I've actually found video games is one of my high quality leisure, but only the single player or local multiplayer experiences.
My low quality leisure are my consumption (or constant checking for new content or upvotes) of blogs, articles, news, social media posts of people that aren't my real close friends or family, and all of my online commenting, including this one.
Probably also consuming things I didn't actually want to consume count as well, so like watching random things that Netflix recommended or just showed up on TV versus watching a movie I'm actually interested in and want to watch. This is same for randomly playing video games like say on GamePass (like trying a bunch of games quickly).
I'm trying to cut a lot of that out, and instead focus on playing only the games that truly interest me, watching only the shows and movies that truly interest me, only the books I really want to read, etc. Once you cut it down to just that, you'll find you still have a ton of free time, and you'll slowly be forced to also take a walk, go for a bike ride, work on your hobby projects, call a friend, grab a coffee, do a workout, cook something from a recipe book, play with your kids, take your partner out on a date, or go to bed early, etc.
Yes. High-quality games like Factorio or Machinarium are quite good fun. Also helps if a game is finite, not infinite. For example, while you can play Factorio endlessly, the rocket is the goal and it gets less fun once you've done all the things - which is good. You play it, you enjoy it, you move on. That kind of play is quite healthy.
My low quality leisure are my consumption (or constant checking for new content or upvotes) of blogs, articles, news, social media posts of people that aren't my real close friends or family, and all of my online commenting, including this one.
Probably also consuming things I didn't actually want to consume count as well, so like watching random things that Netflix recommended or just showed up on TV versus watching a movie I'm actually interested in and want to watch. This is same for randomly playing video games like say on GamePass (like trying a bunch of games quickly).
I'm trying to cut a lot of that out, and instead focus on playing only the games that truly interest me, watching only the shows and movies that truly interest me, only the books I really want to read, etc. Once you cut it down to just that, you'll find you still have a ton of free time, and you'll slowly be forced to also take a walk, go for a bike ride, work on your hobby projects, call a friend, grab a coffee, do a workout, cook something from a recipe book, play with your kids, take your partner out on a date, or go to bed early, etc.