[Rainymood]

>People around me have always engaged in things that seemed excessively wasteful to me (going to movies, partying, drinking)

How are these activities wasteful? Please elaborate. What activities would you not consider to be wasteful?

[Nadya]

I'd define it as not personally fun or entertaining.

I don't go to the movies. I'd rather read a book. I don't go to parties. I'd rather work on my calligraphy. I don't drink - not even lightly - but I see heavy drinking as a complete waste of time (literally blacking out or not having memory of most of the previous night).

If I ever have the feeling of "I'd rather be doing something else" then chances are what I'm doing is a waste of my time. I should be doing that something else.