u/Top_Concentrate_5799

I waste a lot of time watching garbage on YouTube i dont care about.

I also drink alcohol because i have an addiction.

My main problem is that those 2 things support each other. I cant avoid YouTube when drunk. And watching YouTube makes drinking too complimentary. But of course being addicted to YouTube and alcohol for a long time it is super difficult to find joy and curiosity in other activities.

I can't "just do it".

Hoping maybe this sub can offer me help?

I really need to destroy my YouTube habit because my alcoholism is heavily tied to watching short form garbage while drunk.

I am looking for VACI help that isnt a list of random unrelated hobby ideas. I need some kind of a process to go through. I read the handbook, and it was so much more useful than a random list of hobbies. But i just wanted to ask the community in hopes of getting novel advice (or inspiration)

Everyone is asking what kind of hobbies or activities can we have instead of scrolling? Well, i thought of asking what kind of goals we might have?

Idea being goals naturally lead to activities.

My problem is that i dont get a proper appetite signal until late in the evening. However, smelling food does trigger my appetite very well! And i generally eat normally if given food. I can also trigger appetite by watching pictures of food or imagining it, but actual smell works better.

Its been life long. No other symptoms. Tried lots of supplements over the years. No change. I also do not have any beliefs about food or aversions. Just this appetite signal issue.

Is this common? Does this have a solution?

i have experiences with some breath works, but i would want to try out things i never tried before. I don't have a specific goal in mind, i just want to experiment and keep what i like.

Can you throw a few suggestions?

Wim Hof makes me hungry almost every single time, which is very good for me. Also saw that its common with other people too.

Anything else i can experiment with to understand what exactly makes me hungry? I would like to get to the bottom of this to use it to my advantage.

Bought a 950nm IR filter for my DSLR and am disappointed with the results. Shutter speed requires something like 30 seconds just to get a dark blurry image. I was thinking getting the cut filter to get more light in - but dont know if i end up disappointed again.

Maybe i can buy a ready solution that makes great 950nm images without blur and huge shutter speed?

I like seeing others success. It's inspirational.

Any videos about how mindfulness changed someone's life for the better in specific ways? Most videos are "i tried mindfulness for 30 days" and the results are kind of meh (or they are not good at explaining it).

For comparison, i've seen videos where diets, supplements and exercise changed someone's life in specific and cool ways.