[applekor]

I'm probably not the one to be giving advice on the matter, but there are some pretty nice ways of wasting time that aren't reading and playing video games. At least for me, taking care of kids and simple chores like doing the dishes are both fantastic ways to not be a bum without actually doing anything that I consider to be work. It might just be a perspective thing regarding what counts as "wasting" time.

[embwbam]

Yeah you're right of course. I worry though that to "do it right", to get rid of my pathological need to work that I have to go too far the other direction for a while. Not that I wouldn't do dishes and stuff like I do now, but if I'm worried about what I should be doing every day it kind of defeats the purpose. Maybe I'm more worried about it than I should, but I'm pretty sure I use being busy as a shield against being 50% househusband. (I realize this I stupid. I wish being self aware were enough to change a thing)