The best option is to do this with someone you hardly know but it's such a fun way to see how so many things are connected. Also gives you a lot of good pages to look back on later.
race through Wikipedia links to get from one designated page to another, whoever gets to the end page fastest and with least clicks wins. playable with strangers or you can make a link to play just with friends. hours of fun and healthy distraction from stress and loads of brain exercise plus learning interesting Wikipedia pages to scroll. 10/10. i usually play on my laptop and it seems like you have to download an app and pay to play on your phone? it is free and more fun to play on a computer!
thewikigame.com
It's far too easy for me to burn a few hours digging through Wikipedia hyperlinks and trawling through yards of text. It's a very fun way to gain cursory knowledge about possibly obscure topics, and you can find some pretty bizarre stuff if you know where to look.
You can export your letterboxd watchlist to a spreadsheet, then copy and paste it into wheelofnames.com, and you never have to spend too long thinking about what to watch again!
Regan Penaluna's novel is a beautiful look at women in academia, philosophy, and modern life. She weaves stories of forgotten female philosophers with personal anecdotes of her time in academia, and I'm on a second read-through already.
I found a working lamp on the sidewalk and after a thorough clean I’m making a ”lampshade” with glass beads! I think I’ll use a ton more and get a softer bulb but how fun to experiment!