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[-] arararagi@ani.social 6 points 1 month ago

Would finally make my dream game.

[-] Zorsith@lemmy.blahaj.zone 6 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Work on myself for a good long while, then live a quiet happy life with some cats and, should i be so lucky, a partner i have mutual love and respect with.

See how deep the ADHD-hobby-collection rabbit hole can go 😁

[-] barneypiccolo@lemm.ee 6 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Making music, and building guitars. That's all.

[-] blarghly@lemmy.world 6 points 1 month ago

I achieved this 2 years ago. I spend my time rock climbing, travelling to rock climbing, hanging with friends, lifting, running, tackling little diy projects, working part time in a fun job to get some extra spending money, and trying to sleep with as many hot women as possible.

This is a lot of fun, and I highly recommend it.

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[-] Cryophilia@lemmy.world 6 points 1 month ago
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[-] Almacca@aussie.zone 6 points 1 month ago

Chill on the couch. Watch Youtube. Go for bike rides. Learn the ukulele and go busking for fun. Do papercraft. I was able to do this for about 5 years, and then I had to go back to work, just as I was really getting my creative juices going.

[-] Wahots@pawb.social 6 points 1 month ago

I'd love to go back to school, not for better grades, but purely for learning. There are some interesting af fields out there!

[-] andrewta@lemmy.world 6 points 1 month ago

Define basic needs.

Is that just food water shelter utilities Healthcare clothing?

Does it include entertainment?

Travel?

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[-] RBWells@lemmy.world 6 points 1 month ago

This depends. But based on how much I have, one of these:

Open a small bar/tapas place in my neighborhood.

Travel

Do what I do when not working - garden, read, exercise, take care of the land & the animals, go see live music.

[-] Akasazh@feddit.nl 5 points 1 month ago

Make a tiny caravan and travel all over

[-] undefined@lemmy.hogru.ch 5 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

I’d sell all my things to just travel. Living in one place and being stuck in a routine is like a mental prison for me.

[-] kittenzrulz123@lemmy.blahaj.zone 5 points 1 month ago

Id probrally learn programming and become a Linux distro/software maintainer for projects like Debian and maybe Libreboot.

[-] jordanlund@lemmy.world 5 points 1 month ago

Retire. Fighting my medical conditions is a full time job as it is.

[-] SmokedBillionaire@sh.itjust.works 5 points 1 month ago

All I want to do in life is make music, woodworking, and gardening for food. I would do that until I expired with a smile on my face.

[-] twice_hatch@midwest.social 5 points 1 month ago

Write, program, cook, maybe have sex

[-] BackgrndNoize@lemmy.world 5 points 1 month ago

I'd travel, try new cuisine, and I'd also pick up jobs for short stints to pick up skills, almost like journeyman apprentice, I'd also do some kind of social work, and go back to academia with the intent to actually learn and not just to get a degree and get a job, but to potentially do some actual research and development

[-] whotookkarl@lemmy.world 5 points 1 month ago

Today being labor day I would go down to the protest downtown, instead I'm going to the office to do as little work as I can manage, maybe have a couple meetings to slow other people down today too

[-] bizzle@lemmy.world 5 points 1 month ago

Same thing I do for money now, handyman shit

[-] GreenKnight23@lemmy.world 5 points 1 month ago

I would make handcrafted furniture, work on my garden, and contribute to open source software that supports both farming and woodcrafts.

[-] nylo@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 1 month ago
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[-] xorollo@leminal.space 5 points 1 month ago
[-] lightnsfw@reddthat.com 5 points 1 month ago

Make and restore furniture. Build shit. Garden. Read. Organize and fill out my media library. Learn programming and try to fix some of the problems I'm dealing with on Linux. Probably socialize more because I wouldn't be tired of dealing with people and stressed out from work all the time.

[-] Cruxifux@feddit.nl 5 points 1 month ago

Exercise, play music, go jogging around town and meet new people all the time. Basically what I do now except not having to condense it into the little time I have off.

[-] Delphia@lemmy.world 5 points 1 month ago

If I were rich Id open a "Nerd-pub" board games, tabletop games, arcade machines, pool tables, pinball machines...

If I were just "doing ok" id probably start a youtube channel buying really cheap cars of FB marketplace and just reviewing how much of a piece of shit I've bought this month.

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[-] adp1314@lemmy.world 4 points 1 month ago

I can answer this because it's true. I work out daily, cook every meal, hangout all day with my dogs, explore YouTube rabbit holes, and read scifi. Without an alarm, I'm suddenly a morning person. Up by five with energy. I'm trying to figure out my next move. Weird thing is, it's probably another career. Just on my terms

[-] Peasley@lemmy.world 4 points 1 month ago

I'd grow food. Good food, and way more than I or my family could possibly eat. I'd also grow beautiful, ecosystem-supporting native plants. I'd offer to do the same for my neighbors who dont enjoy such things, or who just want a beautiful and functional yard.

With my leftover time i'd go hiking a couple times a week, and I'd read scientific literature when the sun goes down.

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[-] Thassodar@lemm.ee 4 points 1 month ago

Make music, check it out:

www.thassodar.com

I don't make money from it so I'd still do it even if all my needs were met.

[-] monkeyslikebananas2@lemmy.world 4 points 1 month ago

I’d be a teacher

[-] aturtlesdream@lemmy.world 4 points 1 month ago

Run an animal sanctuary and grow lots of veggies and flowers

[-] TheDoozer@lemmy.world 4 points 1 month ago

Short answer: work less.

Long answer: I actually enjoy my job, and have for a long time. If I had won several million long ago I would have kept my job because it (most of the time) was very fulfilling and important, though it has largely wrecked my body.

Now I can't fly anymore, so while my job is still important and fulfilling, it's not nearly as exciting, and I am constantly crazy busy, so I'd love to cut my hours about in half, probably. I'd still want to work.

Oh, and I'd build a forge in my backyard. So maybe work the same amount, but some of my time crafting things.

[-] anachrohack@lemmy.world 4 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

I'll tell you what I'd do, man...

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[-] rickyrigatoni@lemm.ee 4 points 1 month ago

i'd pick a direction and start walking.

[-] Landless2029@lemmy.world 4 points 1 month ago

Making furniture with woodworking or maybe kitchen utensils with blacksmithing.

I work in cloud tech. Pretty good at it.

But I feel like I should be doing something with my hands. Like woodworking or blacksmithing.

I live in a apartment so I don't have the space to even try out hobby stuff. It's also expensive to do either.

I settled for electrical stuff and bought a bunch of gear to learn soldering. Playing with breadboard is interesting but I enjoy the soldering more.

[-] Cracks_InTheWalls@sh.itjust.works 4 points 1 month ago

When the weather is good, be outside as much as possible. Do more long-distance, or even multi-day treks. Dick around in the woods more (survival skills for fun, learn more about identifying local plants and fungi, etc). Bring a book and some basic snacks, and hang out in public park space more often (we've got some beautiful spaces here). Basically just a lot more exploration, primarily on foot, bike, or skateboard depending on distance and energy level.

When the weather is crap, spend more time keeping my place in order and looking nice. Listen to music, read books, maybe try and get more deliberate about a writing habit. Pick a public indoor space of some kind and become a regular. Maybe volunteer.

Spend more time working on good habits to keep the energy level up for the above long term.

[-] DamienGramatacus@lemmy.world 4 points 1 month ago

Volunteer at a rescue centre to help the dogs and other animals

[-] SoftestSapphic@lemmy.world 4 points 1 month ago

Purse writing

Help my community with the things I have expertise in.

Have children

[-] vin@lemmynsfw.com 3 points 1 month ago

Politics. Gotta ensure that utopia survives and expands

[-] venusaur@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Go around pantsing people all day. Go so hard that it starts to feel like work. Then pants myself and end it all.

[-] OmegaLemmy@discuss.online 3 points 1 month ago

I would find work where I enjoy myself, and get a hobby of travelling the world and documenting cultures

[-] Sp00kyB00k@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago

The same life but without the pressure of a job.

[-] addiks@feddit.org 3 points 1 month ago

I'd make a few kids with my wife, make my private pilot license and travel the world with my family by plane (as the pilot, of course). In the meantime I build aviation related open source software.

[-] Lemming6969@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago

Continue to work and fuck over poor people is very popular.

[-] Norin@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago

I teach philosophy for a living these days.

I’d probably keep doing that, but less of it.

I’d also do a lot of writing.

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