How to fight blah-dness?

[cheez]

I find that as I get older, everything feels beige. A good meal ain't what it used to be, beautiful sights are just meh, even riding just doesn't have the appeal it used to. I call this "The Blahs"- everything just feels blah.

What are your strategies for fighting The Blahs? How do you keep your life interesting and filled with things you want to do? How do you offset the mediocrity of work with things that make up for that part of your life, or at least give it enough value to keep on doing it?

Kids? Adventures? Helping Others? What keeps your Blahs away?

 

[HappyHighwayman]

Drugs and alcohol

 

[Abacinator]

batin'

 

[CDONA]

Channelling my inner hermit, so as to ignore the greying of my life with 'rona

That and surf music

 

[Blankpage]

Move to a third world shithole country with inadequate housing, healthcare, plumbing, no running water, no internet...
Return to California after a decade and blahs will be cured.

 

[Eldritch]

Move to a third world shithole country with inadequate housing, healthcare, plumbing, no running water, no internet...
Return to California after a decade and blahs will be cured.

Wait. So you are saying move to Lake County and then come back to CA where it is the same, but with working Plumbing?

:laughing

 

[budman]

Tough during these times.

Tried a few things here that helped. Budman Tales, the hat thread.. etc.

Chores at the house.. swimming and limiting myself to healthy eating.
Dropping some weight has kept the blahs away to some regard.

Watching racing on TV helps.

The ground hog life is tough to deal with anyway though.

Before the Covid.. riding and also it was going to the bar :laughing

 

[lefty]

I am in the exact same place. I have a shed full of RC planes, some of which have NEVER been flown. I have backpacks full of gear, but I have not gone in over a year.

I decided to cut WAAAAY back on my alcohol consumption. I did dust off the mtb and started riding to work, 2 days/week. I have also started fishing again- but I still have the BLAHS.

 

[DesiDucati]

I am in the exact same place. I have a shed full of RC planes, some of which have NEVER been flown. I have backpacks full of gear, but I have not gone in over a year.

I decided to cut WAAAAY back on my alcohol consumption. I did dust off the mtb and started riding to work, 2 days/week. I have also started fishing again- but I still have the BLAHS.

I love flying RC Planes! You can still fly them at Rancho San Antonio Flying Field. Just be sure to wear a mask and follow the rules there.

Rancho San Antonio Flying Field

https://goo.gl/maps/FULzaA6yxh4tfWYQ8

 

[lefty]

Desi-

I used to fly there often. Yes, it's a great place. I fly near my house, at Bedwell-Bayfront park. What do you fly? I mailny fly Parkzone Electric WW2 planes.

 

[cheez]

Desi-

I used to fly there often. Yes, it's a great place. I fly near my house, at Bedwell-Bayfront park. What do you fly? I mailny fly Parkzone Electric WW2 planes.

I had a Thunder Tiger Trainer 40 for a while but it didn't scratch the itch I needed scratched- I think only flying lessons and a pilot's license of my own will scratch it.

 

[DesiDucati]

I’m in the drone phase and mostly pilot my drones in Rancho San Antonio or Serra Park. They are much easier to control and crash less often.

 

[Melissa]

blah exists so we can know pure joy.

 

[Smash Allen]

try going on a dopamine fast, then the blah will become vivid

 

[budman]

blah exists so we can know pure joy.

I thought that was what racing was for.. pure joy. :teeth

Really... great way to look at it :thumbup

 

[gixxerjeff]

I’m in the opening countless threads I have little intention of contributing to phase. They are much easier to control and crash less often.

:teeth

 

[rtmac]

youtu.be/_2wCsKesh8I

 

[TylerW]

I left the bay area, moved across the country to a place I'd never lived or never thought I'd live, made new friends, and in doing all of this, explored a completely different possibility space.

It's probably not the most repeatable advice.