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I’m trying to stop doomscrolling and also trying to reduce negative social media.
It’s been really hard trying to replace it with other hobbies due to multiple barriers but all I can do is try to reduce
Yeah doomscrolling is not worth your time or the little bit of sanity you have left. I like to play games like cribbage, 500, chess, backgammon, mahjong. The world is your oyster these days.
I used to enjoy Solitaire until Microsoft stuffed it with ads, levels, pop ups for premium and sound effects that turn themselves back on if muted. They made a basic game unplayable… do I have to buy a pack of physical cards? lol.
(Actually they are cheap… but impractical on bed days and the cat would sit on or eat them.)
I played Minecraft single player but it gets depressing and boring after a while
For solitaire, try this one - https://worldofsolitaire.com/ - ads easily blocked and it's free. I've never had any trouble muting sound or choosing other options/settings. Has easy versions and difficult versions of most of the games.
Thanks