• prole@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
    21·
    10 months ago

    The problem was doing the dishes. Just let them pile up, it’ll be fine.

    Side note though: Work/life balance for the win. I get paid slightly less than others in my field, but I also work ~40 hours a week, and never take work home with me. It’s wonderful.

    • chatokun@lemmy.dbzer0.com
      1·
      10 months ago

      I am at a somewhat senior (escalations tech, pretty senior without being in real management) position at my work that involves 100% WFH and a boss who trusts me on my time management, plus watches out for us when we do overtime (I’m salary so gotta get approved time off if going over etc). A bunch of prior coworkers have encouraged me to leave to get better pay, but I don’t wanna give up all those benefits.

      I make food at home for lunch, can play games at lunch, right after work, etc. I won’t discuss if I ever play games during my work hours because how dare you accuse me of that and also where did you hide the cameras in my room?

  • Firestorm Druid@lemmy.zipEnglish
    1·
    10 months ago

    I’ve had to come to terms with not having any time to play, really, except for maybe an hour or two here and there with my partner. It does feel awesome to at least have that going, but it sucks a lot that I don’t get to play for extended periods of time if I want to. Not even taking advantage of any sales right now, even though I might want to, just because I know that I won’t have any time to play.

    • AlexJD@feddit.uk
      1·
      10 months ago

      Might not work for you but a countertop dishwasher was life changing in my old tiny apartment.

      • prole@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
        1·
        10 months ago

        Question for anyone who’s got one of these things: would it be practical to like keep it in a cabinet, and pull it out when you want to use it, then put it back when you’re done? Not much counter space here… Also, someone mentioned about not needing a water hookup and just pouring water in. How difficult is it to drain those ones? I imagine if one were to try to store it between uses, you’d want it completely dry before putting away…

  • Rentlar@lemmy.ca
    1·
    10 months ago

    Fuck, I feel this so hard…

    “I’m going to get a bunch of chores done so I can try this new game out without guilt of procrastination. Or maybe try out a hobby.”

    One set of chores later…

    “Yawn. I’m out of energy to start something new.”

  • uncouthterran@reddthat.com
    1·
    10 months ago

    I know not everyone has this luxury but remote work has really helped give some time back in my day. Between the flexible schedule and just napping when I feel like it, I have more time in the evening to play games again. Not everyday but a few times a week at least.

    • Firestorm Druid@lemmy.zipEnglish
      1·
      10 months ago

      Remote work really was the saving grace for me. It’s just amazing how much more time one has once you eliminate the commuting times.

      • Patches@sh.itjust.works
        1·
        10 months ago

        It’s not just the commute. You do the dishes and laundry during lunch and the ‘I don’t need to be here’ meetings so your free time is just that. Yours

  • deweydecibel@lemmy.worldEnglish
    1·
    10 months ago

    Part of it, for me, is that I still want to play games as I did when I was younger. I.e. multi-hour play sessions. To sit there and just get lost in it for the whole evening.

    But increasingly that’s becoming unworkable. I got shit to do.

    The solution, then, would be to adjust my expectations to like an hour of playtime here and there. But when I do that, I’ve created a schedule, and time limit, both of which really kill my personal enjoyment of game time. Playing a game while watching the clock is just not relaxing to me.

    So I keep holding out for more of those evenings, those solid chunks of time when I pick up the controller and play till I’m ready for bed. But they’ve become so few and far between that gaming has become a weekend thing. That’s a problem in itself because the weekend is generally reserved for doing things with my partner or other outings.

    Quarantine was probably the most gaming I’ve done in a long time. I basically got to play with the same reckless abandon as I did when I was much younger, for a couple solid months. But the chances of me being able to have that same relationship with this past time ever again appears fleeting.

      • Lenny@lemmy.zip
        1·
        10 months ago

        To purchase more in-game items, and feel like you’ve accomplished something for a few minutes before the sad comes back.