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What do you do when boredom strike you?
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I usually read a book, go for a run, play on my PS3. There's usually loads of stuff to do.
Of course with that said, my life is seldom bored because I'm a parent and I usually need to take care of my kids, so that in of itself keeps me extremely busy.
Of course with that said, my life is seldom bored because I'm a parent and I usually need to take care of my kids, so that in of itself keeps me extremely busy.
'Boredom' rarely strikes me; I find that there is too much to do, and read, and think about.
As it happens, I have a high tolerance for my own company, and a liking for privacy and personal space. Moreover, I have been fortunate enough to have been able to work in areas that are of considerable interest to me since I started work, so professionally I have never been bored. Frustrated, yes, occasionally annoyed or irritated, yes, but bored, no, never.
Indeed, I don't mind 'doing nothing' at times - it allows me to switch off, and think things through or mull things over, ('things' being those 'things' which can fall under the heading of the personal or the professional) which is something I prefer to do in a quiet, undisturbed, solitary setting.
If I want second opinions, or support, or conversation, I will make phone calls, or texts, to initiate it; or Skype if I am abroad.
Anyway, in my own time, I read (a lot), mostly books, and periodicals, and newspapers; in addition, I surf quite a bit (mostly news stories, and current affairs and often research in greater depth a topic or theme that interests me - as a former academic, I am bowled over by the range of information that is available online, it is astonishing and quite extraordinary; I give thanks daily to the revolution in information and technology, it has been utterly transformative).
If the weather is decent, and I am home, I'll take a walk, by the sea; I'll drink coffee in coffee shops, and chat with friends, former students and former teachers. And I listen to music.
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Whenever I think of something I want to do eventually, I write it down for later and organize it with tags like #desk, #reading, #projects, etc. When I don't have anything to do, I just go through that list and go do whichever I'm willing to do at that moment.
You hit the nail on the head, well written. I agree with having interesting work, fortunately for me having been in the military, security work for the US State Dept. and the United Nations kept me from being bored. Like you said there is so much information and news online my learning process never gets bored from that angle.
I usually take the time to edit a video I've been meaning to work on. That will easily fill a day or 3.
I never get bored.
I always have more things that need doing (or that I want to do) than time to do them.
I always have more things that need doing (or that I want to do) than time to do them.
Bold = Fantastic.
In my case, my tolerance is definitely much higher than everybody else ... I never get bored.
I always have more things that need doing (or that I want to do) than time to do them.
Same here, I need way more time than I usually have. I wish I could feel good, be healthy on little or no sleep, I could use those 6-8 hours to be productive
Don't really get bored. Too much to do with work and a family and owning a house.
Photo editing and watching pod casts if I get the time. Going out and taking photos if I have lots of time!
Photo editing and watching pod casts if I get the time. Going out and taking photos if I have lots of time!
I usually will go for a walk, and listen to an audiobook. Sometimes, if it's a nice day out, I find myself taking walks that last for hours, entraced by an audio book.
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It's like I check to see if there is anything interesting here, and if not, I find myself automatically licking the link again in a matter of minutes...
It's my go to bookmark when I don't know what to do.
Call it an unusual, but rather cool thing to do..
But I guess I can count myself lucky with living in Las Vegas. when I get bored, I'll take a drive to the airport.
See, one of the things that is cool about two of the 4 airports in the Las Vegas area is the parking areas next to the runways.
North Las Vegas Airport has a parking area (that is actually a park as well) tucked between the 3 intersecting runways they have, on the northwest side of the field. If I'm wanting to see smaller general aviation flights coming in and out (VGT is the 2nd busiest airport in the state), I'll go park there and watch the bugsmashers fly in and out.
Otherwise, I'll head down to McCarran International, where the jets fly in. They also have a parking area, next to the 25s/7s (the busiest runways there) and watch every flights land and depart: From Southwest Airlines and their 20-minute turnarounds, to Virgin Atlantic, Korean, Condor, Edelweiss, and others flying in from Europe.
The key with both of these, is that they broadcast ATC from the from the Tower over FM radio, so you really don't even need a scanner to listen in on the activity there.
The view from that parking lot also makes a great backdrop for the Strip on New Year's Eve and Independence day, when they let off the fireworks from the roofs of the casinos.
So if I'm bored, I'll go and watch the planes.
BL.
But I guess I can count myself lucky with living in Las Vegas. when I get bored, I'll take a drive to the airport.
See, one of the things that is cool about two of the 4 airports in the Las Vegas area is the parking areas next to the runways.
North Las Vegas Airport has a parking area (that is actually a park as well) tucked between the 3 intersecting runways they have, on the northwest side of the field. If I'm wanting to see smaller general aviation flights coming in and out (VGT is the 2nd busiest airport in the state), I'll go park there and watch the bugsmashers fly in and out.
Otherwise, I'll head down to McCarran International, where the jets fly in. They also have a parking area, next to the 25s/7s (the busiest runways there) and watch every flights land and depart: From Southwest Airlines and their 20-minute turnarounds, to Virgin Atlantic, Korean, Condor, Edelweiss, and others flying in from Europe.
The key with both of these, is that they broadcast ATC from the from the Tower over FM radio, so you really don't even need a scanner to listen in on the activity there.
The view from that parking lot also makes a great backdrop for the Strip on New Year's Eve and Independence day, when they let off the fireworks from the roofs of the casinos.
So if I'm bored, I'll go and watch the planes.
BL.
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play with our Guinea Pig or go for a cruise in the car , study for Commercial Driver Licence (CDL) Law test, i want to be a over the road (OTR) truck driver, start thinking about starting a Transportation Corp