8 Ways to Stop Being Bored

“Boredom is…a vital problem for the moralist, since half the sins of mankind are caused by the fear of it.”
- Bertrand Russell (1872 - 1970)

1. Stop watching TV.  TV is the most boring activity ever created in the history of mankind.  You hardly move your body.  You barely use your mind.  You learn no useful skill.  It fills you head with useless information and makes you feel like you actually picked up something but when you evaluate for real, you’ll find nothing.

2. Find a solitary hobby.  Find a hobby that you enjoy and can do on your own.  Don’t think too much about it.  Just try one activity and do it, see if you like it.  Make sure to find something less passive than tv and videogames.  If possible, find a hobby where you create something.  It’s a great feeling to finish a task and have something to show for it.

3. Find a group hobby.  There are groups, clubs and classes everywhere for all sorts of stuff.  Join or enroll in one.

4. Change your routines.  If you stay home every night, go out tonight.  If you party all the time, stay in and wash the dishes for once.  If you do the exact same things every single day, you will get bored.  This is true whether you are passionate about what you do or not.  Set the bar higher in the things you do everyday.  Do it in the gym.  Do it at work.  Do it in your sport.  Do it in your home with your family and friends.  Make yourself step up by setting to accomplish something bigger.

5. Make a target of accomplishing something productive everyday.  If you keep a list of goals and milestones, work on one every day.  If you can do it in the earlier hours, all the better.  It will set you up for a better day, guaranteed.

6. Start jounaling or meditating. It will help you gain perspective on both the past and the future.  It can help you stay grounded in the present.

7. Meet new people. However you meet them, even from online, making new contacts brings a a feeling that kills any possibility of being bored.  We spruce up when we meet someone new, we desire to put our best foot forward, and act accordingly.  It’s automatically refreshing.

8. Attend to the banal things.  Stop being lazy about it.  If your bed is unmade, fix it.  If your curtains are dirty, wash it.  Oftentimes, boredom is caused by looking past the activities we have staring us in the face.