# Things to do to keep your mind busy while starting sobriety journey

**URL:** https://talkingsober.com/t/things-to-do-to-keep-your-mind-busy-while-starting-sobriety-journey/205423
**Category:** Life in Recovery
**Tags:** hobbies, alcohol
**Created:** [March 8, 2026, 12:59am UTC](https://talkingsober.com/t/things-to-do-to-keep-your-mind-busy-while-starting-sobriety-journey/205423 "2026-03-08T00:59:01Z")
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### Author: ![Jesile](https://talkingsober.com/user_avatar/talkingsober.com/jesile/32/453022_2.png) [@Jesile](https://talkingsober.com/u/Jesile)
#### Post date: [March 8, 2026, 7:34pm UTC](https://talkingsober.com/t/things-to-do-to-keep-your-mind-busy-while-starting-sobriety-journey/205423/21 "2026-03-08T19:34:06Z")

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And I didn’t really answer the question in your thread; I like to “paint by numbers” and go for long walks in nature while listening to a podcast or audio book, that keeps my mind distracted! Everybody is different, but it’s definitely some of my go to!

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