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From 1-5 how much free time do you have (1 being the least)?

5 13 23.21%
 
4 2 3.57%
 
3 14 25.00%
 
2 15 26.79%
 
1 12 21.43%
 
Total:56

Do you have the power to slow down time? Even with my few hobbies of drawing, reading manga, watching anime, and playing games, I can't divide my time well enough to equally enjoy them all. I did a bunch of things in college and ended up wearing myself out to the point I had to drop one of them. How do you do it..??

In your case, I suppose find even more things to do, or spend more time on some of your current hobbies and responsibilities? Maybe meet up with friends too? I used to do that a lot...



 

              

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Cloudman said:
Do you have the power to slow down time? Even with my few hobbies of drawing, reading manga, watching anime, and playing games, I can't divide my time well enough to equally enjoy them all. I did a bunch of things in college and ended up wearing myself out to the point I had to drop one of them. How do you do it..??

In your case, I suppose find even more things to do, or spend more time on some of your current hobbies and responsibilities? Maybe meet up with friends too? I used to do that a lot...

1. Phone use is basically nonexistent

2. No social media

3. Cut corners on time. No 20 minutes showers, super long meals, or procrastination. Stick to very brief showers, use a decent amount of time to eat, and force myself to not beat the bush.

4. Be steps ahead. Ever since Kindergarten, I had a habit of constantly absorbing any information that might help me. It keeps you on pace with everything (and everyone) else.

5. Don't make a schedule. for people with asperger's it can help, but for me I always despised schedules and the concept of 'structuring' my day. I like to be very loose so I don't treat anything like 'missed' time. 

6. Sleep on time. I sleep at 10-11pm usually and wake up at 6. That's seven to eight hours of sleep, sometimes more if I have nothing to do and want to sleep earlier.

7. Simple, not complicated. If I'm doing, say, some Calc 4 work and I find problem 23a confusing, I'm not spending thirty minutes on it. I'm skipping it and doing everything else and then going back to it. if I understand, then I do it. Otherwise, I save it for later and ask for help the next day.

8. Keep everything in its own place. School is school, work is work, and home is home. I was never the one who wasted time with middle school/high school drama, nor do I give a shit about any issues Becky may have at any job I'll ever have. Once you keep a wall between everything, things become more comfortable and relaxing. Leaving work/school outside of my life has made a large difference.

 

That's a rather simple list. Hope it helps you.



monocle_layton said:

pleaserecycle said:
Reading 100+ year old mathematics books is a great investment. Most are in the public domain so they're free to download, distribute, and print.


https://archive.org/details/elementaryalgeb01kniggoog

Huh, seems interesting. I'll definitely give it a go

Some of the problems are surprisingly laborious.  There's even a sequel by the same authors, Higher Algebra, that includes concepts that most mathematics students probably haven't seen.  I'm not sure if that's a testament to the uselessness of those concepts... but they're interesting nonetheless. 



pleaserecycle said:

monocle_layton said:

Huh, seems interesting. I'll definitely give it a go

Some of the problems are surprisingly laborious.  There's even a sequel by the same authors, Higher Algebra, that includes concepts that most mathematics students probably haven't seen.  I'm not sure if that's a testament to the uselessness of those concepts... but they're interesting nonetheless. 

Many concepts in higher math eventually become more trivial than useful...for instance, much of geometry is useless for me (side-angle-side and that nonsense). I'll definitely give this book a shot. I enjoy seeing what I missed in math



monocle_layton said:
pleaserecycle said:

Some of the problems are surprisingly laborious.  There's even a sequel by the same authors, Higher Algebra, that includes concepts that most mathematics students probably haven't seen.  I'm not sure if that's a testament to the uselessness of those concepts... but they're interesting nonetheless. 

Many concepts in higher math eventually become more trivial than useful...for instance, much of geometry is useless for me (side-angle-side and that nonsense). I'll definitely give this book a shot. I enjoy seeing what I missed in math

Well that's a blast from the past!  I haven't taken geometry since high school (many many years ago) and I haven't heard side-angle-side since.

I hope you enjoy the book.  Algebra by Gelfand and Shen is another excellent algebra book if you're interested in a more modern approach.  It feels more like a puzzle book than a math book.



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monocle_layton said:
Cloudman said:
Do you have the power to slow down time? Even with my few hobbies of drawing, reading manga, watching anime, and playing games, I can't divide my time well enough to equally enjoy them all. I did a bunch of things in college and ended up wearing myself out to the point I had to drop one of them. How do you do it..??

In your case, I suppose find even more things to do, or spend more time on some of your current hobbies and responsibilities? Maybe meet up with friends too? I used to do that a lot...

1. Phone use is basically nonexistent

2. No social media

3. Cut corners on time. No 20 minutes showers, super long meals, or procrastination. Stick to very brief showers, use a decent amount of time to eat, and force myself to not beat the bush.

4. Be steps ahead. Ever since Kindergarten, I had a habit of constantly absorbing any information that might help me. It keeps you on pace with everything (and everyone) else.

5. Don't make a schedule. for people with asperger's it can help, but for me I always despised schedules and the concept of 'structuring' my day. I like to be very loose so I don't treat anything like 'missed' time. 

6. Sleep on time. I sleep at 10-11pm usually and wake up at 6. That's seven to eight hours of sleep, sometimes more if I have nothing to do and want to sleep earlier.

7. Simple, not complicated. If I'm doing, say, some Calc 4 work and I find problem 23a confusing, I'm not spending thirty minutes on it. I'm skipping it and doing everything else and then going back to it. if I understand, then I do it. Otherwise, I save it for later and ask for help the next day.

8. Keep everything in its own place. School is school, work is work, and home is home. I was never the one who wasted time with middle school/high school drama, nor do I give a shit about any issues Becky may have at any job I'll ever have. Once you keep a wall between everything, things become more comfortable and relaxing. Leaving work/school outside of my life has made a large difference.

 

That's a rather simple list. Hope it helps you.

Those are some things I need to fix, haha. I usually get distracted by phone games, mostly Fire Emblem Heroes, I tend to sleep late, and I get caught up in something for a little while if I'm sure what to do with the task. It'd probably help if I start with sleeping earlier, haha...



 

              

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monocle_layton said:

I have too much free time.

You're probably thinking to yourself, "well, what's the issue?" It doesn't seem like a problem at first, but I think the statement that too much of anything is bad for you holds up to time as well.

Most people I know have the opposite issue (i.e too little or no time), but I haven't experienced that in quite some time. Heck, ever since I joined college, the amount of available time I have to do anything has grown significantly. Even with life's shenanigans and the several hobbies I do, I still find myself with too much spare time on my hands. That's why I wanted to come on here and see what recommendations people have to help me find something else interesting to do.

Find a woman, you won't have any free time then and you'll make a thread about how you wish you had free time.

Honestly, find something academic to study beyond your course curriculum. Maybe you're interested in philosophy, okay start reading some Kant, Nietzsche, Wittgenstein. 

Exercise! You can kill hours with this fantastic activity that benefits your health.

Spend more time hanging with friends, even doing mundane activities. (moving, supporting a bad breakup, etc.)

Invest some time in understand finances, including the stock market, it will help you tremendously in the planning ahead.

Take a drive! Gas is cheap again, one of my favorite hobbies when I have time for it.



OhNoYouDont said:
monocle_layton said:

I have too much free time.

You're probably thinking to yourself, "well, what's the issue?" It doesn't seem like a problem at first, but I think the statement that too much of anything is bad for you holds up to time as well.

Most people I know have the opposite issue (i.e too little or no time), but I haven't experienced that in quite some time. Heck, ever since I joined college, the amount of available time I have to do anything has grown significantly. Even with life's shenanigans and the several hobbies I do, I still find myself with too much spare time on my hands. That's why I wanted to come on here and see what recommendations people have to help me find something else interesting to do.

Find a woman, you won't have any free time then and you'll make a thread about how you wish you had free time.

Honestly, find something academic to study beyond your course curriculum. Maybe you're interested in philosophy, okay start reading some Kant, Nietzsche, Wittgenstein. 

Exercise! You can kill hours with this fantastic activity that benefits your health.

Spend more time hanging with friends, even doing mundane activities. (moving, supporting a bad breakup, etc.)

Invest some time in understand finances, including the stock market, it will help you tremendously in the planning ahead.

Take a drive! Gas is cheap again, one of my favorite hobbies when I have time for it.

1. I'll probably find someone later, but I'm patient. I won't mind waiting.

 

2. I started working out seriously since August. At the beginning of august I was barely able to do one shoulder press at 70 pounds. I can now do 150 pounds seven times, so I'm very happy to see the progress I've made.

 

3. I'm always around friends and family. I like to keep time for my social life and time for myself

 

4. A friend got me into stock recently. It's interesting to know how economics work. I'm not an expert, but reading up on it has explained a lot of things I didn't know before.

 

5. I like walking more. The feeling of an autumn breeze as you walk on an empty path and relax in a park is one of my favorite feelings. Really makes me appreciate the suburbs