in my city and watching all the people watch the ocean.

If both of those are inaccessible I usually just play video games. Right now my favourite is Deep Rock Galactic: Rogue Core. Other times I'll play Factorio or Satisfactory if I'm in the mood.

I also like to study a lot, but usually that means going to a cafe which is expensive. >_<

Running. Just one foot in front of the other. Bonus points for running in a new place and taking in the sights.

I play versions of computerized solitaire like Sawayama and Tap Solitaire with a paper deck, just to move cards around and make my mind think.

i wanted to argue that tetris still needs a computer, but the headline specifically asks for offline, not computer free :-)

i like to play netris in the local network. does this count as offline? ;-)

knitting is great.

I'm currently stood in a forest many km from the nearest inhabited place hunting for moose.

A few birds chirping in the distance. The leaves falling off the trees one by one. The sun slowly rising.

Doesn't sound like slavery to me.

What are you reading?

That sounds fascinating! Still online tho? ;)

Mobile reception is fairly good and the hours are long.

Gardening is my jam right now. Going out dancing. Trying new restaurants, but even moreso, trying new stuff in my kitchen (yucas fritas this morning, so good) Yesterday I went to the local water park and crushed so many swan dives from the 3m, felt incredible. Recently bought an e-bike and have been putting in ~10miles every other day, haven't even used the pedal assist just pushing the extra weight with my calories and loving every minute of it. Getting back into my meditation practice, getting back into lifting. On days where I really want my heartrate to spike I attempt to talk to the opposite sex.

Photo walks. Your whole point just becomes to go out and take in the scenery. Makes you slow down and appreciate your surroundings in a way that a walk doesn't. If you're after wildlife you have to move with intention, lest you scare the subject. If it's a more static subject you've more time to take in the light and shadows, frame your background.

Reading and running. Podcasts while I run and reading while I rest.

disc golf.

I walk my dog in the bush, I take lengthy rides on my motorbike, I take my dog to a nearby brewery, I create some unhinged performance art

Most of all, I laugh and love with my fiancée, talk shit about all sorts of weird and wonderful things, drink beer, fuck like nympho rabbits, admire natural beauty, listen to music and squabble over things while we cook

Picked up "The Flowers of Buffonery" and "The Cheese and the Worms" recently myself

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Cheese_and_the_Worms

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Flowers_of_Buffoonery

What does your mind do when you’re running? Can you just clear all thoughts and focus on breathing and one foot after the other.

Or does the repetition make you spiral on every bad decision from the last 20 years like me 😅

Cycling and touring on dedicated bike paths and rail trails. Sometimes I just stay in my city and do a 40 km loop of dedicated path along the canal and the river. Sometimes I pack my camping stuff in my panniers and cycle a few hundred km on rail trails, camp in a national park or along the trail of allowed, and come back.

It makes me discover villages and regions I would never have.

I even do international trips for this. Last week I fled Montréal because the cycling championship closed my whole neighbourhood for two weeks, and I went in Germany/Belgium to cycle on the Vennbahn.

If anyone comes in the Montréal region just to do bike touring, I recommend trying Le P'tit Train du Nord, La Route des Champs, La Montérégiade, and l'Estriade. Even a bit further in Montérégie, theres La Campagnarde, going through very rural areas. There's also Le Corridor Aérobique branching from Le P'tit train du Nord, but it's a bit less accessible.

Watering and repotting my plants ☺️☺️☺️ my first peppers are ripening and I'm so jazzed

I wanna set up a planted aquarium and then I can tend to those plants too

Ooh, thats a lovely idea

On holiday this week, so I have a new read: Father Goriot. I have hardly started so far.

Birdsong lowers cortisol levels.

I volunteer at a wildlife rescue and study music. Both are challenging physically and mentally, and it takes my mind off of other things when I'm doing them.

They give me pride and a sense of satisfaction when I have success, and my coworkers or teacher give me support when I'm having trouble.

Having a strong support structure while doing something that requires my full attention just does something good for me mentally.

Volunteer work I strongly recommend to anyone. I avoided it for years even though I thought it might be fun because even so, why would I want more work?

What I do at the clinic is more challenging and demanding than my real job, but unlike my real job, this is actually something I'm passionate about, everyone I'm there with also wants to be there 100%, and all our effort goes into saving the lives of animals and making our local environment a better place. Every time I go, I can actually see the world becoming a better place then it would otherwise be if all of us weren't there.

I imagine this would be applicable to most any type of volunteering like helping kids or the elderly, cleaning up neighborhoods, or feeding people, etc. A lot of activities can just serve as distractions, but the intense work makes me physically and mentally feel I actually did something, and every animal that recovers and goes free is a result that is inarguable.

Watcha reading/listening to?

i go stand in a forest for an hour every week. i don't walk, run, or do anything interesting. i just stand there, watch and listen

Interesting practice of mindfulness! How did this routine of yours come to be?

Also a very good practice in Mindfulness! Lovely Idea.

Hope you have a successful hunt!

This might sound weird but, before bed I try to do basically nothing, I just sit on the couch & let myself relax, maybe with a little reading on the side.

Really interesting way of meditation. Doing nothing is really hard.

Try shutting off the phone and unplugging the router. I guarantee youll find things to do and probably reverse some of the brainrot!

Sometimes I think kids think the internet has existed as long as humans. Its literally a brand new thing compared to humanity. We do not need it.

I'm so damn glad I didnt have it at a young age !

Great read! Not fun, but you went for Balzac so I assume you know what you are getting yourself into. Enjoy!

Biking is pretty fun and freeing. There's no gas to buy or heavy traffic. Writing is also great. I've been journaling recently and it's helped a lot

I mean, do video games count? Theres
millions that aren't online.

Otherwise, reading gardening sewing woodwork music singing drawing painting walking cleaning board games calling a friend write a letter cook food

The Internet and tech bros have fried everyone's brains.

Anything crafty is great. It ranges from making something with my kid (this morning we did a mask with an old fabric that had too cool of a pattern to become a rag), or long knitting and cross stick projects, or random things out of cardboard. In the fall I like making our Christmas tree, I have made some with wrapping paper and aluminum foil, with clay, papier maché… this year I’m planning a toilet paper cardboard roll Christmas tree, we should have enough to get a decent size. I’m also looking forward to go leaf hunting to make Christmas cards.

Not doing anything is great.

Absolutely unscheduled time when you don't have anything planned.

Get away from the mindset that tells you that you have to be 'productive' or 'active.'

Currently reading Leviathan Wakes. Can’t put it down.

On the one hand I'm a volunteer for the Red Cross which is a very satisfying and "in the moment" activity.

On the other hand I put on a mask and pretend to be a dog for a while

The tree in the forest trying not to laugh and give away its sentience while you stare at it like this

Ah, the beautiful moose. Majestic, stately and proud. Such a pleasure to see them in the wild.
I'm sure killing one would be very soothing.

Smoking weed, hooking into my mp3 player, then going to the park to vibe on the swing

pretend to be a dog for a while

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Bike rides

Hikes

Making love

Cuddling

Wanking

Reading

Taking a nap in a hammock

Exercise

Fishing

Video games (single player)

Movies

Petting our dogs

Getting a massage

Wildlife and macro photography

Meditating

Just not doing anything at all for a bit

Volunteering is excellent, and it can look good on a resume too!

Make music. I’m technically still on a computer, but I don’t need to be online for it, so that counts I guess?