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[–] 83 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Telling myself I’ll go to the farmer’s market and then not doing it.

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    [–] 44 points 2 years ago (13 children)

    Working out. (I do it most weekdays, too).

    I work in software, and I've seen far too many guys in my industry who are either skinny as a rail and surviving on Cheetos dust, or painfully overweight. Had several co-workers croak unexpectedly, at shockingly young ages.

    It's a real problem in the industry. People simply plop themselves down at their computers and forget to do anything else for an entire day.

    I have kids, and refuse to let them lose their dad early, so I hit the gym for an hour in the mornings, at least every other day. I do a mix of cardio and weight training. I also never stay seated for longer than 45 minutes.

    Seriously, guys... If you work in the software industry, make a habit of getting up and moving around. It doesn't actually take much to reap enormous benefits just from staying more active.

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  • [–] 14 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    I have an IT company, and believe the same. We’re all working remote, and we organize competitions regularly like who is doing the most interesting sports, making the most progress, being the most consistent, etc.

    I think it’s also important for the long term sustainability of the team too, we want people to have healthy lifestyle balances and not burn out.

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  • [–] 7 points 2 years ago* (2 children)

    I started working out because I was super weak and just had a kid, and I realized there was a legitimate risk that I wouldn't be able to pick up my own child, so I started doing some strength training and holy crap this is amazing. Then I went back to college and lost my workout schedule, but after college I started running the following super smokey summer and didn't make much progress, but this summer I've picked up biking and I'm currently up to about 3 miles of extremely hilly biking every day.

    I seriously forgot how fun biking is, and it's also nice just how much healthier I feel from the regular fitness

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    Everybody else in the group, however...

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  • [–] 8 points 2 years ago*

    Their kid was ill, their partner had a thing, they didn't remember another event that they had previously agreed on, they said yes but they were thinking of another date, "is it for that game? I thought we were gonna play something else.", that's a long weekend week so they had out-of-state plans, etc.. etc..

    I sometimes feel bad for DMs.

    Edit: If I say I'll come, I will come, I'll force myself. Otherwise laziness will get the best of me. Few things I own, better to keep my word.

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    [–] 19 points 2 years ago (4 children)

    Five-a-side football (soccer). I'm not a sporty person, but started going with a local group a few years ago and have reaped the benefits of doing some intensive team exercise once per week. I go with a bunch of guys way older than I am, and it's amazing how fit and healthy they are compared to the average person I meet of their age. I certainly plan to keep this up so long an injury doesn't prevent me.

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    Breathing, even though breathing is extremely dangerous. Evidence shows that 100% of all people who breathe will die. This can be traced back genetically; everyone who breathes was born to people who had also breathed during their lifetimes.

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    [–] 13 points 2 years ago (3 children)

    Apparently, waking up by 6 or 6:30 because my stupid body is on a schedule and we're sticking to it every day, I guess.

    Oh, and laundry. No matter what else I have going on, the laundry never stops.

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    You do that anyway, choose another one.

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    [–] 10 points 2 years ago*

    Reading a book (hopefully)

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    being irritated with myself at the end of it that I didn't get all the chores done

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    [–] 10 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    Gardening and plant care. Winters would be quiet tho

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  • [–] 10 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    What I'd like to do? Play Pente with friends and family in the morning in a cafe. It's an easy going game that you can have conversations over and it is a family favorite of mine.

    Realistically? Forage for mushrooms and be successful at hunting in a post apocalyptic nuclear wasteland.

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    [–] 9 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    I go boxing every weekend I'm home and will keep it up thru retirement just to stay mobile.

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  • [–] 8 points 2 years ago

    Learn something.

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    Hitting the gym

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    [–] 6 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    Any kinda craft. Right now it's basic woodwork and crotchet.

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    DMing Tabletop RPGs

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  • [–] 6 points 2 years ago (3 children)

    eating döner kebab

    oh and also some kind of yoga in a park.

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    [–] 6 points 2 years ago

    Started geocaching, I could definitely see myself doing this every week with my family.

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    Making pancakes for my kids.

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  • [–] 5 points 2 years ago

    Taking a 1 hour nap

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