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[sigmaleph]

it turns out that grinding xp in pokemon is compatible with listening to podcasts, which neatly solves two problems

(I can't really pay attention to audio-only media without also doing something else to engage the rest of my attention but also doesn't compete for verbal processing resources, and I'd been lacking something suitable. exercise works but i have limited energy for that)

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[contrarianarchon]

... I will have to try that. I've been meaning to do both those things.

[sigmaleph]

Good luck!

...do note that it's specifically grinding that I can do while listening to things, not playing the game in general. if plot starts happening i need my verbal processing back.

[contrarianarchon]

Yes, noted, my statement was literal that I had been meaning to do grinding in this and that; also, needed to listen to podcasts.

[fibonacci_reminder]

I have exactly this problem as well. I don't know if you have a recommendation for which pokemon game is most apt for this?

[sigmaleph]

I have not tested this with multiple games yet, alas. Currently I'm doing it with Crystal but that's just what I was playing when I thought to try it.

That said, the basic mechanics of the core series games are similar enough I'd be surprised if there was a difference (at least generations I through V? have not played any further gens, so less confident)

This is as another thing that might work, not as a "this is morally better!" or anything

[thetransintransgenic]

Have you ever tried knitting(/crocheting/possibly other craft stuff, I haven't tried all that much)? It works well for me for that.

Re: This is as another thing that might work, not as a "this is morally better!" or anything

[sigmaleph]

I haven't, I'm not really a very... crafty person. could be worth a try some day!

[brin_bellway]

Same!

I haven't had time to do all that much video-game grinding lately ("lately" = the past couple years), and my podcasts have been piling up. I listen to them on walks sometimes, but that only does so much.

The past week or two I've been trying out listening to them while I work on formatting the Wordpress mirror of my Tumblr: most of the formatting tasks take up too much attention for podcasts, but it seems that deleting duplicate posts from the botched incremental backup is simple enough that I can mostly handle podcasts during it.

[catknowledge]

Grinding's alright, but there's something to be said for doodling.