what to do when being bored

Falkor

Falkor

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Okay, well...I am unemployed and don't go to school. And now it's weekend, just like any other day. But I have no idea what to do. I do chat with people on facebook, i play games on the PS3. but asides of that, i have no idea how to fill my days. What do you guys do when you are bored? And are there any nice websites to visit when you're bored? And what to do on a day? at this very moment to do something?

thank you, and yeah if you're not inspired like me, feel free to vent in this topic
 
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Silatuyok

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I feel like boredom is actually a form of mild depression. It's not that there is nothing to do, you just don't feel like doing any of the things that there are to do. When I get this way, it always helps to step outside for a brisk walk, or just get out to see whatever there is to see. Let your mind wander, or do something you don't usually do or have time for. Organize your closet, look through old pictures, write a story...anything to get your mind focused and stimulated will help you to get out of your funk.
 
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jaim38

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I volunteer, write my fantasy story, learn makeup, try to build my professional reputation online through social media, read articles - pretty much do productive things that will help me in the long run. I also practice my socialization/verbal skills with my parents. In my free time, I read manga and listen to music for fun.
 
Flanscho

Flanscho

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I have to admit, I'm always a bit surprised when people say they're bored.

In my spare time, I:
- improve my programming skills by learning new stuff
- program websites, games or apps
- read
- write
- play / create board games
- learn languages
- learn instruments
- research about the plants I have in my flat and on my balcony and about what else to add

And do tons of other stuff.

I think it's weird if people have so many options and don't know what to do.
 
Steiner

Steiner

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Uh I usually just listen to music while playing games on the pc.

any nice websites to visit when you're bored
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I look at porn. I also do the action that usually goes along with porn.

I play with my dog.

I ding dong on forums like this.

I talk in chat rooms.

I would watch anime or movies but my internet is too crappy to really do that anymore.

Manga is fun

Sometimes I just sit around in a fantasy world where I have a hot chick on my arm and I am the coolest dude around.

Sleep works too because I get those cool dreams a lot where everything feels real. It's a good way to burn time.
 
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Rawz

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What I do in my spare time now:

Learning programming/work on my website
Practice Guitar
Draw
Create Fractal Art
Read
Exercise
Play Video Games
Internet
 
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Meggy0001

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I am bored every weekend as im always stuck in my room :/ but then again that's everyday
Usually I am either
Watching a film
Reading
Listening to music
Playing my guitar
Watching TV
Painting
Photography <-- love this but I can never find the courage to go out and take photos unless its dark and somewhere isolated ha

Its not that I find nothing to do just I lose interest in most of it after doing it everyday all day really :/
 
JohnnAY

JohnnAY

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AGR said:
Well lately I am hearing a lot of podcasts,mostly The Joe Rogan Experience,great way to pass the time,just watched this one,one of the best to me:
JRE #310 - Neil Degrasse Tyson, Brian Redban - YouTube

Stand up comedy is also a great way to spend the time youtube gots lots of them,laughing its supposedly great for you:
LOUIS CK - CHEWED UP - (16+) STAND UP COMEDY - YouTube

Pretty easy to find,Louis CK has some on youtube,he is hilarious.
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Wow, best friends forever?

Those are also my go-to things to youtube when I'm bored. I do subscribe to JR's beliefs towards certain issues, although he can get a little hippy dippy (Redban is irritating).

Also, if you use Pandora, you can set a channel to Loius CK. There's a lot of good comics that you can discover with similar humor.

I guess my go-to activity would be playing video games or painting while listening to podcasts on itunes/Pandora.
 
Capsaicin

Capsaicin

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If you have a decent source of income or live at home, offer to take up cooking so that you can learn and experiment with interesting dishes.
 
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DanielLewis

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I tend to feel pretty crappy if I waste most of my time doing something unproductive. It's always a good feeling to improve yourself in some way: practicing an instrument, working out, etc. So that's what I try to fill my time with but sometimes I get sidetracked.
 
Froggy246

Froggy246

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Absolutely_Sweet_Marie said:
I feel like boredom is actually a form of mild depression. It's not that there is nothing to do, you just don't feel like doing any of the things that there are to do. When I get this way, it always helps to step outside for a brisk walk, or just get out to see whatever there is to see. Let your mind wander, or do something you don't usually do or have time for. Organize your closet, look through old pictures, write a story...anything to get your mind focused and stimulated will help you to get out of your funk.
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Interesting idea about it being a mild form of depression, kind of makes sense. When I feel bored I know there's plenty of things I could do to alleviate it, I just can't be bothered to do them. So yea probably a sign that something else is going on.
Going outside is a good one, kind of like getting some fresh water into a stagnant pond.
Sometimes a ride on the bus is enough for me.
David Icke marathons have worked for me in the past too:D
 
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