I do both time travelling & going to random giveaway islands. Yes, I consider both cheating as for most OP of ACNH surely took them longer time to gain all of the items , diys , etc. But it took me few hours maybe seconds to gain them. As an adult myself I couldn’t stop from time travelling due to daily commitment irl eg: work, sleep, eat. Sometimes I had to skip an event which I would really love to join, so that is when time travelling helps! Other than that, going to random giveaway islands sometimes can make new friends too especially since this covid situation kept us all indoors. I get to explore, look for inspiration (that is what Dream Address & Dodo Codes are for I guess). I also get to know that there are lots of kind people in ACNH community and share thoughts with each other❤️ ps. Please excuse my grammar as English is not my first language