Submitted 8 months ago by God1st@lemmy.zip to nostupidquestions@lemmy.world
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.
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?
You don’t.
Being bored can be good, it pushes you to think and be creative
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.
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.
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.
I’m never bored. What’s it like?
I write.
Being bored is good. You’re not overstimulated.
Masturbate and then fall asleep. Repeat until you are late for something.
Eating lol. Trying to stop that now.
Now I’ve been developing better habits like choosing to eat better foods, eat less (especially when I’m bored), exercise, and got a new hobby making videos for YouTube/other platforms.
I got to category II obesity and as I lost the weight I realised I had a boredom problem, not an eating problem. I’m so glad that I can now afford to have hobbies to keep my brain occupied. I find also that regular exercise staves off both boredom and depression for me.
Create/build/make something.
Guitar and Warhammer 40K.
Can’t believe some heretic would downvote WH40K (and also guitar)
Some folks have a fear of rad shit.
Read or write.
Writing provides material to amaze for future sessions.
By answering (no) stupid questions.
lol lemmy
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boredom looks like an interesting article that might convey some helpful info.
For me, video games and board games, along with some mindless Internet scrolling, pot and masturbation.
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.
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.
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. 😂
If you are bored for a while you will come up with something. Unless you are stressed out at the same time, then it’s a but harder.
Can confirm. Just lie down, and let the boredom soak in for a while. Won’t take long til you remember five things I was supposed to do several weeks ago. Your subconscious mind really hates boredom, and will do anything to keep you busy.
If your to-do list is somehow completely empty, your mind will just come up with random new ideas, like what would happen if you put little wheels on a tomato, can you build a “house of cards” out of eggs, what if there was a set of suitcases exactly the size and shape of the trunk of your car, what if CO2 could be sucked from the air and pushed back underground somehow, what if cryptos are a scam… You know bizarre stuff like that.
Be curious. Start interrogating shit, especially stuff that annoys you.
Make videos, write stories, create character chat Bots
Start a family.
This had the opposite effect for me. I basically never experienced boredom until I had a kid. The things you have to do to entertain them are so mind-numbingly boring.
Gets better as they age. Can’t wait till mine are teens.
This is only a temporary fix with long term side effects.
True, you won’t be bored for the first 10-15 years, but after that, you’ll start having free time, and will have completely forgotten what to do with it.
You start buying all of the new updated versions of the toys you had as a kid, of course.
Sure, you bought some for your own kids when they were younger, but now you can buy the more expensive better-painted versions from Japan for yourself.
If you’re referring to things one can do alone: Hobbies! Pick up anything where the end result is something you’ve created. Every iteration you make improvements and get better and better stuff! Examples: Music or Art (learn an instrument, paint / craft decorations for your residence); Sewing or Knitting; Gardening; Woodworking (some of these can be expensive)…
Things you can do with others: Exercise (join a running or cycling group; rec sports team; etc…); Board Games; Video Games…
And if you do things with others you can also combat boredom by researching & discussing those things: look for new trails to run/ride; keep up to date on reviews for new trends in your hobby; discuss those same trends with your peers; etc…
I can’t fathom being bored. In half a century, I don’t think I’ve ever felt bored.
My problem is that I have too many hobbies AND too many things that have to get done, and I will occasioanlly shut down and do none of them, but that’s more panic than boredom.
Same. I also cannot fathom the number of people who say “I’m not looking forward to retirement, I don’t know what I would do with myself”.
In this day and age, there are unlimited options to read, watch, listen to, interact with, play and learn. And this isn’t even limited to consuming digital content. Learn to sculpt, or take apart a computer, or make a movie on your phone, or write a story, or learn a language, or learn a new physical skill (juggling?).
The amount of time and energy (and money, although many options are free) are the barriers, not the options available… and yet I sit here and play Balatro and Enter the Gungeon for the millionth time (#noragrets).
Reading is always good.
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.
Kolanaki@pawb.social 8 months ago
Commenting on Lemmy.
As you can see from my profile, I am very often staving off the boredom demons.