62 Fulfilling Things To Do With Your Time Instead Of Being Consumed By Media And Technology
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62 Fulfilling Things To Do With Your Time Instead Of Being Consumed By Media And Technology

Remember how your mom always nagged you to go outside and play.

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62 Fulfilling Things To Do With Your Time Instead Of Being Consumed By Media And Technology
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In this day and age, it's pretty hard to do things with our time that don't involve the fancy high tech gadgets of the 21st century that break our necks, give us bad posture, and horrible social skills, and it's not because these other things aren't as fun as these technological gadgets. It's because we've become to caught up and consumed by technology and media- most of it being useless- that we forget how much is out there in the world, offline.

1.Go outside

2.Go for a run.

3.Go for a long bike ride.

4.Go for a walk.

5.Take a hike.

6.Go kayaking.

7.Sailing.

8.Go to a lake.

9.Take a trip to the beach.

10. Build sandcastles at the beach.

11. Go Geocaching.

12. Play volleyball.

13. Play corn hole.

14. Go swimming.

15. Play soccer.

16. Shoot some hoops.

Even if you suck at it.

17. Start a garden.

18. Walk your dog.

19. Don’t have a dog? Play with your pet.

20. Don’t have a pet? Go to the pet store.

21. Go to the zoo.

22. Volunteer at a nursing home.

23. Learn how to knit or crochet.

24. READ A BOOK.

25. Learn how to play an instrument.

26. Learn how to cook something interesting.

27. Go ice skating.

28. Go roller skating.

29. Learn how to long board.

30. Play street hockey with some friends.

31. Play an intense game of 20 questions with someone.

32. Start an extreme “Would you rather game” with a friend.

33. Adventure into a new town.

34. Take a spontaneous road trip.

35. Buy an actual camera and take quality pictures.

36. Try some new (and very different) food from a new place.

37. Paint your nails. Because it’s fun.

38. Do some arts and crafts.

39. Go rock wall climbing.

40. Take a camping trip.

Possibly one of the best and most classic form of technological escape and reconnection.

41. Go fishing.

42. Take trapeze lessons.

43. Do yoga.

44. Play Ping-pong.

45. Play Chinese Ping-pong.

46. Take a ball room, tango, or swing dance lessons.

47. Go snorkeling.

48. Go skinny dipping.

49. Go zip lining.

50. Go to a water park or amusement park.

51. Go to paint your own pottery sore.

52. Horseback riding.

53. Read some poetry.

54. Write your own poetry. (Or at least attempt to).

55. Buy a blank canvas and paint anything you want.

56. Go skydiving.

For you daredevils and ultimate thrill seekers out there.

57. Build a fort.

58. Build a tree-house.

59. Go to a shooting range.

60. Play miniature golfing.

61. Go to a haunted site.

62. Get rid of anything old and useless you still have lying around that offers you no greater benefit or productive use of your time.

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