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Sitting outside thinking about what I am gonna do when I stop smoking to keep myself occupied. Here's a list. Yo-yo, play the recorder, totem tennis, shoot flies, play battleships, keyboard. What's your suggestions?
Drawing is a good one. And cheap too
Good one. I can drawish and paintish too. Not as good as you though.
Drawing IS a good one. A little note pad and a nice pencil easily fits in a pocket or bag.
Origami - itβll keep your hands busy
Yes. I love origami.
Cards? Solitaire?
Crochet comes to mind. Easy to carry around, takes up quite a lot of hand attention and you end up (usually!) with a usable article. Also mandarins are great to make one's mouth a lot less cigarette friendly. Also peppermints but mandarins are more effective imo.
Collage, crochet/finger knitting, gardening, experimental baking, revive macrame, try sculpture, adult colouring books, word/number/jigsaw puzzles, hook rugs or embroidery, become a meme lord, millinery, furniture restoration, darts, shoot some hoops, dancing.. ok some of those are a bit silly. But with the time you'll have and money you'll save you can just about take up leatherwork, stained glass window making or anything really.
Edit: photography.