A combat weatherman perhaps, lol! By manual do you mean just picking things up and putting them down or like a trade?

like a trade

I am pretty good at welding

Honestly, have you considered being a Hull Technician in the Navy?

The Navy is the more "blue-collar tradesman" part of the military. Air Force is the more "I like computers and do calculus for fun" part of the military.

My dad was in the navy and that sounded basically the same

Air force I mean

I've never thought about the navy

Just something to think about...

@Trashboat Excellent work!

@Trashboat if u like picking things up and putting them down, go Marine Corps

Hard no

@Trashboat Something like aviation tech, admin, comm or intel

@Jason - CT Is that a question?

Suggestions

@Trashboat I was in the Navy. Nuclear Electronics Technician. 6 years.

Y’all got any advice on how to pick new hobbies?

I’ve had an enlightening conversation on how dangerous video games are in so much as they are a false sense of accomplishment.

Do you play an instrument? Play an instrument.

I don’t live alone tho

I play guitar with headphones 🤷

Chad

You don't need to turn an amp very loud either

Just do lots of different stuff until you find something you like. I pick up a new hobby every couple years, but I'm always picking stuff up and putting it back down

I have way too many hobbies I have to decide what to focus on

Yeah my only hobby is playing video games and that’s really the only thing I do aside from work eat sleep

@Trashboat What are your current hobbies? Be honest, even it it's currently just videogames lol.

Yeah that’s it

@Trashboat Hmm. Well I'll tell you upfront, growing up with the vidya, it becomes a part of you. Practically a substitute for the mythos and adventure lacking in the white man's modern life. So don't expect to quit 100% for at least another couple of years, if that's your goal.

Sec I got more to say gotta get chicken outta the oven

Do it up brother

Anyways, that was the impression I got since you mentioned your iron pilling on them being a perpetual cycle of short term gratification that goes no where etc etc

(That you want to quit)

So currently, for the past couple years, I'll probably play three-four top notch games a year, typically binging by spending all my free time on them for a week or so until I finish them. E.g. Witcher 3, Cuphead, right now Im looking for to remake of RE2 and Cyberpunk 2077

But, for about two years before that, (I'm 23 and halfway through with college, fyi,) I stopped playing all MMOs, league, etc. and only did FPS's or more casual things like Rocket League just to interact with some old friends and my male relatives

a social activity

then, for a year before that tapering began, I began taking care of my daughters. So naturally, as I graduated high school, began college, work, etc. I simply stayed busy enough to where I didnt have the time to play, sucked sometimes but I got used to it

So my suggestion is on the video games alongside whatever you figure out for the hobbies, (getting to that in a bit,)

try to do something similar. I know a few guys on IE play some more low-investment titles like FortNite, so reach out on the national fireside. (unless you're a shit player that brings the team down, would hate to force that on them haha but I doubt you're bad,) with the rule being you'll only play with other IE guys, and perhaps one single player title every month or two

Definitely the first step is to stop playing MMO's, DOTA, or even for a game like Overwatch don't play ranked anymore, or if you do adhere to that rule of only doing it to socialize with IRL or IE friends etc.

Anything that's a time sink