# What kind of things do you like to do while waiting for your character to finish something lengthy?
**URL:** https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/what-kind-of-things-do-you-like-to-do-while-waiting-for-your-character-to-finish-something-lengthy/26745
**Category:** The Bunker
**Created:** [July 25, 2021, 11:50pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/what-kind-of-things-do-you-like-to-do-while-waiting-for-your-character-to-finish-something-lengthy/26745 "2021-07-25T23:50:21Z")
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### Author:  [@redxlaser15](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/redxlaser15)
#### Post date: [July 25, 2021, 11:50pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/what-kind-of-things-do-you-like-to-do-while-waiting-for-your-character-to-finish-something-lengthy/26745/1 "2021-07-25T23:50:21Z")
Since it takes ages for my character to wake it from a good sleep I tend to often just walk away from the computer to get something to eat and/or play some other game while waiting. That is usually my solution.
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### Author:  [@KliPeH](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/KliPeH)
#### Post date: [July 26, 2021, 4:21pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/what-kind-of-things-do-you-like-to-do-while-waiting-for-your-character-to-finish-something-lengthy/26745/2 "2021-07-26T16:21:38Z")
I have Discord open on my second monitor, so I shift my focus to the ongoing conversation while my character is sleeping, reading or crafting an item. That said, these actions aren’t _that_ long, they only last a few seconds at worst.
You may want to pay attention to the game in case your character suddenly starts feeling pain, gets thirsty, hungry, too hot or too cold; those will affect focus and morale negatively, so it may be worthwhile to stop for a second and readjust.
I also stop when I get Tired so I can get a good night’s sleep. Generally I don’t think any prolonged action in this game can just be safely left alone like that. Maybe I’m just paranoid.
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### Author:  [@MrAbrahms](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/MrAbrahms)
#### Post date: [July 26, 2021, 5:14pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/what-kind-of-things-do-you-like-to-do-while-waiting-for-your-character-to-finish-something-lengthy/26745/3 "2021-07-26T17:14:17Z")
Aye, my character just took 50 heat damage to one leg, and about 30 damage to every other part, while cooking for 10 minutes (in-game time). Definitely pays to pay attention.
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### Author:  [@anothersimulacrum](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/anothersimulacrum)
#### Post date: [July 29, 2021, 4:49pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/what-kind-of-things-do-you-like-to-do-while-waiting-for-your-character-to-finish-something-lengthy/26745/4 "2021-07-29T16:49:18Z")
If it’s taking long enough to be a problem, a bug report with a save so the performance problems can be found is always appreciated.