Immersed in the physical world. However, it is not the best option now. You might want to write or play some thing new. Language, Music, Art, Math, etc. This used to work for me though I look very un-fancy on the internet.
Ask HN: Best Sites to Procrastinate
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#12Wikipedia. You can go down some fun rabbit-holes there, and when a topic intrigues you, search engines will take you even farther.
How to find interesting wiki links? I am interested in science and philosophy.
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#13Hacker News :-p The Economist. (I prefer to read it on paper though.) Metafilter is also quite good. Or subscribe to one or more newspapers.
> The Economist
I wish they’d bring out a monthly edition. I too like the paper based format but I just can’t keep up with weekly editions.
I have subscribed and then cancelled a couple of subscriptions with them over the years as I’d just end up with a stack of unread issues each time.
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#14Depends on what you're into.
Articles: - This site - https://sadlunchbreak.com/
Quizzes: - Sporcle: https://www.sporcle.com/ - Geoguessr: https://www.geoguessr.com/ (1 quiz per day if you're on the free tier)
Wikis and rabbit holes: - Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page - TVTropes: https://tvtropes.org/
YouTube: - Search "documentary, long" in the searchbar and see what turns up. The "long" part will find videos that are longer than 20 minutes.
Re: Ask HN: Best Sites to Procrastinate
#15Depends on what you're into. Articles: - This site - https://sadlunchbreak.com/ Quizzes: - Sporcle: https://www.sporcle.com/ - Geoguessr: https://www.geoguessr.com/ (1 quiz per day if you're on the free tier) Wikis and rabbit holes: - Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page - TVTropes: https://tvtropes.org/ YouTube: - Search "documentary, long" in the searchbar and see what turns up. The "long" part will f…
Wow Geoguessr limits to 1 go for free these days. Google really killed off that game by increasing their prices.
Re: Ask HN: Best Sites to Procrastinate
#16Hacker News :-p The Economist. (I prefer to read it on paper though.) Metafilter is also quite good. Or subscribe to one or more newspapers.
> The Economist I wish they’d bring out a monthly edition. I too like the paper based format but I just can’t keep up with weekly editions. I have subscribed and then cancelled a couple of subscriptions with them over the years as I’d just end up with a stack of unread issues each time.
It’s a very dense publication indeed.
I have also canceled my subscription. These days I just go to the newsstand from time to time and get an issue when I feel like it.
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#17CRPG Addict
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#18Re: Ask HN: Best Sites to Procrastinate
#19Wikipedia. You can go down some fun rabbit-holes there, and when a topic intrigues you, search engines will take you even farther.
How to find interesting wiki links? I am interested in science and philosophy.
Wikipedia Portals were built for this.
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#20HistoricAerials.com -- look up satellite photos of your area, or any area of interest, as far back as the 30s.