Meteor said:
What would you consider a good pastime, then?
A productive hobby comes to mind, but I generally need inspiration for that, so it's not something I can do constantly.
Talking to people is fun too, but there's not always something interesting to talk about, and it can be a bit tiring when overdone.
Meditation is also something that can only be done so much without overdoing it; it's probably just because I'm still new, but if I do too much without resting, the energy starts to overwhelm me a bit. Same with exercising, where the body physically needs rest afterwards.
Reading or watching a story is a nice way for me to relaxedly quell my boredom when I have nothing else to do, and playing a video game is nice when I want something more interactive. I don't see those things as poison as they can be quite stimulating mentally and emotionally for me, and if I'm playing a game then I can listen to recordings of studying material at the same time, which helps me study more without getting bored; similarly to how I was always working out random mathematical formulas out of boredom in class back when I was in school regardless of the subject, but still registered what the teacher talked about and memorised it. To me, it seems quite useful and convenient.
Even so, hearing your opinion made me wonder if you have any suggestions for other ways to pass the time. Perhaps I could give some of them a try sometime?
Have a look at your 5th house. What sign is on the cusp? What planets are inside it, if any? What is its ruler and where is it? Take a note of this data for yourself. Do not share the here. The V house shows about forms of recreation that are suitable to you, beyond any jewish brainwashing. It shows how you can have fun. Everything else that is not supported by your chart is enemy conditioning.
Narrowing recreation to tv and videogames is too simplistic, as we are all individuals. Music (listening, playing, singing, composing...), gardening, sports, art (not watching it but actually producing it), fashion, mechanics and engineering (such as building stuff, repairing stuff, designing stuff...), science (experiments, reading up on it and discussing it, thinking about it and coming out with your own stuff), foreign languages. There are many things. It is not just about being productive. Recreation focuses more on enjoyment but enjoyment is not supposed to make you dumb and brainwash you.
Multitasking like you described is a jewish invention. If you chase two birds, you'll lose both. That is why we SS have void meditation: it disciplines our mind and teaches that the best results are got by focusing your energies on one task at a time. Would you rather have outstanding performance in anything that matters to you or half-ass them?
If you need to be playing videogames while you're focusing on your studies, then you haven't found a proper study method that works for you. Your time is better find trying other methods. One mistake commonly made in studying is cramming stuff. You need to take regular, short breaks when you study and when you work. Generally, staying more than 50 minutes on one thing will not work for most people. You'll only remember the first things you learnt and the last things.
A good method for pacing yourself is using the pomodoro technique. A good read to understand how to learn efficiently, which is not by cramming and rote repetition, is the book
Limitless by Jim Qwik. It approaches things properly by addressing Motivation, Mindset and Methods. If you read it and apply the advice contained therein, it will help you make strong improvements in all areas of your life.
Reading fiction (a story, like you said) is better than watching because your right hemisphere of the brain is activated, while you imagine what you read. If you don't do that automatically, you should. Watching just feeds you everything, so your brain remains offline. Reading fiction is best suited in the evening, to relax your mind and prepare you for sleep, instead of damaging it with blue light from screens and other detrimental forms of radiation that come from them.
As for physical exercise, the body needs rest, like you said, but rest and recovery are very subjective and based on your level of physical conditioning. Athletes and military (during training stages) train 4 to 7 hours everyday (sometimes military does more than that). For my former colleague in the athletics division, running 5 km in 17 minutes was like a short walk in the park for the average person. That is the extent of damage a sedentary lifestyle has done to people. That also doesn't mean people should go from 0 to 100 overnight. Physical conditioning is built gradually and with patience.
Most people also don't need the level of conditioning of an athlete or active infantry nor should they spend all that time daily on training, yet there are people who are more suited to athletic hobbies, such as people with Aries on the cusp of the 5th house or even Sagittarius. These people are supposed to build a benchmark above people with different recreational interests or professions. Some do, some do not because they have been brainwashing into the way of cookie-cutters and have never bother to do enough introspection to know who they, rather than who they have been conditioned to be.
As for boredom, that is due to enemy conditioning too. It arises from the luck of goals in life. Do you have any goals? If yes, what are they and what steps are you taking to achieve them? If no, think about your dream, analyse if they are compatible with your soul and turn the suitable ones into goals and pursue them. Boredom is born of out of self-ignorance.
Regarding poison, aside from things like alcohol, drugs and smoking (vaping = smoking) that are to be kept to 0 at all times, one must learn how to indulge into them. How does one do that? By thinking about it, questioning things.
:arrow: Does playing games/watching TV more than 1 hour a day or a couple of hours in the weekend TRULY benefit me in any way?
:arrow: Where does being a robot like most NPCs lead me?
:arrow: Should I sit for more than X minutes consecutively? What happens to my body when I sit for X minutes/hours?
:arrow: What happens to my brain when I do X activity for Y amount of time?
:arrow: What happens to my eyes when I watch a screen for certain amounts of time?
We have the most advanced brain on the planet, which is more advanced than any quantum supercomputer. All that needs to be done is to use it and learn how to do so. You do not learn how to use your mind, body, soul, etc. by keeping them mostly inactive because you are bored. The goal of human beings is to evolve and move forward. Stagnation, which is a negative manifestation of tamas, does the exact opposite.