Struggling with boredom

eldamo

I am lucky enough to be able to work from home, but even with that I have a lot more free time than usual.

The grass has been cut, once the compost bin has been emptied I will weed and cut the hedges.

I am lucky enough to have a good lot of wood stain in the shed so I will give the fences a going over.

But, we could be in this for the long hall, I see that woodies is closed now (as it should be) but is there anywhere online that I could order some indoor paint?

Would just like to do a room at a time, so some white ceiling paint, some filler and a few tubs of colour.

Look, none of this is urgent, but it would just be nice.

Are there any other useful ways we can spend this time.

I am enjoying spending time in the garden with the kids, a silver lining to this whole situation is that (I hate this phrase) the fear of missing out is gone. All you can really do is stay home, so may as well make the best of it.

Dots1982

Any tips for stuff to do indoors to keep from boredom. I have a kettlebell so able to keep active. It’s more just stuff to go online and kill time.

What’s the modern equivalent of bored.com and chatrooms? Places to go to chat and play games?

What resources are there for free online learning? Should the government be putting courses online or subsidize paid online courses so they are free or reduced So people can upskill.

Bored.com is still there I see but some games want to be played on desktop.

rubberdungeon

Dots1982 wrote: »

Any tips for stuff to do indoors to keep from boredom. I have a kettlebell so able to keep active. It’s more just stuff to go online and kill time.

What’s the modern equivalent of bored.com and chatrooms? Places to go to chat and play games?

What resources are there for free online learning? Should the government be putting courses online or subsidize paid online courses so they are free or reduced So people can upskill.

Bored.com is still there I see but some games want to be played on desktop.

Is there anything there that catches your eye?

https://touch.boards.ie/thread/2058063358/8/#post112980964

Dots1982

Dots1982 wrote: »

Any tips for stuff to do indoors to keep from boredom. I have a kettlebell so able to keep active. It’s more just stuff to go online and kill time.

What’s the modern equivalent of bored.com and chatrooms? Places to go to chat and play games?

What resources are there for free online learning? Should the government be putting courses online or subsidize paid online courses so they are free or reduced So people can upskill.

Bored.com is still there I see but some games want to be played on desktop.

Udemy is good for online courses.
Something like Virtual Pool 4 or Football Manager 2020 will kill hours.
Buy a raspberry pi kit off amazon or something.

Busi_Girl08

YouTube is pretty handy for learning new skills or tricks.

Maybe learn a new language with Duolingo?

For free courses linkedin has a good few but it's fairly business heavy.

Beasty

Threads merged

y0ssar1an22

pop over here and play a game. you might even get addicted:

https://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/forumdisplay.php?f=1770

I'm bored because I have no imagination. How did they cope on the Blanket Islands in the 1930s? I'm privileged to be alive in 2020 with all the resources at our disposal. Especially the internet. Things could be far worse.

One excellent resource for online learning:
http://www.openculture.com

nthclare

Im a km walk away from the river down a dirt track so ill probably get my exercise by doing some fly-fishing the odd evening.

A few pike lakes nearby too, and there's a lot of Hazelwood after being cut last year so ill get some firewood.

Maybe help a local farmer feed his cattle, just a bit of voluntary farm relief for an old guy.
Ill keep my distance obviously.

I also need to weed the driveway and my gardens in ****, ironically I'M A qualified horticulturist but my garden is like a mechanics car ffs its like pans labyrinth.

As well as that im going on YouTube and learning how to change the brakes and minor works on the car, bought a vw socket set two years ago and a lift thingy so I might as well use my head.

Learn how to service the firebird boiler and a bit of plumbing too.

Jim_Hodge

Having retired a few years ago, I am lucky to have learned how to pass the day without boredom. Treat all this as a marathon not a sprint. Don't try to do everything in a couple of days. Set yourself one main task each day - cut lawns, weeding, wash windows, paint shed, wash car, tidy garage/shed, spring clean a room, get the shopping done. Then do some daily routine things like reading, taking a walk, writing to some relatives or friends. Wash and dry the dishes by hand and give the dishwasher a rest. Take an extra long coffee break in the morning. Take your time with tasks and resist the temptation to rush everything.

cbreeze

rubberdungeon wrote: »

Is there anything there that catches your eye?

https://touch.boards.ie/thread/2058063358/8/#post112980964

The Open University has 1000 free courses available on it's Open Learn site. Some are short ones of around six weeks' duration. Its a massive resource. I'm hopping on there later to have a look (just as soon as I've finished my glass of Malbec).

cbreeze

cbreeze wrote: »

The Open University has 1000 free courses available on it's Open Learn site. Some are short ones of around six weeks' duration. Its a massive resource. I'm hopping on there later to have a look (just as soon as I've finished my glass of Malbec).

Are their qualifications still fairly well regarded?

Is the open learn site a different url? Can’t see anything free on their main site.

PhilOssophy

Get some books (or download them onto a device), turn off the internet.
If you want to learn an instrument, buy one online if you can.
Learn a language, meditation, listen to relaxing music.
That old guitar or tin whistle, give it another go!
I haven't found this difficult at all, the only thing I really miss is sport and being able to go about my business freely.

Buy your kids hurleys and sliotars and do some skills training out the back

appledrop

Have you ever heard of cleaning? That will keep you busy. It never stops + there is always more to do. I spent two hours today deep cleaning a bathroom!

appledrop

appledrop wrote: »

Have you ever heard of cleaning? That will keep you busy. It never stops + there is always more to do. I spent two hours today deep cleaning a bathroom!

I think they’re more looking for something to do that wouldn’t drive you to leaping off the roof.

Thelonious Monk

I've been doing a lot of Duolingo, the passive aggressive owl is very happy with me these days. Also playing lots of piano, so if you have an instrument you've always been meaning to put some effort into, now's your chance!
My partner was over earlier and we sorted out my back garden, was full of weeds etc.
My only gripe is I have no TV shows to watch that I like, apart from Better Call Saul but that's just one episode a week.
I also bought a pull up bar that goes on your door frame.
It's a funny old time.

Foweva Awone

I'm spending my time studying ... reading ... writing ... doing jigsaw puzzles ... cleaning and rearranging furniture in my apartment ... cooking and baking, trying out new recipes ... nothing too crazy, but I can't say that I'm bored yet.

Jim_Hodge

ReginaldSmythV wrote: »

Are their qualifications still fairly well regarded?

Is the open learn site a different url? Can’t see anything free on their main site.

https://www.open.edu/openlearn/free-courses

Blaze420

Get a games console and put aside your preconceptions about them being just for kids or basement dwellers - you might surprise yourself.

ITman88

Thelonious Monk wrote: »

so if you have an instrument you've always been meaning to put some effort into, now's your chance!.

My flute has been out a lot these past few days

gipi

www.futurelearn.com has a range of free online courses

Spanish Eyes

Why do people need to be always DOING something.

I can get by with doing feck all. It is absolute bliss. I'm looking at the weeds, ok tomorrow. I'm looking at the crap in the boxroom, tomorrow.

I could sit outside muffled up on the oul deck last week to read two books on a row on the kindle, with the insulated cup of coffee to hand. Now that is nice.

Enjoy the peace of no timetable.

aido79

I have a 3 year old and a 17 month old to look after while my wife is working...what is boredom?

august12

Spanish Eyes wrote: »

Why do people need to be always DOING something.

I can get by with doing feck all. It is absolute bliss. I'm looking at the weeds, ok tomorrow. I'm looking at the crap in the boxroom, tomorrow.

I could sit outside muffled up on the oul deck last week to read two books on a row on the kindle, with the insulated cup of coffee to hand. Now that is nice.

Enjoy the peace of no timetable.

This is the most sensible post I've read so far, and enjoyable, I'm with you on all of the above.

Spanish Eyes

august12 wrote: »

This is the most sensible post I've read so far, and enjoyable, I'm with you on all of the above.

Good to have a fellow traveller, we are rare enough these times on the topic!

Thelonious Monk

Spanish Eyes wrote: »

Why do people need to be always DOING something.

I can get by with doing feck all. It is absolute bliss. I'm looking at the weeds, ok tomorrow. I'm looking at the crap in the boxroom, tomorrow.

I could sit outside muffled up on the oul deck last week to read two books on a row on the kindle, with the insulated cup of coffee to hand. Now that is nice.

Enjoy the peace of no timetable.

I feel similar nowadays, more so as I get older, and I used to get anxious over nothing. I'm pretty sure you're a middle aged fella? Most people seem to get more relaxed and laid back as they get older I've found, so all this isn't that big a deal for me but I feel sorry for younger people, this is stalling everything for them, that's gotta suck!

Hannibal_Smith

Thelonious Monk wrote: »

I've been doing a lot of Duolingo, the passive aggressive owl is very happy with me these days.

:pac: :pac:. It's so true

We started playing the alphabet game with the kids. Anyone else remember it? One person says the alphabet quietly in their heads, you say stop. Whatever letter they land on you have to write down various words like a girls name, boys name, country etc starting with that letter.

Desperate times call for desperate measures but we have got a fair few laughs out of it

Jim Gazebo

Thelonious Monk wrote: »

I feel similar nowadays, more so as I get older, and I used to get anxious over nothing. I'm pretty sure you're a middle aged fella? Most people seem to get more relaxed and laid back as they get older I've found, so all this isn't that big a deal for me but I feel sorry for younger people, this is stalling everything for them, that's gotta suck!

I am finding it really tough as a younger person. I know there's people saying why do you need to be busy, some people like to be busy. It keeps their mind from wandering. I loved going out on the bike for a few hours and then your on your own with your thoughts, it's an escape from reality.
I've said it before in other threads, I'm in a final year of a master's , the college haven't given us any info yet on when and if our exams might take place, motivation is getting low. The only release now is a short walk or run outside the house. And even then, people want us to have more totalitarian measures looking at boards this morning ☹️
Please, just keep this and leave those that want to get out have their short exercise, just because some people can slouch around for 2 weeks doesn't mean it suits everyone else. I'm so bored, I'm so fed up and I can't see an end in sight.

Before you say it, I know the gravity of the situation, I know why we are doing it, but I feel we have gone as far as we need to go with measures before people crack.

With that, if anyone pops in here that has a good routine for short interval running, something to really stretch the legs I'd love to hear it.

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Mr. teddywinkles

appledrop wrote: »

Have you ever heard of cleaning? That will keep you busy. It never stops + there is always more to do. I spent two hours today deep cleaning a bathroom!

Jaysus your a riot.

Snails pace

If you have a back garden or a little plot of land. You could have a vegetable garden and grow some flowers for bees in the summer. If your out the country a bit get a few hens aswell.

ThewhiteJesus

I live alone and am cut off from family so for me I can’t wait to work tomorrow! To kill boredom unfortunately it’s tv tv tv for me

Stacksofwacks

Xmas and New years always my least favorite days of the year as there is nothing to do and nobody out. Now it feels like this everyday. Being stuck at home now im just find less and less things to do, Nothing on the telly, I end up taking about 3 naps a day which is nice to start with but now its becoming a routine.. One day is just kind of melting into the other now and I have come to the conclusion that I haven't felt this bored since the guy who taught me chemistry for the leaving cert. Wake me up when this is all over Im off for another nap

Urethral Buttercup

Sad.

Sexual Chocolate

I don't think I've ever being this board over a long period ever. It's even getting to the stage with me that I've so much time to think that I'm starting to think of stupid worrying things and its getting me anxious.

I'm back in work at the end of the week thank God but other than the extra lie-on in bed I won't miss these last two weeks of isolation. I'd even love to be able to go out for a drive but I obviously can't.

Stacksofwacks

Sleeper12

Stacksofwacks wrote:

Xmas and New years always my least favorite days of the year as there is nothing to do and nobody out. Now it feels like this everyday. Being stuck at home now im just find less and less things to do, Nothing on the telly, I end up taking about 3 naps a day which is nice to start with but now its becoming a routine.. One day is just kind of melting into the other now and I have come to the conclusion that I haven't felt this bored since the guy who taught me chemistry for the leaving cert. Wake me up when this is all over Im off for another nap

People always say how prison isn't tough enough. It's a holiday camp.

Take your situation substitute all your TV channels for just the 4 Irish ones. Take the size of your house or apartment & shrink it to 10X6 foot. Locked in here for 20 hours a day. Take your smart phone and Internet and swap it for one 6 minute phone call per day. Take the 4 to 8 weeks we'll be on lock down & swap it for 150 weeks.

You don't have it too bad really

Stacksofwacks

Sleeper12 wrote: »

People always say how prison isn't tough enough. It's a holiday camp.

Take your situation substitute all your TV channels for just the 4 Irish ones. Take the size of your house or apartment & shrink it to 10X6 foot. Locked in here for 20 hours a day. Take your smart phone and Internet and swap it for one 6 minute phone call per day. Take the 4 to 8 weeks we'll be on lock down & swap it for 150 weeks.

You don't have it too bad really

That's why I've never broken the law!!

Watching those 4 Irish channels everyday sounds like the worst punishment

Jinglejangle69

Man up.

Imagine people at home with special needs kids all day long or looking after sick parents in their house without any help.

Everyone is in the same situation, yet your crying because you get to sleep 3 times a day.

Seriously grow a set

Arghus

No excuse for boredom. There's endless books to read, music to listen to, things to watch, games to play.

Stacksofwacks

Jinglejangle69 wrote: »

Man up.

Imagine people at home with special needs kids all day long or looking after sick parents in their house without any help.

Everyone is in the same situation, yet your crying because you get to sleep 3 times a day.

Seriously grow a set

I never said I had it the worst, but cheers for the advice

Beasty

Threads merged

Ave Sodalis

Ah, it seems my post got lost in the move so I'm sorry if it reappears and this is duplicate.



There's a forum over in the Bargain's Alert with all the free things that have become available over the Corvid 19 period, ranging from subscriptions to various things to thousands of online courses.



Up until now, I've been juggling work, postgrad study and volunteering. This is the first time in years that I've had any free time and I am using this to do things I never have time to do. I have books I need to read, games I need to finish, movies I have to watch. I have cleaning I need to do (the finicky stuff like the windows and the rugs), I have house repairs. As an introvert with bad social anxiety, I certainly won't be complaining about being stuck in the house by myself, catching up on my life. The only thing I desperately miss is my dog.

nyarlothothep

Learn a language, try your hand at art, if there's a musical instrument lying around learn it, write a short story or poem, read books, there are so many, many things to do with this bonanza of free time. Speaking for myself, I'm spending all hours making a music video. There's just so much you can do.

lainey_d_123

I genuinely don't understand how anyone could possibly be bored when they have the internet. You can read about and learn about literally anything under the sun. I've been working on learning a new language (Russian) using various apps, improving my coding skills with online resources, learning to bake, trying some new recipes and doing yoga and other workouts from Youtube lessons. And of course the usual sites like Boards for passing the time, or social media.

I could understand being depressed or lethargic, but bored? How?

Sleeper12

lainey_d_123 wrote:

I genuinely don't understand how anyone could possibly be bored when they have the internet. You can read about and learn about literally anything under the sun. I've been working on learning a new language (Russian) using various apps, improving my coding skills with online resources, learning to bake, trying some new recipes and doing yoga and other workouts from Youtube lessons. And of course the usual sites like Boards for passing the time, or social media.

You left out PORN. How could you forget about porn.

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I've never been busier

PTH2009

I'm doing nightly quizzes on this

https://www.goosesquizzes.com/

A local quiz master is running a few on youtube/kahoot which I also do

biko

I've been taking Jimmy's quiz every day so far

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dfwhuC9ypQk

Mehaffey1

What I am up to on lockdown, been at home sticking to staying in as much as possible to this is over.

Boards.ie never been more grateful to have this golden source of information and comedy.

PS4, have Call of Duty Modern Warfare, such a huge and varied game, have been playing for hours. Really stands to the game as I have not been as caught by the gaming bug in 10 years.

Youtube, have an account for years so have hundreds of subscriptions. LockPickingLawyer is a recent addition. Makes videos of how to break into locks, padlocks, safes etc, especially when the manufacturer says their product is unbeatable.

Podcasts. Have Podcast Addict app on the phone for downloads and subscriptions. Welcome to NightVale is my favourite and has been for a while. Roughly 40 minutes per episode and covers the weekly goings on of a typical American town which is overran by aliens but life continues on as normal.

Audible. Love the credit per month idea. Recently downloaded Dan Carlin's new book in audio format The End Is Always Near. Great presenter and analysis of times in history where the end of civilisation was a real possibility. Maybe not for everyone in these mental times.

Netflix. Whole thread of recommendations on the Movies forum. Just finished How to Fix a Drugs Scandal which was brilliant.

No shortage of things to be at these days.