My Other Fidget

 
Yup. Freecell. On XP, because my laptop is old.
 
As someone who lost 2 weeks the last time he installed Civilization III, Freecell is the only video game I let myself play. But that's beside the point.
 
Freecell games go fast enough that they are a momentary, mental distraction. Almost relaxing. Tarot-like sometimes, because I'll start a game right after a decision to see if I'm thinking clearly–and to see if the decision still seems like a good one when I'm finished with the game a few minutes later.
 
The trick is to not let the mental fidget become all I do when I'm supposed to be writing.
 
My win ratio on Freecell, BTW, is 80%. It would be higher if the XP version of the game had a real "Undo" feature, but that's just me grumbling…
 
-David
 
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