With all the different types of media we consume, I’m curious how you manage time for everything. Movies and TV, podcasts, books, audiobooks, comics, music, video games, online video, etc. Not everyone is into everything, but I’ll bet many of us are into a lot of it.
I tend to watch TV on my schedule, catching up on my lunch hour, or weekends. Occasionally I’ll watch a show when it airs. I tend to be behind on the Netflix movie/show du jour. I’ve never seen House of Cards and haven’t watched Bird Box. I don’t subscribe to any of the premium channels, so miss most of that. Except Game of Thrones, I’ll subscribe just for that one. I do subscribe to DC Universe and have been watching some stuff there when I can. I’ll be all over the Disney service when that comes out.
As for books, I generally read and listen to the same book. Amazon’s whispersync is great for this. I can listen while getting ready for work, pick up reading at the same spot during breakfast, then listen again while I’m driving. I’m also a big comic reader, so I have to split my time between comics and prose, and sometime feel like I’m behind on both.
After I finish a book, I’ll spend a week, or so, catching up on podcasts (and reading older comic runs). Podcasts aren’t as important to me, so I can wait on those. I’ll listen to my favorites the day they come out, but I can wait on others. Also, I don’t listen to every episode of every podcast I subscribe to, only the ones with topics I’m interested in.
Youtube when I can, or when I’m bored.
Last is video games. I like video games a lot, but I know I can get drawn in and end up sacrificing everything else. So, thankfully, I’ve learned to limit my time playing, and how often I play.
Of course, sometimes I get home from work, I’m so tired, and don’t want to do anything.