Guys I’m in a slump, I keep having the same fight every time I feel bored and want to go out to do something and I can’t because I don’t know what to do because I don’t even know what kinds of things I can do, like what classification of activity I should pick. And even when I do pick an activity class I’m paralyzed with the decisions regarding how to execute that activity. It’s a 3dimentional puzzle of trying to find what doesn’t make me miserable, is actually available to me, and I understand.
Here is my current list of activity classes, I keep it as an Obsidian Kanban board where each lane is a my opinion. What classifications should I add or if you have any ideas for what specific things I can do I’d really appreciate that too.
I’m based in Brooklyn
New things
- [ ] Hobbyist Groups Model Building, Gardening Clubs #social
- [ ] Joining Environmental Groups #social
Want to do
- [ ] Volunteering at Charities #social #commitment
- [ ] Calligraphy #lazy #equipment
- [ ] Electronic Circuit Building #equipment #alone
- [ ] Skating Inline, Ice #sport #inside #winter
- [ ] Kickboxing #sport
- [ ] Canoeing #sport #social #outside
- [ ] Volleyball #sport #social #club #outside
- [ ] Handmade Jewelry #equipment #class
- [ ] Robotics #equipment #expensive #alone
- [ ] Electronic Music Production #alone #class
- [ ] Nature Walks for Relaxation #alone
- [ ] Listening to Calming Music #alone
- [ ] Progressive Muscle Relaxation #alone
- [ ] Joining a Film Club #club
- [ ] Community Art Classes #social #class
- [ ] Collage Making #materials
- [ ] Baking as a creative activity #lazy #home #materials
- [ ] Music Composition #lazy
- [ ] Sewing #art #equipment
- [ ] Coffee Latte Art #class #equipment
- [ ] Swimming
Don’t want to do
- [ ] Volunteering for Political Causes #social
- [ ] Participating in Dance Classes #social
- [ ] Joining a Choir or Music Group #social
- [ ] Language Exchange Clubs #social #club
- [ ] Furniture Restoration #expensive #materials #resources
- [ ] Garden Design #outside
- [ ] Film Making #art #equipment
- [ ] Rugby #sport #social #club
- [ ] Lacrosse #sport #social #club #outside
- [ ] Dodgeball #sport #social #club #outside
- [ ] Ultimate Frisbee #sport #social #club #outside
- [ ] Parkour #sport #social #outside
- [ ] Wrestling #sport #social #club #inside
- [ ] Surfing #sport #summer #outside
- [ ] Snowboarding #sport #expensive #winter
- [ ] Skiing Alpine or Cross-Country #sport #expensive #winter
- [ ] Rowing #sport #social #club #outside #hard
- [ ] Gymnastics #sport #social #club #inside #hard
- [ ] Cricket #sport #social #club #outside
- [ ] Basketball #sport #sport #social #club #outside
- [ ] Football/Soccer #sport #social #club #outside
- [ ] Weight Lifting #sport #club #hard
- [ ] Rock Climbing #sport
- [ ] Martial Arts Karate, Judo #sport
- [ ] Dancing various styles #sport #club #social
Planning
- [ ] Volunteer at animal shelter
- [ ] Pottery #art #expensive #equipment
- [ ] Sculpting #art #expensive #equipment
Doing
- [ ] Reading manga #lazy
Will do it again
- [ ] Deep Breathing Exercises #alone
- [ ] Boxing #sport #hard #club #equipment
- [ ] Yoga #sport #inside #alone #club
- [ ] Hiking #sport #outside
- [ ] Swimming #sport #club
- [ ] Spas #lazy #expensive
- [ ] Writing Journaling, Novels, Poetry #art
- [ ] Playing a Musical Instrument #art
- [ ] Attending Networking Events #social
- [ ] Aromatherapy #therapy
- [ ] Massage Therapy
- [ ] Herbal Therapy #therapy
- [ ] Tea Ceremonies #alone
- [ ] Mobile App Development
- [ ] Open Source Contributions
- [ ] Going to a comedy show #outside #lazy
Did it once
- [ ] Photography #art #equipment
- [ ] Joining a Book Club #social
- [ ] Cycling #sport #equipment #outside
- [ ] Drawing #art #skilled
- [ ] Painting #art #equipment
- [ ] Scuba diving
Do it with friends
- [ ] Attending Community Festivals #social
- [ ] Attending Concerts and Live Performances #social
- [ ] Cooking Classes with Friends #social #class #club
Hated it
- [ ] Meditation #alone
- [ ] Running #sport #outside #hard
- [ ] Sitting in Silence
Used to do it but its over
- [ ] Gaming Communities Online or Offline #social
- [ ] Tennis #sport #social #club #outside


Based on the stuff you didn’t like it sounds like you want something challenging but not too hard and something in a group or duo instead of solo. Maybe a team sport that people don’t take very seriously like join a bowling league or amateur league for something you used to play. If I’m ever really stuck I’ll read some philosophy for inspiration on what to do, ethics are normative so they might help in motivating a specific choice over another. Maybe In Praise of Idleness by Bertrand Russell for a short essay or for something more substantive but not dry or boring Knowledge, Reality, and Value by Michael Huemer.