What activities do you lose yourself in?

If daydreaming counts, then that is one thing I can lose myself into every single day. I even had such a problem with it as a kid in elementary school that it got me in trouble. I can space out in seconds, the world in front of my eyes blurring and going out of focus as I let my imagination run wild.

Usually when this happens I’m thinking about hypothetical situations and potential responses, or trying to think of new ideas for writing.

It took a long time but I’ve more or less gotten it under control. I try to use it only when I need to give my brain a break from work or if I get stuck, instead of just letting myself daydream out of boredom.

Otherwise, if I’m not losing myself to daydreaming, it’s my hobbies. I can totally lose myself for hours playing video games, reading a book, painting miniatures, or building new Commander decks for Magic: The Gathering. All of those activities have resulted in very late nights even when I have work the next day. It’s not uncommon for me to go until 2:00 AM because of these things. I’ve even recently caught myself doing it playing an early access survival crafting game called Nightingale. I look at the clock, see that it’s getting late and tell myself just fifteen more minutes. Over and over. Until the next thing I know it’s 1:38 AM and I should have been in bed a few hours before.

So, if I’m not preoccupied with my hobbies, I’m daydreaming. Some days I wonder how I get anything done.