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AIBU to ask for mentally stimulating solo activities at home?

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Searchingforananswer2023 · 21/03/2026 19:34

Living alone, no friends or family and I was wondering if you have any suggestions for actives to do when alone at home. I have just bought a game of Bananagrams on Vinted as I can complete that alone. What else do you do that is mentally stimulating and can be done alone? I am looking for activities that I can get absorbed in

The following are a given: reading, watching a series, word searches, cooking, jigsaw, listening to music, knitting.

Am I missing something else?

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Octavia64 · 21/03/2026 19:37

Music
eg playing an instrument, singing, writing
learning a new language (I use Duolingo and put Netflix in German/whatever language)

people with better motor skills than me do cross stitch or embroidery or knitting.

DisplayPurposesOnly · 21/03/2026 19:36

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SallyDraperGetInHere · 21/03/2026 19:35

Would you take up an instrument?