Very low-spoons pastimes that aren’t YouTube/Reddit?

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I’ve been feeling like trash lately. A ton of fatigue, musculoskeletal pain, nausea, and regurgitation of meals. Most of what I do on days like this is lie in bed and scroll on my phone and I’m feeling some serious ennui. I’ve checked out ebooks and audiobooks from the library and I’m reading them here and there, but often it requires too much continuous concentration to engage with. I feel like I somehow need something stimulating and a little challenging but not requiring great focus and mental energy.

I think something like a video game is a bit closer to what I need. I also have a sudoku and a crossword book, which helps. Does anyone have any other ideas I could try?

Note: the ideas would need to be very cheap or free and not outdoors because it’s very snowy in my area at the moment.

Posted Dec 7, 2025, 11:41 PM UTC

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