[mrfusion]

I want to quit this stuff but I can’t seem to find anything to fill the void.

Time fillers for Five to ten minutes Of downtime where I don’t want to do any deep work since I’ll probably be interrupted. Maybe some kind of game?

[notapenny]

Read something, an article or a book which is more short snippets (try Marcus Aurelius' Meditations, those five minutes will change your life). I have a list with a whole bunch of tech topics that I could read a quick MDN/wikipedia/whatever article on. If its a quick game, Call of Duty or some racing game where a race only takes a few minutes. I actually find taking a break and then gaming for five/ten minutes to be really good for my attention since it really forces me to focus completely for that time. Otherwise, just stand outside with your coffee and breathe.

[yepthatsreality]

Learn to enjoy doing nothing. There’s no rule that you have to constantly be doing something or need to be constantly optimizing your time. That’s just societal anxiety talking.

[callmeal]

Back in the before times, we would carry around a crossword or sudoku puzzle as time fillers.

Being quiet with your thoughts is also an option.

[colordrops]

Learn guitar. Can easily be done in 10 minute chunks, though the more time you put in, the more you get out.

Or if you insist on looking at your phone, you could do 2 or 3 Duolingo lessons in that time frame.

Or meditate.