I’m not here to make any comment on the subject of the post other than that I literally cannot comprehend not having a million hobbies and interests and projects to pursue in one’s free time? The idea of just staring at a phone in boredom is utterly alien to me
Why can’t I take that woman’s free time? SHE’S NOT USING IT AND I NEED IT
Like, I get staring at your phone if you’re in a waiting room or something and there’s nothing else to do - but at home? There’s books to read, cats to spoil, crafts to be crafted, DIY jobs, Hot Takes to be conceived, SO MUCH GARDENING, letters to write, guides to put together
And that’s not even MENTIONING ~art~ because that’s technically my job rather than a hobby - but there are some pieces I’m working on just for fun, so...

Also video games
I don’t want to imply that I’m REALLY EFFICIENTLY using my time. But I never have a moment where I’m like “wow I have nothing to do”, just moments where I’m like “wow I should really put down my phone and go do X but I’m comfy”
Again, I’m not being like, smug or superior - I spend waaay too much time staring at my phone to have any moral high ground here! But the idea of not having like, a mental “to-do” list of ideas/projects/hobbies/whatever, even if you’re not engaging with them, is alien to me.
And like, I’m not being judgemental of her at all? I’m just having a total theory of mind failure where I cannot get what that’s like. I understand having loads of things you’d like to do but being unable to due to various circumstances, but not just...not having those things
Like, there’s stuff on my to-do list that’s been there, unfulfilled, a shamefully long time, and I spend more time day-to-day trapped in thought loops/overwhelm/inertia than I spend productively - but I still HAVE that to-do list in the back of my head. I can’t imagine not?
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