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Boredom

Realizing it's been so long since i last felt truly bored. Kind of want to get rid of most of the infinite digital distractions available on my phone in order to feel truly bored again sometimes

@livrock2

Jan 27, 2024

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Remove distractions

when I know I need to focus on something, I will put my phone and my iPad somewhere physically far away from me so that the effort of getting up to go get it outweighs the effort required to just sit down and keep doing whatever it is I’m meant to be doing also a really good playlist or brown/white noise helps

@theeyah

May 28, 2024

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What to do when there’s nothing to do

We’ve all been there before: I’m in line to renew a car tag, I’m waiting for my to-go order, I’ve sat down in the classroom waiting for the professor to arrive, etc. I’ve noticed all of us (myself included) can tend to reach for our phones, but I’m fighting against that urge!! A few years ago I developed the phrase “practice being bored.” As a true Millennial, I have lost some tolerance for boredom that I used to possess. “Back in my day” (lol) I remember not having the option of looking at a phone (but boy did I play some Snake once I got one!). So when I say “practice being bored,” I mean that literally. I try to just sit, wait, and do nothing. I look around and watch others, observe details in the environment, day dream. But what do I do if the urge is too strong? I have developed a few ideas for when the boredom is impossible to beat (inspired by my mom’s bag of tricks she would bring around with us as kids to keep us occupied). - Rubik’s cube: I taught myself how to solve it in high school via YouTube (so many videos available now, but the series I used is by user Dan Brown). Not only is the cube a great party trick, but it acts as the ideal fidget spinner. Even if you want to raw dog trying to figure it out, it’s a good way to pass the time. - Book: Breaking News, local girl recommends reading to solve all of life’s problems! I get it, yet another person on the Internet telling you to “pick up a book.” But like drinking water and exercise, unfortunately the experts (me) are right about this one!! Once my mom said “I own all of the books in the world, the library just stores them for me,” and I encourage you to check them out (literally). - Notebook: the MAGIC of a notebook, I am in awe. So many great solo and team activities you can do with some paper and a pen. Make lists (that you can post later here, see what I did!), draw objects or people around you, scribble circles and then fill them in a la Mircrosoft Paint style. There’s also a fun game you can play with another person that I call the “Dot Game” where you draw rows of dots, and you and the other person take turns drawing lines connecting the dots to make square boxes. If the line you draw makes a box, you put your initial in the box. The goal is to make the most boxes. - Clean out bag/purse/wallet: I like to use “in-between time” to “get my life together” by cleaning out all of the random receipts, lipgloss, detritus of my life from the various bags I carry around with me. I’d love to know what you may do to fight the Phone Urge as well!

@kreid

Mar 23, 2025

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I’ve been trying to cut out yt

I’ve been wayyy too addicted to blindly consuming useless content, so ive deleted it from most my devices :) When I do use it, it’s for longer form content that actually peaks my interest!

@nathanroomer

Jan 21, 2025

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@nathanroomer

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