How to Cope with Being Bored
Posted: Sun Nov 08, 2009 3:57 pm
Steps
1. Dive deep into your memory; What is a question that previously went unanswered in your mind? This is a great time to find out the answer. Use google or Wikipedia to get to the bottom of it. You'll either feel a huge sense of satisfaction or disappointment depending on how obscure or just plain stupid your question is.
2. Begin to write short goodbye letters to all the people you have ever known, in case of your accidental death in the face of boredom. Once you get past the obvious contenders e.g. parents, friends, it becomes very interesting. You can write to a kind bartender who once gave you an anecdote that made you think, or someone on the street who smiled at you for no reason. Really delve deep and you'll probably be able to come up with a lot of people.
3. Practice being a living statue. Find a pose and try to keep it as long as you can. When you think you've mastered simply being still, think of things that make you laugh and see how straight you can keep your face. It's harder than it sounds.
4. Spin around for as long as you possibly can without vomiting or passing out, and then sit down and close your eyes. You have the sensation of sitting on a record player. When you open your eyes, there is also the strange sensation of being very very still. It also makes you smile, simply because you know what a fool you would look like if anyone came into the room, and also because you've just spun around so much you're dizzy and probably quite hysterical.
5. In times of boredom, mirrors are your friend. Pull the ugliest faces you can and giggle away, because childish as it is it is also very very fun. Also, if you ever wondered what you would look like with a top hat and mustache etc. now is the time to find out. Draw them on a mirror and position yourself so that you are wearing them.
6. Practice being an attractive stranger. Swan about the room trying to exude an aura of sophistication and glamor. If this fails it's probably best that you just sit down and stare at the floor and count tiles or carpet hairs.
7. Try and burp or fart as loudly as you can. There's no-one to hear it, and besides you're bored. See if you can beat your own personal best by changing factors, like sitting on a polished floor, or eating beans. Many a fun time can be had with bodily functions.
8. Watch TV, but find the worst program you can and just watch it. Then say everything back in a bad Austrian accent; Think Arnie. This can whittle away countless hours alone.
9. Pretend that you are a character from any old TV show and walk around your house in character. Favourites are the thunderbirds, because walking like a puppet is quite difficult. If you're feeling adventurous then you can fling your arms around and try to be as athletic as possible.
10. Stare. If you're lucky and have a companion, then staring contests are favourable. Go almost nose to nose and stare as hard as you can into your opponents eyes and try not to be the first to laugh. Very difficult but good for improving keeping a straight face.
11. Spin around on a desk chair and look at the ceiling as fast as humanly possible. For unknown reasons this is hilariously funny at the time.
12. Design your own cartoon. The cheesier the better. Design the art, write the storyline, make the costume, and have a good time.
13. Begin a fungus farm by putting some kind of molded bread in a jar and adding things to it until it becomes unrecognizable and possibly lethal. This does take considerable time but it is worth it.
14. Read a book! <------- yeah rite how boring is that?
15. Create a really silly video. Do any of the above! Run around, jump off a high place (be careful with this), smash Magnetix, use some tape, eat stuff! Then, play it all backwards. When you disassemble that puzzle or reform brownies in your mouth, you'll laugh like there's no tomorrow.
16. Meditation. Looking into the mind of yourself; try to just calmly relax and stay awake for as long as you possibly can.
1. Dive deep into your memory; What is a question that previously went unanswered in your mind? This is a great time to find out the answer. Use google or Wikipedia to get to the bottom of it. You'll either feel a huge sense of satisfaction or disappointment depending on how obscure or just plain stupid your question is.
2. Begin to write short goodbye letters to all the people you have ever known, in case of your accidental death in the face of boredom. Once you get past the obvious contenders e.g. parents, friends, it becomes very interesting. You can write to a kind bartender who once gave you an anecdote that made you think, or someone on the street who smiled at you for no reason. Really delve deep and you'll probably be able to come up with a lot of people.
3. Practice being a living statue. Find a pose and try to keep it as long as you can. When you think you've mastered simply being still, think of things that make you laugh and see how straight you can keep your face. It's harder than it sounds.
4. Spin around for as long as you possibly can without vomiting or passing out, and then sit down and close your eyes. You have the sensation of sitting on a record player. When you open your eyes, there is also the strange sensation of being very very still. It also makes you smile, simply because you know what a fool you would look like if anyone came into the room, and also because you've just spun around so much you're dizzy and probably quite hysterical.
5. In times of boredom, mirrors are your friend. Pull the ugliest faces you can and giggle away, because childish as it is it is also very very fun. Also, if you ever wondered what you would look like with a top hat and mustache etc. now is the time to find out. Draw them on a mirror and position yourself so that you are wearing them.
6. Practice being an attractive stranger. Swan about the room trying to exude an aura of sophistication and glamor. If this fails it's probably best that you just sit down and stare at the floor and count tiles or carpet hairs.
7. Try and burp or fart as loudly as you can. There's no-one to hear it, and besides you're bored. See if you can beat your own personal best by changing factors, like sitting on a polished floor, or eating beans. Many a fun time can be had with bodily functions.
8. Watch TV, but find the worst program you can and just watch it. Then say everything back in a bad Austrian accent; Think Arnie. This can whittle away countless hours alone.
9. Pretend that you are a character from any old TV show and walk around your house in character. Favourites are the thunderbirds, because walking like a puppet is quite difficult. If you're feeling adventurous then you can fling your arms around and try to be as athletic as possible.
10. Stare. If you're lucky and have a companion, then staring contests are favourable. Go almost nose to nose and stare as hard as you can into your opponents eyes and try not to be the first to laugh. Very difficult but good for improving keeping a straight face.
11. Spin around on a desk chair and look at the ceiling as fast as humanly possible. For unknown reasons this is hilariously funny at the time.
12. Design your own cartoon. The cheesier the better. Design the art, write the storyline, make the costume, and have a good time.
13. Begin a fungus farm by putting some kind of molded bread in a jar and adding things to it until it becomes unrecognizable and possibly lethal. This does take considerable time but it is worth it.
14. Read a book! <------- yeah rite how boring is that?
15. Create a really silly video. Do any of the above! Run around, jump off a high place (be careful with this), smash Magnetix, use some tape, eat stuff! Then, play it all backwards. When you disassemble that puzzle or reform brownies in your mouth, you'll laugh like there's no tomorrow.
16. Meditation. Looking into the mind of yourself; try to just calmly relax and stay awake for as long as you possibly can.
Regularly.
even tried taking extra big steps.
(I've done stuff like this, it's fun so long as there's no serious disruptions)
