I changed my lifestyle from mainly indoor hobbies (series/movies/games/music) to mainly outdoor activities.
I bought a dog, I started riding mountainbikes again (as I did when I was a kid) and I got into bushcraft. Now I live off grid with solar and firewood.
In a sense I replaced the grinding part I did in the MMOs with taking care of the property.
I hand fell trees and process them for firewood, the branches go into a wood chipper. I trim the grass, use pruning shears etc.
I live in a timber house that's 125 years old, there's always something to work on be it painting, renovating etc. It's fun to develop real skills and use power tools. There's immense satisfaction in seeing the results of your own work.
When I want to play I ride my bikes (I also enjoy servicing them); I still enjoy music and movies/series but I no longer have any interest in actually gaming. I occasionally read/watch videos about it as a nostalgia trip.
I feel inspired by your comment. I have gone through burn out, found unable to satisfy myself with gaming as I used to, and I am called to the wild and real work with my hands, that for the time being I am completely unable to indulge in. I am working on getting there, but for now I stare at my Steam account after work to decompress, unexcited by anything, bored to the gills, while deep in my heart all I want is to go mountain biking with a dog, carving wood, fixing a house and reading philosophy under a tree. I am still a few months away from being able to do all that, and it’s excruciating.
Sounds like you're close, well done! I can relate to no longer being fulfilled gaming. Satisfaction feels a lot more elusive for me these days, and gaming presents it so easily. I think that's why it's way harder now for me to be satisfied with slow burn hobbies.
I bought a dog, I started riding mountainbikes again (as I did when I was a kid) and I got into bushcraft. Now I live off grid with solar and firewood.
In a sense I replaced the grinding part I did in the MMOs with taking care of the property.
I hand fell trees and process them for firewood, the branches go into a wood chipper. I trim the grass, use pruning shears etc.
I live in a timber house that's 125 years old, there's always something to work on be it painting, renovating etc. It's fun to develop real skills and use power tools. There's immense satisfaction in seeing the results of your own work.
When I want to play I ride my bikes (I also enjoy servicing them); I still enjoy music and movies/series but I no longer have any interest in actually gaming. I occasionally read/watch videos about it as a nostalgia trip.