What was your first ever videogame?

Wow this takes me back as I was born in 1989 and I love to play computer games. My first game is a bit harder to pinpoint since I got a lot of games in my first computer that I had to share with my father. So those I recall the best on top of my mind are Galaga Deluxe, Pac-Man, Rick Dangerous and Settlers, a game that continues to follow me to this day. If that doesn’t count since I had to share them, then my first own game was Gran Turismo for PlayStation that I got in Christmas present for myself. I recall a funny story about the PlayStation, I had gotten a TV for my birthday present and my little brother’s birthday is a couple of months after me. My father came one day and told me to follow him. He had gotten a PlayStation for my brother and as he was not sure how it worked for sure he wanted to know if it was something we could use and of course I said yes. So PlayStation and gaming has always been part of my life.

How do you manage stress?

Well there are 2 types of stress for me so it is a bit hard to say what to do about it.

1st kind

Because of my Asperger’s I often feels stressed if too many people around me, if too many things are demanded of me and so on for that I don’t feel that there is much help since if I get too much of it I just get sick in the end but I am trying hard to avoid it

2nd kind

The other is normal stress which I don’t feel I need to explain.

Fixes

As for fixes then these days I feel so much better when I can do a task offline instead of online, I also really enjoy being mindful in the way that I am frem trying to focus really hard on doing the tasks I get told to do and then for 5mins 4 times a day I am letting my mind do whatever it wants. Another thing 2-3 times a week I try to do mindfulness drawings which means I draw a picture with only 4 colors and give myself 1 hour to draw what comes into my mind and lastly then walks. So:

1. Be offline when you can instead of always online
2. 5mins of allowing your mind to be free 4 times a day
3. 1 hour of drawing whatever comes to mind 3 times a week
4. Walks when I can

What are your favorite 5 apps on your phone?

In no particular order my favourite apps on my phone is:

Hearing test

A simple but awesome app that can help you test your hearing. I feel it is a must have if you are listening to music so many hours like me. Link

Motivation

A simple app that gives you quality notifications with quote’s of lots of different kinds depending on what subject(s) you pick. Link

One sec

The best app to block yourself from accessing apps or websites on your phone that you wanna limit. Mainly using it to block Reddit as I am using that way too much. Link

Slowly

The best way to make friends as you find friends that you can only read about and if you send them a message you learn it is a letter instead meaning it takes time for the message to arrive depending on how far the person is and you can only share pictures or voice messages if you both agree it is a good idea. Link

Wipr 2

The best way to block ads in safari, I don’t get why people ask for ublock when we have this but maybe I am missing something. Link

What’s a moment when a stranger completely restored your faith in people?

Well as a person who have been through a lot of injuries of different kinds, I think the one time that restored my faith was when I were walking on slippery ice on the way to school and I felt hard and hit a sign post. No one cared at first even I was clearly in pain, suddenly a pair of hands took hold of me and told me ‘you are going to make me miss my train but you seem like a person in need’ so he half carried me about 1 km to my school and made sure that someone was there to continue taking care of me. I offered to pay him a new ticket but he was like no thanks, I did this full aware of that.

What’s a quote that perfectly describes your outlook on life?

Well I feel I living after my own quote these days which say ‘I would rather be weird than normal, as if we all were normal, life itself would be boring’ meaning that I know I am different from people both in general and because of my Asperger’s. I just don’t wanna change that I have Asperger’s plus as we all have our different qualities and ways while if we all did life the same way then life would be boring since nothing new. So that is my life style.

What’s your home decoration style?

Well I love questions like this one as my style is nothing more than what I feel for that particular day in terms of everything. At the moment I have mood to make my entire apartment orange since I really have a thing for orange these days. Too bad we can’t change it in an instant. Otherwise I just want my home to feel comfortable and clean so not many wishes. I feel that houses, clothing and what else should be the owner’s favorite choice and not something people should force onto others.

What is one way you have grown this year?

I feel that I have grown in the way that I had blackhole period in my life in the early period of this year which I have now conquered and grown that way. Of my happy growth I have made really good progress in a novel I have been trying to write for 20 years now.

How do you balance work and home life?

Well I am quite lucky in that regard since I am hired on special terms meaning I should not work more than 25hours a week plus having the Wednesday and weekend off. So to keep things simple I don’t do anything work after my work hours for the day and unless it is very important I don’t do appointments like dentist, massage and so on, on other days than during my Wednesday. So my work life balance is very easy to handle even though that changes can happen.

If I had a normal job with normal work hours I would have done my best to work for the 37 hours which is normal here and unless major events happen not work extra hours since I feel that many people forget to spend time with loved ones and miss a lot of events because of that and I don’t wanna lose that. I know that might make me get less pay but I am sure that family time is more valuable. Surely I would work extra for money if something in my life required it.

What makes you nervous?

I am a bit shy and not the best at new things all the time especially if they can change a lot in my life so guess I am nervous for a lot of things but I am working on it since I am trying to get away from being safe behind a screen of some kind. Guess that is also one of my goals of becoming more offline.

How do you use social media?

Well this is a subject I feel divides people since these days there are governments trying to block it from kids and so on. I think it is a good idea to get a bit away from it at times but for an introvert person like me it is sometimes the only way I get to say anything because the world is too much. I mainly use it to write with friends but I am also using it to share my blog to a wider audience. I am also having the fight against doom scrolling but with the help of One Sec, I am doing better and my offline goal is making progress by the day.