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PaperclipPerfector  5mo ago (text post)   2308 thread views

Friday Fun Thread for December 1, 2023

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What do you find it rewarding to play/watch/do on evenings where your head is a bit fried and tired and anything requiring quick reactions or any real mental effort would feel demanding? :)

For video games, Civ5 or Slay the Spire. You can play a just a few turns or kill an hour until your head is back on straight.

Infotainment YouTube: Tasting History, Abroad in Japan, James Hoffman, The Modern Rogue, and How to Drink are my go-tos.

Those are also great times to do small mindless chores, like wipe down the kitchen sink/counters, sweep the floor. With the temperatures dropping, this week I put plastic film on the windows after work.

I'm not sure what your literary tastes run to but I usually keep a couple "popcorn" books on hand; books that'll occupy your brain just enough for a light mental meal. The Reacher series, memoirs of a d-list celebrity, or some pseudo-history (for sheer entertainment spectacle).

ETA: Videos of cows getting their hooves trimmed is oddly peaceful. Something about returning things to a clean pristine state, I guess.

Slay the Spire, truly! That one is always fun. So much fun I actually 100%ed the achievements and pushed the Ironclad until I won Ascension 20. I'm not normally a completionist, but StS just never stopped being fun.

I just picked it up a few months ago on a whim and have been casually playing the wind down in the evenings.

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