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recommendations for content for downtime (lemmy.blahaj.zone)

submitted 1 month ago by scuppie@lemmy.blahaj.zone to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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Hi, looking for suggestions for apps/instances/websites for end of day chilling. I woke up in the middle of the night and can't sleep. Phone addict that I am i reach for lemmy and mastodon and.. no I doomscrolled all day, i don't want any more of this right now.

I am politically engaged, I do care. But it's no benefit to anyone if I stay awake getting angry about tech bros and fascism and warzones when I should be resting or sleeping.

So, general recommendations also welcome for other users too but if you're answering for me, please keep in mind the 3am scenario, meaning:

No videos or podcast/audio books

No brain or text heavy content, no articles or ebooks

Simple, short, funny happy stuff. That also fits well on a phone screen. Webcomics are good, but like The Far Side or Perry Bible Fellowship. Not like Calvin and Hobbes or anything I need to enlarge to read.

I also prefer scrollable media like lemmy and mastodon where you can just stop at any point. You don't have to come back to it later or feel like you have to finish the chapter etc.

Thanks in advance, hope you're all keeping your mental health protected too.

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[–] solrize@lemmy.ml 11 points 1 month ago (1 children)

The screen light will mess with your sleep cycle. Put on some quiet music and listen to it with the screen shut off and your eyes closed.

[–] Suck_on_my_Presence@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago

I recommend the Journey soundtrack

[–] 200ok@lemmy.world 7 points 1 month ago

Have a separate Lemmy account that only subscribes to the "simple, short, funny happy stuff."

[–] turkalino@lemmy.yachts 1 points 1 month ago

Heathcliff is my personal favorite one-panel comic

Using an RSS app like Feedly to subscribe to different comics can be fun. Also comics communities on Lemmy

[–] saigot@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

I strongly recommend something screen off, either podcasts or audiobooks. I listen to an audiobook every night before bed with my wife with a sleep timer set.

If that's too stimulating for your brain, choose a less cerebral book.