Do nothing.
This is not a joke. Sit comfortably, commit to doing nothing for a period of time, and then do nothing. Do not have your phone. Do not prepare by ‘just taking care of these few things’ before doing the nothing. Do not look up the random thing that pops into your head. Do not set up music, a podcast, or some other distraction.
Just. Be.
So many people here saying to do things like hobbies (which can be great), but aren’t any of you ever bored while doing your hobbies? I have like at least 5 different hobbies at any given time and even though I often love them, sometimes no matter what I try I’m just bored as fuck.
You don’t.
Being bored can be good, it pushes you to think and be creative
Internet addiction.
It used to be easy even before social media when StumbleUpon was around. Was like world wide web roulette sans Google and all you had to do was click a button. Good times.
What is this boredom you talk about?
Dissociation, self harm (not the ones most people do) video games, YouTube, Lemmy, TikTok. Having something that turns my brain off as much as possible. It’s impossible for me as I’m a disabled person who has zero income and zero way to get income. And boredom is my worst enemy and fear.
An unfathomably long list of projects and things to learn.
I like to pick up hobbies that require me to learn skills. Like sure, you could buy a 3D printer, orrrr you could build a Voron, learn FreeCAD, learn to filament tune, add a DIY air filter, add a DIY filament changer, and on and on.
I’m never bored. What’s it like?
Being bored is good. You’re not overstimulated.
Reading is always good. Im a big believer that you’ll never regret time spent reading. Also just finished watching Twin Peaks which was a nice experience.
I’ve also gotten into baking breads recently. I’m not very good but its usually very low-risk, cheap, doesn’t require as much physical or mental work as cooking, and is a rewarding way to fill a couple hours. I’d recommend it to anyone with access to an oven, pan, and mixing bowls.
i alway read on certain organism and thier evolution history/ plus and then look up papers sometimes.
I have regretted reading the news. Just today, in fact
Reading the news is a necessary chore. I often regret it and love getting away from it.
Reading a book is soul soothing.
Most of my life is pretty busy. When I have a moment where I have nothing to do, I try to enjoy it instead of wishing it away.
Having the time to do nothing is underappreciated.
Masturbate and then fall asleep. Repeat until you are late for something.
For me, video games and board games, along with some mindless Internet scrolling, pot and masturbation.
mindless Internet scrolling, pot and masturbation
That part seems more like succumbing to boredom than combatting it. Don’t get me wrong, I’m guilty myself.
The only difference between those and “real” hobbies are your own prejudices.
Why, do you know me from somewhere? The key word there is “seems”; if you truly get fulfilment from mindless Internet scrolling, pot and masturbation then go for it. That’s just not my experience. When you posted that here did you not expect other people to share their own perspectives?
It was a tongue in cheek comment, but, since you asked…
If I said fishing, would you have considered that succumbing to boredom, or overcoming it?
I’m going to guess overcoming, because that’s a legitimate hobby. You sit there, tug your rod for a few hours and then go home. And, if you’re a catch and release fisherman, you’re going home empty handed. Really nothing more fulfilling about wasting an afternoon fishing than jerking it, but society has deemed one a hobby and the other a “dirty thing we don’t talk about”
Well mine was a tongue in cheek comment too, and I thought quite friendly and fun, and then you decided to call me prejudiced. The main point I was picking up on was mindless internet scrolling which is something I do when I’m unhealthily managing my boredom, it’s a warning sign for me, maybe it’s not for you, but I thought I would share my perspective, as I did in a non-judgemental way. Masturbation is perfectly fine, it can be healthy, it can be not, when combined with mindless internet scrolling it didn’t sound healthy to me but that’s just me. I don’t get fishing either but I wouldn’t judge someone for it, just like I didn’t judge you, but you responded like I did judge you, it’s like we’re on Reddit or something.
😂 Wait. Did you think I called you a racist?
No. OK, you’re not being a rational person here so goodbye.
Over the past week and a half, I’ve been playing the Walking Dead Telltale games with my wife through my Steam Link on the living room TV. She’s not a gamer at all but she’s loving them. We’ve finished the first 2 and are starting the third. I do the QTEs and she does the decision-making stuff. Once we’re done, she’s excited to play through them again with different choices to see what happens. Its real Y helping 8s to not doom scroll.
We’re also going camping tomorrow with my brother and his family for 6 days. He uas an LCD projector, so I have a thumbdrive with a half dozen movies to watch after dark.
Thought the last one you mentioned was going to be commented sooner 😂
I was going to leave that out, but since no one else said it, I felt it needed representation. 😂
Create/build/make something.
By answering (no) stupid questions.
