Im not big on bettering myself as an independent activity. Like I have done the gym thing but I prefer to use a standing desk, get around by walking or biking. Try to have time to enjoy walking my dog and do things like bring the mail to neighbors. Find ways to be active. Similarly I don't use smartphones and will do deep breathing semi mediation when waiting but also might take in the sights and sounds around me or if literature is available and seems decent will read through it. When shopping I double check the per unit costs because they can be wrong or just to use a common unit when they liste them differently to get the best deal. I play games like suduko and now clues by sam. might start doing brackets. I take advantage of opportunities like splunk having some hands on sessions for free lately. Work on my personal technology. I just get more like this the older I get. Its hard enough keeping up with everything. Honestly im kinda always like this. I hate doing something and just getting one thing out of it. The more I can accomplish kinda passively the better.