Losing interest

[John B. Foster]

Have you ever lost interest in something that was once a huge part of your life, and does it distress you?

 

[TheSportsPredictor]

I used to play with Star Wars figures all the time when I was 12. I am not distressed by losing interest in them.

 

[CD Boogie]

Have you ever lost interest in something that was once a huge part of your life, and does it distress you?

Yes. Lately I've been losing interest in writing fiction, which has been a big part of my life for the last 20 years. I've also taken to questioning whether I wasted a large part of my life in writing fiction. I know it's helped keep me away from my demons, to keep me sober. But lately I've been second-guessing my devotion to it. Hopefully it's just a mid-life crisis.

 

[HC]

All the time. I get enthused about something and immerse myself in it and then one day I'm just done with it. i felt bad about it for a long time but have come to realize it's just my nature.

 

[swingline]

Exes.

 

[ChrisLong]

Since I retired, I've been trying to decide what I followed because I liked it or because I had to for my job. Basketball sank right out of the picture. The only basketball I watch is when it's on a TV where we happen to be eating. Same with tennis and autos.

 

[Chef2]

My level of give a **** right now is nonexistent.

 

[User 149557]

Sports. I just lost my ability to really give a **** about them five years ago. I watch them. I write about them for the job. I still talk about them. They're so built into how I interact with others that it's impossible to give them up, but I don't get much enjoyment out of watching any sporting event unless it's a leisurely baseball game where I don't have to pay attention too closely. I enjoy the conversations with others about sports because I enjoy conversation and because my social life is built around them whether it's tailgating or being at a sports bar or family get-togethers, but the games themselves are now something I put on in the background while I read or work out or do my work. I'm guessing having a son will re-kindle some of that love of sports as he starts to watch and play them, but right now it's not there.

 

[Batman]

Sports. I just lost my ability to really give a **** about them five years ago. I watch them. I write about them for the job. I still talk about them. They're so built into how I interact with others that it's impossible to give them up, but I don't get much enjoyment out of watching any sporting event unless it's a leisurely baseball game where I don't have to pay attention too closely. I enjoy the conversations with others about sports because I enjoy conversation and because my social life is built around them whether it's tailgating or being at a sports bar or family get-togethers, but the games themselves are now something I put on in the background while I read or work out or do my work. I'm guessing having a son will re-kindle some of that love of sports as he starts to watch and play them, but right now it's not there.

I got the same way. Between most of my teams taking a downward turn, getting swamped with work, getting a little older, and having some fantasy leagues fade out, it got harder to care about sports in general. Maybe a specific team or game, but my enthusiasm waned.
Then this year gambling was legalized and, strangely, I found myself watching again. Sure it was on games I bet on, but I suddenly became a lot more interested in that random Conference USA football game or early December Warriors-Grizzlies blowout that started at 9:30 p.m. Started following some leagues and checking on teams, too, looking for some trends and good games to play. It definitely rekindled my interest.

 

[DanOregon]

Pretty sure that as you grow older, you realize the "instant classics" aren't that great and will eventually not mean anything. Used to be big into college football, now it seems more and more like glorified high school football - particularly since the gulf between the haves and have nots gets wider and wider. College basketball until the first weekend of the tourney, and the baseball strike in the 90s made me realize life goes on without baseball.

 

[Starman]

Everything

 

[daytonadan1983]

Arena football. Used to love covering it and then trying to keep teams going...

Same goes for these new spring leagues. I covered Spurrier and the Tampa Bay Bandits in 1985. Why do I need to do this one? Maybe if some of our players are in it....

 

[CD Boogie]

Arena football. Used to love covering it and then trying to keep teams going...

Same goes for these new spring leagues. I covered Spurrier and the Tampa Bay Bandits in 1985. Why do I need to do this one? Maybe if some of our players are in it....

I'm reading Pearlman's USFL book and the section on the Bandits is pretty damn cool. Their marketing department -- a lot of Burt Reynolds -- ran a clinic in that first year.

 

[MTM]

Sports. I just lost my ability to really give a **** about them five years ago. I watch them. I write about them for the job. I still talk about them. They're so built into how I interact with others that it's impossible to give them up, but I don't get much enjoyment out of watching any sporting event unless it's a leisurely baseball game where I don't have to pay attention too closely. I enjoy the conversations with others about sports because I enjoy conversation and because my social life is built around them whether it's tailgating or being at a sports bar or family get-togethers, but the games themselves are now something I put on in the background while I read or work out or do my work. I'm guessing having a son will re-kindle some of that love of sports as he starts to watch and play them, but right now it's not there.

I'm the same, but I would change the word Sports to Games. I still enjoy following, reading about and discussing sports, I'm just not that much into watching games anymore. They are frequently on in my house, but they get half of my attention while my phone gets the rest.

I have followed the LA Kings for 45 years and now I pretty much just check scores on my phone and only watch the last 10 minutes of games if they are close.

Even going to games isn't so much fun. Part of that is the travel and time involved, but the other part is that I've been to so many games, nothing is special anymore.

 

[JRoyal]

I'm the same way with sports, especially football and basketball. I can still get into OU football and basketball, and I'll still watch my Bills on occasion, but I don't get very into the NBA or MLB like I used to.

 

[Baron Scicluna]

Not as big in sports now as I used to be. Some of that is being more interested in my phone now. My local NBA and NHL teams are rebuilding and I realized that I don’t even know have the guys on the team or where they are in the standings.

Politics, I’m just tired of the endless shrieking and the dumb talking points and slogans. Part of it also is feeling like I’m tired of saying “I told you so” and feel like if they want to drive off the cliff, just go ahead while I munch on some popcorn.

 

[RecoveringDesker]

Sports, and though it used to distress me a little, I’m completely over it now. The only time I ever give a rat’s ass about competition is either when my college is competing or when I or one of my kids is. And I only care that we’re giving a good effort, don’t care if we win or lose. It’s weird, too, because I have 6 brothers and 5 sisters, and growing up our lives completely revolved around local youth football, basketball and baseball. But even youth sports as they’re contested today is unappealing. Bah humbug.

 

[Vombatus]

My level of give a **** right now is nonexistent.

Chef, man, this isn’t healthy!

Hope it works out for you.

 

[3_Octave_Fart]

I do not give half a **** about football any longer, and consider it a rather healthy descent into old age

 

[Batman]

Arena football. Used to love covering it and then trying to keep teams going...