Getting bored is perhaps one of the worst ways to pass the time. However, with a little imagination and boredom you can turn unproductive time into productive, albeit useless, time. Start with Step 1 below and find something that works for you.
Steps
Step 1. Bring the imagination to 11
- Make up the dialogue of a conversation you can't hear. Look at two people who are talking to each other far enough away from you that you cannot hear what they are saying. By following their expressions and body language, imagine the stupid conversation they might have.
- Imagine having an animal as your shoulder. What would his personality be like? Would he die at the end of the story?
- Think about the movie trailer about your life.
Step 2. Create a game
- Make your duties a game. The best way to combat prolonged boredom is to turn the things you need to do into a game. This app will help you do it for real.
- Place a bet with yourself and play three of a kind. But using a large pattern with many squares. Don't cheat.
- Draw random things on pieces of paper. Mix the pieces of paper. Create a story based on the order of things you extract from time to time.
Step 3. Socialize
- Go talk to someone you don't know.
- Scroll through the list of your friends on Facebook. Write a message to 5 people you haven't heard from in a long time.
- Arrange with friends to do something very nice (that really has meaning and comes from the heart) for another friend who deserves it. Make it regular.
Step 4. Make chores around the house fun
- Pretend that some dangerous material has been spilled in the kitchen. Like… Ebola or something. Ugh. Put on a fake protective suit and clean up.
- You are a mad scientist who is conducting experiments. Take the experiments that didn't work out of the refrigerator (where you keep them). Make up the evil purpose each of them should have.
- Pretend to be a brutally harassed butler while folding your clothes. Plan how to take out your bosses and get their money.
Step 5. Learn something new
- Teach yourself to roll a dime between your fingers.
- Try different ways of rolling your tongue. Did you know that the different abilities are genetic?
- Learn to do something you've always wanted to be able to do. Play the guitar. That always applies to everyone.
Step 6. Go with the musical
- Sing one of your favorite songs. Now sing it jazz style. Then in country style. Like a work. Try out all the styles that come to your mind.
- Play the rhythms of cymbals and drums with your vocals. It's easier than you think!
- Make up your song. Write a text about what you want. You can write a song about your dog, how you were in elementary school, or how you would bring peace to the Middle East.
Step 7. Read something beautiful
- Have you ever really read the Bible? It's more fun than you think.
- Pick up the comics in your hand. You liked reading them on paper when you were younger. Did you know that you can read comics on the internet for free? Search webcomics and find the ones you like.
- We know you have a book you've never read. Your grandmother gave it to you three years ago for your birthday. Read it. Just put it off. It's good for you.
Step 8. Get creative
- Make up a fairy tale. It must include the following elements: a ring, a witch and a horse. Post your story in the discussion section!
- Write a warning letter to yourself young.
- Scribble. Draw one of these things: the weapon you would use to conquer the world, your favorite Disney character, a llama wearing a top hat and a tie. A truly elegant llama.
Step 9. Become a superhero
- The room you are in has been taken hostage by the aliens. Quick: how to escape?
- Come up with a superhero identity complete with origins for everyone in the room.
- It really helps someone. Whether it's volunteering or just helping an elderly person carry groceries in the car, you'll feel like a real hero in the end.
Step 10. Start moving
- Go for a jog. Do not step on the cracks in the asphalt. The grass is hot lava.
- Make up a dance for your favorite song… even if it's only in your head. Bonus points if you really dance it.
- Stand on one leg as long as possible. Then try the other one.
Step 11. Turn on the internet
- Go to websites that collect nice and fun stuff, like Frogman's blog, BoingBoing, Digg, or StumbleUpon.
- See wikiHow. Find the three most absurd or worst articles. Post your choice in the discussion section. This way they will be noticed and fixed!
Step 12. Go back to your childhood
- Take a nap! You know, the moment you get too old for naps is the moment you really start enjoying them.
- Take a foam bath. Simulate naval battle with soap.
- Build a fort. Come on. The forts are extraordinary. Are you still capable of making a truly impenetrable one with pillows?
Step 13. Make lists
- Write your five favorite movies of all time.
- Write down the friends you would take with you during a zombie apocalypse. Don't forget to write down the weapons they would use and who lives and who dies.
- Make a list of all the New Year resolutions you have cheated on. Choose two and try them again.
Step 14. On YouTube, boredom melts away
- Watch the "fail compilation" videos.
- Watch home videos of funny cats and dogs.
- Take up the Afro Circus Challenge. This clip should drive you crazy after a few minutes. How long can you bear it before closing it?
Advice
- Be as creative as possible. Obey any stupid thoughts that come to your mind. They come out to keep you from committing suicide from boredom.
- Don't eat when you get bored. It could make you gain weight. If you can't go without food even when you're not hungry, drink some water or milk, suck on ice, or chew gum.
- If you are a very serious person, try to cheer yourself up. Maybe that's why you're bored.
- Become as desperate as possible and waste every possible resource to deal with boredom. If that's reasonable, do it.
