Last year I built a MiSTer FPGA connected to a Sony PVM that I bought from a friend. I have a bunch of old games I purchased on a Wii U that I’m now playing on

Last year I built a MiSTer FPGA connected to a Sony PVM that I bought from a friend. I have a bunch of old games I purchased on a Wii U that I’m now playing on the MiSTer. It’s been a refreshing experience to have a dedicated gaming machine that is its own device. I also began using a film camera and really love traveling with it. I’m taking much better pictures with constraints! Next, I purchased a turntable and a bunch of my favorite albums for it. It’s really fun holding a huge album cover in your hands and deliberately flipping records. I love those little type of repetitive activities. It’s oddly comforting for me when I perform. My other favorite device is a Kobo eReader that I read a lot of books on. I have been reading quite a bit more now that I have a distraction free device. Finally, I eschewed streaming services and built my own home media server on Jellyfin with content that I have purchased. There’s something about analog and/or dedicated devices that gels really well with me. They help reduce decision paralysis, and I feel like I’m able to appreciate each activity more. I haven’t tried to be intentional with any of these switches. They just felt like the right thing to do at the time as new tech has lost my interest with changes that I view as hostile.