Being productive

Elba101

I have a lot of downtime in my job and I'm just so bored. I spend a lot of it on boards, reading newspapers and Facebook, but it's just got to the point where I feel like I'm forgetting how to use my brain.

How can I spend this time productivly? I need some stimulation please advise!

smash

If you're female, set up a sex cam and fap. If you're male, do some more work.

Elba101

smash wrote: »

If you're female, set up a sex cam and fap. If you're male, do some more work.

I do all my work and still have soooooooo much downtime! Can't fap in public places :mad:

Mr Benevolent

Public service eh? I have quite a lot of downtime in my job too. I usually play Angry Birds.

Babybuff

newspaper/crossword, cup of tea. don't know if that falls under the category of productivity but it's what I do when my work is done.

edit: just read newspaper. Clean your desk/office space/ factory line whatever itis

smash

Elba101 wrote: »

I do all my work and still have soooooooo much downtime! Can't fap in public places :mad:

Stage fright?

Bad Panda

I would've thought 'learn something new' would've gone without saying...

Gee Bag

Elba101 wrote: »

Can't fap in public places :mad:

That sounds like you have some kind of phobia which stops you enjoying a nice public fap, have you considerd getting medical help with this?

Elba101

Gee Bag wrote: »

That sounds like you have some kind of phobia which stops you enjoying a nice public fap, have you considerd getting medical help with this?

Nah, I like to save myself up for when I go home to my lonely bedsit, turn off the lights, get under the covers and just fap the sh!t out of myself. If I do it in public at work I'll just be ruining the one special thing I have.

I do the odd quiz, but I need more! I've started to eat which is making me fat too

Crucifix

Read a book?

Immaculate Pasta

Press Ups, Sit Ups?

Learn a new language? Listen to some informative podcasts?

Babybuff

Elba101 wrote: »

Nah, I like to save myself up for when I go home to my lonely bedsit, turn off the lights, get under the covers and just fap the sh!t out of myself. If I do it in public at work I'll just be ruining the one special thing I have.

I do the odd quiz, but I need more! I've started to eat which is making me fat too

get down and give me fifty! (pushups)
I used to this too but someone moved into the empty office and I lost my excercisey space place

Elba101

Crucifix wrote: »

Read a book?

I need to look like I'm doing work though! And I have asked for more work, but there's only so much they can give me and it doesn't take very long to do!

smash

Office Olympics!!!!!

Of course you'll only be competing against yourself by the sound of it.

token101

Confab wrote: »

Public service eh? I have quite a lot of downtime in my job too. I usually play Angry Birds.

Fair play to you! Angry birds is a hard, hard game. It must be even tougher when you're holding a placard in one hand.

Son Of A Vidic

Elba101 wrote: »

just got to the point where I feel like I'm forgetting how to use my brain.

I use Boards to rest my brain from work, which is grand but I can see your point. Just look up some IQ or mensa testing sites and that should give your brain a work out.

Mr Benevolent

token101 wrote: »

Fair play to you! Angry birds is a hard, hard game. It must be even tougher when you're holding a placard in one hand.

Nah, I'm private sector. Unlike the public sector, I get paid less than I should.

grey_so_what

Confab wrote: »

Nah, I'm private sector. Unlike the public sector, I get paid less than I should.

Confab, I'm amazed you're getting paid at all!.....:eek:

Dublin Chick

Sleep on work time, I advise staying up really late and basically using your down time in work to nap.....I recommend investing in a work pillow. They are not expensive and naps with your head right on the desk can lead to some nasty marks on your face.

Earthhorse

Is there anything in your workplace that needs improvement? Some long term project you can chip away at when you've finished your day to day work? Might provide more of a challenge for you as it's not just batting away work items.

Aside from that I'd suggest learning something new (as someone else already said) or planning a holiday or something!

MonkeyTennis

Try and move the stationary round with your mind.

Micky Dolenz

I had a job once where the shifts were 12 hours long and you'd only have to do something for maybe an hour or two. I used the time to relearn French.

Mr Benevolent

grey_so_what wrote: »

Confab, I'm amazed you're getting paid at all!.....:eek:

I'm one of the highest performers in the place.

Angeles

You mean to say this isn't what people normally do in the office?

Nothingbetter2d

Elba101 wrote: »

I do all my work and still have soooooooo much downtime! Can't fap in public places :mad:

sure ya can... just dont get caught

Nothingbetter2d

Dublin Chick wrote: »

Sleep on work time, I advise staying up really late and basically using your down time in work to nap.....I recommend investing in a work pillow. They are not expensive and naps with your head right on the desk can lead to some nasty marks on your face.

had your face on the desk many a late night? sleeping your way to the top?

Nothingbetter2d

Confab wrote: »

I'm one of the highest performers in the place.

"confab" sounds like like a prison labour camp for making electrical components.

NiallFH

Im on my uni placement at the minute and I probably do half a days work in a week and manage to get glowing reviews from my boss and the people from uni who have interviewed me (The working world is easy).

As for boredom:

1. Throw things at people in your office
2. Phone other people in the company and annoy them e.g. Order Domino's when they answer
3. Watch Movies
4. Buy things online
5. Read a book, Kindle and a leather cover, people dont know what it is, for all they know its an Ipad and your working
6. Youtube

All I can think of for now

Dublin Chick

Nothingbetter2d wrote: »

had your face on the desk many a late night? sleeping your way to the top?

Nope

Mr Benevolent

Nothingbetter2d wrote: »

"confab" sounds like like a prison labour camp for making electrical components.

Nah, that's my cousin Foxconn.

tiernanobrien

I had the exact same problem as you. Started doing a masters part-time... problem sorted. My brain gets used plenty now and the days fly by!!

Elba101

All fantastic suggestions!

tiernanobrien wrote: »

I had the exact same problem as you. Started doing a masters part-time... problem sorted. My brain gets used plenty now and the days fly by!!

Was thinking about this and have been looking into it. I don't see my job as a long term thing though. Contact is up in Oct and I am outta here!! I'll just keep on pluggin away with Sporcle so. My geography could do with some more improvement.

ToddyDoody

Get hammered the weekend, spend spare time at work trying to remember what happened / cringing in embarrassment. This is productive because... ... It promotes balance and psychological good health. Alternatively, fantasy world of art and imagination. Productive because... ... It betters yourself as a person and helps you think creatively and innovatively. Yes.

cloud493

Start reading a good book.