# What Do You Do to Relax? **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [March 22, 2024, 11:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-do-to-relax/999228 "2024-03-22T23:26:15Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Aspenglow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aspenglow/32/76_2.png) [@Aspenglow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aspenglow)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2024, 3:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-do-to-relax/999228/21 "2024-03-23T03:50:26Z")
Pour a glass of nice wine, climb into the hot tub and gaze at the stars until I turn into a giant prune. Get lost in a good book. Take a long walk in the woods. Spend time training my dog. Entertain friends or call a close friend for a fun chat. Play with oil paints. These all work well. ---
**Author:** ![Gatopescado](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gatopescado/32/5711_2.png) [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2024, 4:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-do-to-relax/999228/22 "2024-03-23T04:01:45Z")
You and I are so alike! I pour a glass of the hot tub and gaze at the oil paints until I turn into my dog. I get lost in the woods. I spend time training my close friend. ---
**Author:** ![puzzlegal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/puzzlegal/32/3827_2.png) [@puzzlegal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/puzzlegal)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2024, 4:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-do-to-relax/999228/23 "2024-03-23T04:52:59Z")
Catan and nonograms mostly. There are other games that i play, but those are my go-to games for chilling out. ---
**Author:** ![Dung\_Beetle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dung_beetle/32/7945_2.png) [@Dung\_Beetle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dung_Beetle)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2024, 1:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-do-to-relax/999228/24 "2024-03-23T13:49:19Z")
Always interesting to get up in the morning and see what I posted the night before! ---
**Author:** ![Tibby](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tibby/32/17030_2.png) [@Tibby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tibby)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2024, 2:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-do-to-relax/999228/25 "2024-03-23T14:17:21Z")
**What Do You Do to Relax?** Work. I retired from medicine (not very relaxing) a few years ago, and now design websites and manage social media accounts for a number of small business clients. This involves a lot of graphic design, video editing/compositing, and photo-manipulation. It allows me to express my artistic side, which medicine never did. I give my clients much more of my time than they pay for because I love this work, and I’m a perfectionist. It relaxes me. It doesn’t feel like a job at all. Cooking also relaxes me. ---
**Author:** ![Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/qadgop_the_mercotan/32/83_2.png) [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qadgop_the_Mercotan)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2024, 2:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-do-to-relax/999228/26 "2024-03-23T14:21:45Z")
Cooking, genealogy, extreme sneezing. ---
**Author:** ![NegativeZer0](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/negativezer0/32/14307_2.png) [@NegativeZer0](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NegativeZer0)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2024, 3:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-do-to-relax/999228/27 "2024-03-23T15:49:29Z")
How is Catan on mobile?? I have always been curious. I love the board game, but never knew about the mobile version. ---
**Author:** ![puzzlegal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/puzzlegal/32/3827_2.png) [@puzzlegal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/puzzlegal)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2024, 4:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-do-to-relax/999228/28 "2024-03-23T16:24:37Z")
> > > Become a Conqueror, Explorer and Merchant! The race to settle Catan has begun... I play against bots, but there used to be (maybe still is) a way to play with other people. ---
**Author:** ![racer72](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/racer72/32/3075_2.png) [@racer72](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/racer72)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2024, 4:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-do-to-relax/999228/29 "2024-03-23T16:42:53Z")
I like woodworking. I’m far from being a pro like the guys that make You Tube videos but it is relaxing to me. Plus it gives me an excuse to buy a new power tool I will only use a few times a year. The only downfall is my wife complaining about the sawdust that accumulates on her car. ---
**Author:** ![brasstacks](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/d26b3c/32.png) [@brasstacks](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brasstacks)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2024, 4:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-do-to-relax/999228/30 "2024-03-23T16:44:29Z")
She needs to shut the fuck up and let you relax. I’m kidding of course. ---
**Author:** ![Gatopescado](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gatopescado/32/5711_2.png) [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2024, 7:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-do-to-relax/999228/31 "2024-03-23T19:33:56Z")
I hear ya. Kinda like little Easter Eggs to yourself. Any post of mine time-stamped after, say 8pm local should not be taken too seriously. ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2024, 7:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-do-to-relax/999228/32 "2024-03-23T19:46:04Z")
> [@racer72](#): > > I like woodworking. I’m far from being a pro like the guys that make You Tube videos but it is relaxing to me. Plus it gives me an excuse to buy a new power tool I will only use a few times a year. I really miss my shop. When we decided to go to apartment living, I sold nearly all of my power tools, both free-standing and handheld. I did keep some of my hand tools (planes and some others), but really have no use for them. They’re in a box in my daughter’s garage. Nowadays I fuss on the computer and occasionally glance at my Strat sitting in its stand with a fine coat of dust on it. My motivation has gone the way of the callouses on my fingertips. I do still cook, just not as much as I used to. ---
**Author:** ![burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/burpo_the_wonder_mutt/32/365_2.png) [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2024, 1:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-do-to-relax/999228/33 "2024-03-24T13:56:05Z")
When things have hit rock bottom, I take down one of Stephen King’s early novels and plow through. Instant catharsis. There’s nothing worse than getting trapped in a school bus full of vampire children. ---
**Author:** ![deltogre](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/deltogre/32/5041_2.png) [@deltogre](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/deltogre)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2024, 2:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-do-to-relax/999228/34 "2024-03-24T14:28:53Z")
Definitely guitar. I love beer and weed, but nothing relaxes me and sets me straight like playing the guitar. Music is magical. ---
**Author:** ![velomont](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/8491ac/32.png) [@velomont](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/velomont)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2024, 10:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-do-to-relax/999228/35 "2024-03-25T22:09:21Z")
> [@deltogre](#): > > Definitely guitar. I love beer Me too. I’ll be retiring in a few months and really look forward to spending a lot of time noodling on my guitars I also love micro-brews I love also going to a cafe or bar and killing a few hours with some coffee or a few glasses of dry red wine and a good book. ---
**Author:** ![deltogre](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/deltogre/32/5041_2.png) [@deltogre](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/deltogre)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2024, 1:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-do-to-relax/999228/36 "2024-03-26T01:22:19Z")
Man. If you are in Central Ohio, DM me. I have a few real kicked back “open mikes” that are worth sitting in on. ---
**Author:** ![velomont](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/8491ac/32.png) [@velomont](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/velomont)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2024, 1:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-do-to-relax/999228/37 "2024-03-26T01:48:10Z")
Sounds like a good time. Alas I’m up in Montreal, soon to be in Ottawa. ---
**Author:** ![TRC4941](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/trc4941/32/6792_2.png) [@TRC4941](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TRC4941)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2024, 3:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-do-to-relax/999228/38 "2024-03-27T15:53:38Z")
Take a walk in the woods. Watch an old movie. Read Crossword puzzles Play Wordle, Quordle & Octordle. On a warm summer’s day: Adirondak chair with foot stool, a Diet Coke, a bag of chips, and either a book/Kindle, magazines or a crossword puzzle. 🌞 🌞 ---
**Author:** ![SuntanLotion](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/suntanlotion/32/16165_2.png) [@SuntanLotion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SuntanLotion)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2024, 4:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-do-to-relax/999228/39 "2024-03-27T16:15:23Z")
Octordle!? runs off… ---
**Author:** ![Briny\_Deep](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/briny_deep/32/17188_2.png) [@Briny\_Deep](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Briny_Deep)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2024, 4:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-do-to-relax/999228/40 "2024-03-27T16:17:44Z")
Practice piano. When I’m feeling stressed out, practicing in a very particular and focused way is quite meditative. On these occasions I don’t play freely for fun, and I don’t play for Art, whatever that is – instead I focus on a little bit of business, a challenging 8-note passage in the left hand or whatever, and play it over and over (and over) trying to achieve perfection of tone and perfect dynamic control. This can turn into a 20-minute rabbit hole that absolutely resets my mind, completely aside from learning to play better. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-do-to-relax/999228.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-do-to-relax/999228.md?page=3)