This is my #1 absolute all time favorite activity. If you have approximately 2 hours (ideally in early fall or early spring) with nothing in particular to do, take a walk around the city with no destination in mind and see what happens. Maybe youâll make eye contact for a moment with an attractive person in the crosswalk on 17th and 3rd and see your entire lifetime together flash before your eyes. Or you could catch a glimpse of yourself in the reflection of a Chase bank and remember that you are indeed a person who is alive and on planet earth. Maybe you get an overpriced coffee for some human interaction, drink 2 sips and throw it out while feeling bad about yourself. However you choose to spend that time, itâs yours to waste, and a way to experience the city without the errands and dramas one usually faces in New York. And itâs a great way to hyperfixate on a guilty pleasure song. Recommended tracks for this activity: âBittersweet Symphonyâ by the Verve or âI Had a Dream That You Were Mineâ by Hamilton Leithauser and Rostam.