qwamqwamqwam,

How do you disable YouTube shorts?

As for your question, boredom isn’t a bad thing. Have you tried using that time for meditation/introspection?

Roshakk,

With the revanced client you can completely disable the shorts feature

L1to,

To disable shorts on android use revanced.

MeanEYE,
@MeanEYE@lemmy.world avatar

Just use NewPipe.

moody,

How do you disable YouTube shorts?

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theonyltruemupf,

I bought a Steam Deck 1 1/2 years ago and most of my idle time is now spent playing all the games I never had time or energy for. It’s amazing if you’re into video games.

pete_the_cat,

I did something similar and got a USB C expansion controller for my Galaxy S23. Find a few good mobile games and add in RetroArch and other emulators with a bunch of ROMs and you have yourself a mobile gaming rig!

effakcuL,

I have so much Idle time during my commute, that I picked up duolingo to learn spanish. If that is too much I tend to just listen to audiobooks/a d&d podcast

Littleleeroy,

That’s the same route I took. I hate Duolingo but used Memrise to improve my vocab for Italian. Needed something to do besides scroll aimlessly.

shinigamiookamiryuu,

Just what I’m doing right now. Not much else to do.

Mamertine,

Audiobooks

Stream tv on my phone. I used to watch Crunchyroll (anime streaming service) on the train.

conciselyverbose,

Ereader, steam deck

theywilleatthestars,

dominion.games

scytale,

Listen to music. It’s something you can enjoy without using your eyes, so you can rest them especially if you work in front of a screen all day.

orizuru,
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I have a RSS reader that I check everyday for articles / blogposts from websites I subscribe to.

The interesting stuff gets saved in Wallabag to read later. It syncs with my phone, and I can read offline whenever I got some time to kill.

200ok,

What RSS reader do you use? Would you recommend it?

orizuru,
@orizuru@lemmy.sdf.org avatar

Depends on the effort.

If you want a newbie friendly one with syncing: Feedly

If you care about open source and controlling your own data (but don’t care about syncing). Maybe liferea? There are tons of options.

If you care about syncing and don’t mind self-hosting: miniflux.

I use miniflux, but requires some tech knowledge to set up.

200ok,

Thank you!

hulemy,

Any interesting feeds you’d recommend? My phone launcher has a built in RSS feed which is really nice

orizuru,
@orizuru@lemmy.sdf.org avatar

I follow the daily best posts on hacker news hnrss.github.io

This exposes me to quite interesting blogs (mainly tech, but not always). If I find someone worth following, I’ll add their blog to my list as well. That’s how I’ve been building my RSS feeds over the years.

From the non tech blogs that I’ve found there, from the top of my head, these are nice

going-medieval.com - medieval history professor’s blog. She’s quite witty, and makes super interesting posts about the daily lifes of people in the middle ages.

brr.fyi - blog from an IT guy working in a scientific research center in Antarctica.

SHamblingSHapes,

Podcasts and audiobooks.

And I don’t get hung up on those being “better” than YouTube videos. There are educational videos and there is enjoyable fluff and there is actively crap content (think stuff that makes you go into negativity spirals).

Educational YT is the same as educational podcasts or audiobooks, imo.

zacher_glachl,

While commuting, I mostly read ebooks, listen to fiction audiobooks or long-form history/pop science podcasts/youtube videos. Depending also on whether I am driving that day or taking the subway. Breaks at work, I just chat with colleagues, and scroll lemmy or the birdsite on toilet breaks.

librecat,

Sudoku, specifically 6x6 libresudoku (available on f-droid)

you_dont_666,

Thank you! Downloaded and love it

ViscloReader,

I listen to gdc talks and other tech related talks. They are pretty informative (with a grain of salt). Bonus point, they make me feel smart because of the reverb and the audience clapping ^^

Bdtrngl,

Gaming, 3d printing, wood working, and whatever project my wife has cooked up for me that week.

loudWaterEnjoyer,
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And you do all that in a train?

Bdtrngl,

You can do all the conceptual and planning stuff, which is the longest part for me.

loudWaterEnjoyer,
@loudWaterEnjoyer@lemmy.dbzer0.com avatar

Maybe I’m just too fast. What’s the benefit being faster than light if you have to life in darkness?

AlmightySnoo,
@AlmightySnoo@lemmy.world avatar

Purely idle would for me be a walk, meditation or just sit down and just listen to music. When I’m commuting, it would be gaming or quick chess puzzles.

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