John was more interested in spending
the rest of his day at the
computer playing video games. He was a fan of
strategy games and could
spend hours coming up with new strategies to try out against his friends
online and even in
single player games. When he needed a break, he would
occasionally get up for a quick stretch,
peer out the windows,
heat up
some food in the microwave, and sit back down for more
gaming.
After spending too many hours in front of the computer, a small
existential crisis would occur. Was it really all that
wise to spend so much
time gaming when it could be used for something more
meaningful? Sure,
there were
videos he could watch online, but would that be any different?
And so, he picked up the
headphones in his
bedroom and started to listen
to some of the audiobook recommended to him by Jenny.
Listening to the book
instantly felt like
the right use of his time and
even
opened up the opportunity for some
self-reflection. As he kept
listening, he wandered around his house. He opened and closed his
closet
doors for no particular reason. He put his hand on the
couch and let it
glide over as he
walked across. There was no
dining room table to repeat
this action, as he
lived by himself and usually ate in the kitchen or out on
the
balcony.
Before he knew it, it was 10:00 pm. It was
time for bed. While he
didn't finish the audiobook, he
certainly had something new to talk about
next weekend when he would go to the
family gathering. He could even
bring Jenny and
introduce her as the one who introduced him to the book.
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