improving as a low intermediate

I honestly don’t like playing more than 2 game per day. If you got that much time, study and do puzzles.
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"I’m a 1250 rated player"
++ Then you should always check your intended move is no blunder before you play it.
"how many games a day should I be playing to improve?"
++ Play until you lose a game and then analyse it.
It is not how many you play, but how much you learn from it.
"ive got a lot of time on my hands lol"
++ If you have a lot of time, then study annotated grandmaster games. Learn from the best.