Fight boredom. How to deal with boredom? Ways to overcome boredom. Are you tired of your appearance
Boredom is one of the reasons that prevents us from enjoying life! This article will not talk about any cures for boredom, ways to entertain yourself and do something. I'm going to talk about how to make sure that you don't get bored at all.
I will tell you why boredom is one of the most dangerous and harmful psychological conditions for the individual and will lead to the need to get rid of it. And also you will understand why this condition negatively affects our ability to enjoy life.
What is the danger of boredom.
Boredom is not just some mood that occurs to you from time to time and does not affect your personality in any way. In fact, it is one of the root causes of many human problems. The famous psychologist Viktor Frankl said: “Today, boredom poses more problems for us - both patients and psychiatrists - than desires and even so-called sexual desires.”
Boredom constantly provokes you to be in search of external stimuli, any activity, only in order not to experience a state of discomfort associated with the absence of any activity. The trouble is that this search for activities to get rid of boredom does not happen selectively. You are ready to do the most routine and meaningless work, just not to sit idle, you just have to do something, no matter what, or experience some sensations.
This is somewhat reminiscent of drug addiction, only instead of narcotic substance information and sensory stimuli appear. An uncontrollable desire also arises, the satisfaction of which does not bring much pleasure, but only relieves the feeling of discomfort for a certain time. And life begins to acquire colors only in those moments when this desire is satisfied.
Problems and troubles associated with boredom.
- Frequent nervous tension
- Alcohol / drug addiction (it is because of boredom that many people cannot stop drinking / smoking, and even if they succeed, it is only for a while, then they return to bad habits again)
- Inability to endure long trips, meetings, even vacations (desire to return to work as soon as possible)
- Inability to concentrate
- Inability to relax, chronic fatigue
- Painful shopping cravings
- Brain overload with many tasks, "information garbage"
- Feeling restless
- Apathy and longing in the absence of activity
- Satiation with life
- As a result, wrong life choices, loss of opportunities, false goals and aspirations, unhappiness and inability to enjoy life to the fullest.
Impressive, isn't it? But I think you are not accustomed to seeing boredom as a source of evil, and it may surprise you to look at this state from this angle. It's okay, reading my blog, you will often come across similar provisions: first, I declare that some property of your personality, about the presence of which you are not used to worrying, is actually the cause of problems and an obstacle to self-development, and I explain it intelligibly why it is so and not otherwise.
But what will surprise you most of all is that I do not just designate problem areas in order to once again point out the imperfection of human nature, but, having called something a problem, I say that you can get rid of it, no matter how sure you are of the opposite, and showing operating method do it.
Is it possible to stop feeling bored altogether?
Why should this be surprising? Let me explain. Surely many believe that boredom is a natural state of a person in the absence of any activity, and therefore it cannot be got rid of, just like hunger or thirst. Or are you sure that being bored is a property of your nature, you, a person who needs activity and will always strive for it. I declare that this is simply a flaw in the personality, and a very serious one, which can be eliminated, like all other flaws. This may be surprising.
But no matter how unrealistic it may sound, I myself got rid of this state: I almost never get bored. Thanks to this, I am always relaxed and comfortable: on long trips, during hours of waiting, which may seem tedious to many. I know how to enjoy rest, inactivity and contemplation, which relaxes me very deeply. I don't need to smoke or drink to entertain myself.
I do what interests me, and do not burden myself with unnecessary, useless activities so as not to get bored. I can spend a long time alone with myself: I don’t dangle in a frantic hurry to clubs, restaurants, in order to somehow occupy my time. In general, I know how to enjoy every allotted minute and am not in a hurry to do everything to live this moment as soon as possible.
Why is it so important to spend more time alone with yourself?
Boredom reduces the amount of time you can spend alone with yourself, because it constantly forces you to look for something to do or society. This can be a major life hurdle. Since in moments of calm contemplation and reflection, the most valuable thoughts come to you. You can make an important decision, rethink your past experience, realize the meaninglessness and futility of your current aspirations, set a goal that is more suitable for you and not follow false urges imposed on you from outside.
The more people are busy with their own affairs and the less often they have moments of reflection, the worse they are able to accept independent solutions and follow a conscious course, since they think little and all their energy is "extinguished" by various activities. Do you know why in the army a soldier has to be busy all the time? And to think less and obey more.
In totalitarian societies or various book dystopias (books Orwell - 1984, Huxley - O marvelous new world) , an individual for his successful enslavement ruling class must be subjected to constant information or sensory influence: to have an unreasonably long working day in terms of productivity, which must completely exhaust him so that there is no strength left. And in moments of rest, he either listens to the radio or watches TV with stupid patriotic programs. So no seditious thoughts about the imperfection of the state and the meaninglessness of his life as a social cell, a working ant, come into his head, since there is no time for these thoughts to come.
As a result, a person can no longer spend time alone with himself: he is bored and sometimes even scared. He panicked looking for something to do or a way to fill the "information channel". Now you understand that boredom does not arise just like a natural need of consciousness? Rather, it is a consequence of constant employment, indiscriminate consumption of information and impressions by the brain, or it is a symptom of existential emptiness and lack of inner content (I will talk about this at the end of the article).
As a result, you stop perceiving life as a valuable gift, as a collection of opportunities and interesting events, as existence for its own sake! You seek to kill every priceless moment of existence, to drown it in unnecessary deeds, meaningless entertainment and alcohol. You are in constant flight from yourself, from your thoughts! It turns out that life loses its value for you and you you can't just enjoy it.
Boredom is like a drug
Boredom makes you dependent on yourself and robs you of choice about what to do and when. You have to run somewhere: consume tons of any information, a bunch of "informational garbage", make unnecessary purchases, be in constant search for all kinds of entertainment, including forbidden ones, engage in self-stupefaction (drugs, including alcohol), watch stupid programs, engage in stupid work and it is senseless to burn and squander life.
This is reminiscent of the action movie Adrenaline, in which Jason Statham's character is injected with some fantastic drug substance, and its effect is that the person who is injected with it dies after some time, and the only way to stop the destructive effect of the poison It is to keep the production of adrenaline constant. Therefore, the hero has to run and shoot, throw himself under cars, jump from great heights without a parachute (while not forgetting about shooting). In the same way, many people are attached to sources of killing boredom.
Moreover, these sources are by no means endless. Gradually, the “dose” has to be increased: look for more exotic entertainment, make more expensive purchases, as the usual things are already boring and no longer satisfying. If this is not done, then dull satiety is formed, and as a result, apathy, again boredom, “breaking”. I use terms from the world of drug addiction for a reason, since a chronic feeling of boredom is the “breaking” of an organism accustomed to constant external stimulation and nourishment with impressions.
Therefore, trying to cope with the state of boredom by finding new ways to escape is just as pointless as removing nicotine cravings by smoking cigarettes. Yes, you will satisfy a local need, but only for a while, until it arises again, and the further it goes, the stronger it will be and demand more and more from you ... To stop the desire to smoke, you need to quit this habit, eliminate the causes of your addiction and never smoke! This is the best way, obviously. Therefore, I will try to teach how not to feel bored at all .. Or almost not.
Boredom as a motivation?
It can be argued that boredom is an active motive for any work, without it you would not have moved at all and would not have done anything. It helped you achieve something.
Okay, then back to the analogies from the life of drug addicts. Suppose someone lived - did not grieve, was lazy and did not work, and somehow existed on a penny. Then he got hooked on drugs. Now he needs more money to buy them for himself. If he does not work, he will suffer, so he had to find a better paying job, not skip it and try to stay on it.
So, we now thank the drugs for helping him achieve something? I think this should not be done, because despite material success, a person degrades due to his addiction (just like he loses interest in life due to boredom). The whole problem was his laziness, which did not allow him to find a good job, or in general he did not particularly need this money: and so everything suited him.
A person should be motivated by a lively interest, a desire to develop, achieve goals and realize their potential, and not boredom, which turns you into a diligent worker and an obedient robot. It is better to strive for the most suitable job for yourself (or not work at all, if you do not like it, and there is a material opportunity not to do this), and not to look for any, the first one that comes across, just to keep yourself busy and kill boredom.
If you look at boredom as a motive, then you can fall into a vicious circle: you work, but work does not bring you pleasure, but You also cannot NOT work, because you are afraid to wallow in boredom.
In this case, your work covers the entire area of \u200b\u200bits of your interests, you have no idea what to do in her absence.
Perhaps this is due to a lack of other hobbies. You cannot come up with an occupation for yourself, you wait until someone organizes it for you, your company, for example .. This is how life goes: in an unloved job and in tiny rest periods between periods of working time. And even while resting, you devote little time to yourself, but continue to run away from boredom, drowning in avalanches of information, fuss, business and alcohol. What is left for themselves after this?
Let's discard the financial aspect in this example, that they say you have to work hard to have something to live on.
Yes, it certainly is. But, firstly, I know many people who have the opportunity not to engage in daily routine work in the office, since there is some other income, but nevertheless, despite this, they get hired work, because they do not imagine what they will do in their free time.
Secondly, if you are not afraid of the prospect of a lot of free time and are not afraid to suddenly find yourself alone with your thoughts, then you will probably start looking for ways to save yourself from annoying, everyday routine, and start creating such sources of income that you can manage. does not take so much time and effort. And instead of spinning like a squirrel in a wheel, burning nerves, energy, health, youth and potential, you will begin to plan opportunities that will allow you to devote more time to yourself and live for yourself.
How will the personality change when you get rid of boredom
Here we come to the most important thing. While it may seem to you that there is no big problem that you get bored and you don’t know what to do and entertain yourself with. You just don't realize how much fuller and richer life becomes when you manage to cope with the subjective causes of boredom!
I’ll make a reservation right away, if you embark on this path, then you will have to go through several significant personal metamorphoses.
Having got rid of the feeling of boredom, you will learn to enjoy rest, moments of peace and inactivity, time spent in dialogue with yourself, or doing what you love, your hobby. You will begin to feel comfortable being long time alone with yourself. Therefore, it will seem that free time will be sorely lacking.
A favorite job may cease to be loved, and an unloved one will become even more unpleasant due to the fact that it alienates you from yourself, and instead of devoting time to yourself and your loved ones, to develop yourself, learn new things, improve, you spend it on some kind of corporate red tape and participation in office squabbles. And you will begin to understand this clearly.
I also get bonuses, you say, lived, did not grieve, worked, drank on Fridays, went to Ikea on weekends, everything suited, and now you come and say that I will teach you self-development, as a result of which we will be disgusted with all these things and we will begin to mourn for some unattainable freedom! Your advice is good, Nicholas! You have to be content with what you have!
To this I will answer that, firstly, the consequence of self-development and, if I may use such a term, “expansion of consciousness”, is a certain reassessment of values, a change in the outlook on things, the entrance of which you begin to strive for something new and change the usual course of things. This is natural and inevitable. Remember how you grew up, turned from a child into an adult? Many things that seemed important in childhood have lost their value to you when you have reached a certain age. In fact, “growing up” can continue until old age, and the fact that you are now 30, 40 years old does not mean that you have reached the peak of maturity. The worst thing is when this process stops for good, and you don’t even know about it…
Secondly, freedom is not at all unattainable, and the lifestyle that requires you to be constantly busy at work is not uncontested. There are many ways to get rid of the burden of useless work, but this is a topic for a separate article ...
But new goals will appear before you: what you need to strive for in order to achieve happiness. You will slowly begin to implement your life project.
Getting rid of boredom will also manifest itself in the love of contemplative pastime: reading, thinking, enjoying nature, leisurely walks. You will experience joy from these things and as a result you will enjoy life more! This can significantly relieve your brain and lead to calmness and a sense of inner comfort, order and joy, and also, thanks to reflection, you will rethink and understand many things. During the rest, you will really “rest”, and not destroy your health with alcoholic libations: I assure you, the body does not rest during drinking!
Yes, and you will stop enjoying alcohol, because, firstly, you will be more relaxed and there will be no need to relieve tension, and secondly, self-sufficiency, you will be so good alone with yourself or your loved ones and will not need to use something. After all, you remember that boredom is one of the reasons for the appearance bad habits? You probably know how many people drink too much in the village, guess what.
You will become calm, you will not be tired of long trips and hours of waiting, every moment of your life will become complete and selfish: it will not be perceived simply as a transition from something to something, as a period of time connecting two points, this moment will be filled value in itself! This will give the joy of life and a sense of greatness in every moment of existence!
You will understand how little you need for happiness! This does not mean that you can be happy in rags and living in a garbage dump. Don't get me wrong, I'm not at all advocating renunciation of earthly goods. What I mean is that you may have spent a lot of money and health chasing entertainment and things, thinking that owning things will bring you happiness. This is a consequence of the gaping inner emptiness that you sought to fill with the purchase of things and all sorts of unusual sensations.
When you cope with this emptiness, you will find inner harmony and self-sufficiency. You will not need to pour a lot of money down the drain just to feel alive and defeat the boredom that eats away at you from the inside.
In general, getting rid of boredom promises happiness, harmony, self-sufficiency and tranquility. These are the things that you may not get enough while you are subject to such a state as boredom.
Now let's move on, finally, to the final part of the article, namely, how to get rid of boredom.
How to get rid of feelings of boredom
If you read what I wrote above and “absorbed” it a little, then you have already done part of the job. My main task was to put you on a certain course of thought, to instill in you an understanding of boredom as a kind of vice that destroys the personality. If there is such an understanding and there is a certain moral attitude to cope with it and achieve the joy of life, then all of the following practical advice, the recommendations will not carry the character of revelations for you. They very obviously and logically follow already from what I said.
So let's transgress.
How to find the joy of life, destroying boredom
Here are some tips to keep you from getting bored.
Spend more time alone with yourself: during this time, try to calm down, relax. Think about something, preferably something abstract, not tied to the current moment. Do not think about work about current affairs, but make plans, think about yourself and your future, about how to achieve your happiness and what you need to do for this. Critically evaluate your current family, financial, state of health and mind, think if there are any problems?
Is it possible to solve them and how to do it? If you can’t force yourself to think, focus and you are distracted by thoughts about current affairs, then you need to learn how to relax, clear your mind and put your thoughts in order, this will teach you:
Meditation: yes, in each of my articles I advise (even insist) to do it, how to do it, read on. It is a mistake to believe that there is no universal exercise that helps get rid of many problems. There is such an exercise - it is meditation. Practicing which, you will learn to relax and clear your brain of thoughts, to exist in the present moment, discarding worries about the future and past memories.
The action of this practice is directly aimed at eliminating the main source of boredom: inner restlessness and fear of being alone with yourself. During meditation, you listen to what is happening inside, establishing a connection with your body. It helps to look at many things soberly and impartially and thereby get rid of many prejudices. This is perhaps what you need to start with, get rid of boredom.
Filled with internal content: one of the reasons why you get bored when you stay in silence, away from everyone, may be existential emptiness. Despite the tricky word, this term hides a completely understandable thing. This emptiness is formed when a person has no interests, hobbies, little joys, reflections, dreams, conscious desires and will.
This is when a person, like a dull plankton, flounders on the surface of being and is carried away by the streams of fate in an arbitrary direction. In general, I will not dwell in detail, this is an extensive topic that requires a separate article. In short, because of this emptiness, you feel sad alone with yourself, since you do not act as an interesting interlocutor for internal dialogue. So read more good books, blogs, and articles, chat with smart people, watch quality films and think, think, think.
Contemplation: Learn to enjoy peace and quiet. You can just lie on the grass for a long time, look at the sky and try not to think about anything, or lie in bed with your eyes closed, listening to the calm,. Try to spend more time in nature, in silence. Walk, walk at a slow pace, just looking around.
Think of a hobby, an activity: choose an area in which you would like to develop and acquire some skills, for example, photography and photo processing, cycling, music (this can be like mastering musical instrument, and getting skills in working with computer applications (sequencers) for creating music and mastering, depends on what is closer to you), programming, writing blog articles, chess, poker, spiritual practices, etc. and so on. Do not think that you have no soul for anything, because in order to really get carried away with some business, you need to master it at least a little.
Any activity, even the most disliked at the beginning, can begin to bring joy, as soon as you get it better than others, and some kind of skill appears. It's worth just getting started. Try yourself here and there, experiment. Instead of wasting your free time at home and at work on all sorts of nonsense, do something that will develop you, that will make your leisure time productive. And who knows, maybe a new hobby, when you master it to perfection, will become your favorite thing in the future, thanks to which you will gain financial independence, get rid of office shackles and change your life for the better. You just need to start, not be lazy and not be afraid to learn new things and try yourself in different things.
Endure loneliness and monotony: Try to relax during long trips, time spent on public transport or during waiting hours. If you are used to occupying your hands with an iPhone or beer, then it's time to get rid of it.
Get rid of excessive activity and distracted attention: often boredom is associated with a constant feeling of inner restlessness, the inability to keep attention on one thing for a long time, the need to constantly receive information, aimless motor activity. In academic circles, this is called . This is a whole separate issue. And how to get rid of this syndrome, read the link.
That's about it for feeling chronically bored. Getting rid of it means a lot inner work and a lot of personal metamorphoses. At first it will not be easy, you will have to make great efforts and step over yourself. But then you will be amazed by the results of the work done, I assure you.
Turn on your imagination to the fullest.
- Make up a dialogue that you can't hear. look at two talking people from a distance where you can't hear them. Given their facial expressions, gestures, and movements, come up with a funny conversation they could have.
- Make up a fairy tale about animals. What personal qualities do they possess? How will their story end?
- Come up with a script for a trailer that tells the story of your life.
Play a game.
Make household chores fun.
- Imagine that a poisonous substance has spilled into your kitchen. Ebola or something like that. Put on protective gear and clean up.
- Imagine that you are a mad scientist conducting experiments. Now, get out of the refrigerator the experimental drugs that you supposedly did not work out. Give each vessel some vile purpose for which it was made.
- As you fold your clothes, imagine that you are an evil butler who is plotting to take his boss hostage and extort money for his ransom.
Acquire a new skill.
- Learn to roll a coin between your fingers.
- Try to roll your tongue into a tube using different methods. Did you know that such abilities are inherited?
- Learn what you have always wanted to learn. Maybe playing the guitar? Try the guitar.
Try your hand at music.
- Sing your favorite song. Now sing it jazzy. And now in the style of country ... opera. Use all the styles you know.
- Try to beat the rhythm with your fingers. It's easier than you think!
- Compose your own song. Write lyrics to a song about anything. You can write a song about your pet, how it was when you were in third grade, or how you want peace in the Middle East.
Read something out of the ordinary.
- Have you ever read the Bible? It's a lot more fun than you think. To make the reading process more interesting, try reading it in a non-standard format (for example, the Bible, told in a funny way, which can be found online).
- Grab your re-read comics. You liked reading them in the newspaper when you were a child. Do you know that you can read comics online for free? Search the internet for a comic that you like. It would be nice to start with comics like Breakfast Cereal, Dinosaur Comics, but why not?
- We know that you have a book that you have long abandoned. The one your grandmother gave you for your birthday 3 years ago. Take it and read it. Stop resisting, it will do you good.
Be creative.
- Compose your own fairy tale. It should contain the following elements: a ring, a witch and a horse. Post your story in the discussion section!
- Write a letter in which you give advice to your younger self.
- Fool around. Draw one of the following: a weapon you would like to take on the world, your favorite Walt Disney cartoon character, a llama with a hat and tie. And what, after all, this is an elegant lama.
Become a superhero.
- Aliens have suddenly taken over your room. Quickly figure out how to escape.
- Come up with a superhero story and tell it to those around you.
- Help someone. It doesn't matter if you volunteer or help an old lady get her groceries out of the car. This will help you feel like a hero for real.
Start moving.
- Go for a run. Try not to step on cracks in the asphalt. The grass turned into red-hot lava.
- Come up with a dance to your favorite song, even the one that is in your imagination. Bonus for those who really dance.
- Try to keep your balance by standing on one leg for as long as possible, and then do the same on the other leg.
Turn on the internet.
- Check out popular sites like Frogman blog, BoingBoing, Digg or StumbleUpon for a lot of great stuff.
- Study at TED, Snopes or Upworthy.
- Check out wikiHow. Find the three funniest or worst articles and post your collection in the discussion section. Thus, they will be noticed and corrected!
Once, a character from a popular anime series declared that we had conquered boredom. Frankly, at that moment I envied him, because the question of how to get rid of boredom was very relevant for me.
In fact, the life of an adult is rather boring - home, work, shops, once a year a vacation near some sea, and then all over again. It is not possible to entertain yourself, because you have to live rather monotonously.
Why do we live like this? How to get rid of boredom? I share this with you because I have come up with many ways to entertain myself and kill discouragement.
Why does it get boring
Boredom happens for a variety of reasons, for example:- beriberi and health problems;
- drop in immunity;
- too much stress;
- lack of interesting, exciting activities;
- lack of motivation;
- the need to spend a lot of time at home;
- predictability of any situation.
What causes boredom
- As a result of boredom, a large nervous load develops.
- Boredom can cause any addiction, including psychogenic ones.
- Problems with concentration.
- Constant feeling of tiredness.
- Excessive love of food and shopping.
- Information overload.
How to deal with it
I think I have already convinced you that boredom is one of our worst enemies, which really should be got rid of. We can entertain ourselves in a thousand ways, but this is unlikely to help us feel interested in life - most likely, after entertainment, it will become boring again, as it was.To avoid this, you need to fight a little and kill boredom. Do not know how to dispel boredom?
- Increase physical activity.
- Shift the focus in life.
- Move the main focus.
- Set new tasks.
- Modify an existing course of action.
People who want to live better can take advantage of this - for example, dancing can kill time and boredom. Perhaps at first you will have to make an effort on yourself, to force yourself. Try dancing every time you're bored - at least at home. Better yet, attend dance parties occasionally.
Why do many of us go in for dancing, yoga, sports? Do you think it's necessary to keep yourself in shape? Yes, but not only. It really makes life interesting and helps when you're bored.
Shifting emphasis is tricky. But if you think about it, you can spend a few days on it, and you will get a colossal effect. The fact is that we are accustomed to feel sorry for ourselves, and protect ourselves from various trials. Well, for example, household. We are unbearably bored at home, although comfortable.
Do you want to feel the taste of life? Go on a real hike, but not for barbecue for the weekend, but at least for a week - along a difficult route, in order to experience all the delights of tourism. If the hike is not your business, then go visit the province. Try to be a volunteer. Do something that you have never done - it will teach you to live differently.
The shift of the main focus occurs as follows. Find the main thing that you are. The best social role you've ever played. It's easy to do - analyze who you are in social life? Accountant? Girlfriend? Mother? Wife? Mistress? Doctor? Neighbor?
What activity in society requires you to return the most? Eliminate this social role for a month and you will be surprised at how much time you can spend on your own hobbies that will help you live a varied life.
Set new tasks good idea if you do everything perfectly. Adult girls sin with this, who at some point lose the point of application of energy. It would seem that a clever, beautiful woman is moving ahead of her towards the goal ... But only the goals are all over. The institute and career are behind, the social circle is ideal, she herself is a picture, her husband is a treasure, the house is like from a photograph in a magazine. This is where a new challenge comes in handy.
Someone gives birth to a child (first or second), someone begins to learn a new language, someone gets a dog or a cat. In any case, new tasks help you live better without leaving your home - you will never be bored.
We most often perceive a change in our own reality as painful, but nevertheless this method is one of the best for those who want to amuse themselves and kill boredom. Switch from your personal car to the subway, walk more, go on a raw food diet - for some time all this was in my life, and when I think about it, I want to do all those crazy things again. Just to enjoy the novelty of sensations and live in a high.
Think about what is boring for you, why are you bored. This is all you need to understand how to deal with boredom.
- Never be afraid to ask other people for advice. They have their own range of interests, their own assessment of the situation, and they can help you even when you are not aware of it. How to dispel boredom with someone else's help? Ask your loved ones what they think can help you. At the very least, you'll have a good time. As a maximum, you will learn a lot about yourself.
- Many ways involve communication and getting out of your comfort zone. How to deal with boredom if you are a homebody:
- start learning new things;
- start repair;
- make a change.
- How to avoid boredom during routine tasks:
- use good music or quality White noise(for example, noisli.com);
- perform them in atypical clothes.
- No one knows how to avoid boredom for sure - everyone is looking for their own methods, because the mood is an individual thing.
- How to overcome boredom while sitting at home? In order to overcome your own despondency while sitting at home, you need to do something extremely stupid. Haven't you tried it? At home, you can do a thousand things - for example, turn into children for a couple of hours and play (you can do this when your own children are at home, but it is better to send them to stay with their grandmother).
Why aren't kids sad? They always let their imagination run wild. Try on all the outfits with your best friend, give each other crazy makeup, record a video of 20 ways to kill your boss without getting caught, bake a huge cake and eat it without using your hands... Unleash yourself!
What to do when bored at home?
Modern man is surrounded by such a dynamic world that, left alone with himself, he begins to get bored. As a rule, in order to get rid of boredom, a person turns on the TV or simply picks up a tablet or laptop.
In fact, if you show a little imagination, then even at home you can pass the time with fun and, most importantly, with benefit. In our article, we will introduce you to several ideas, using which you can not only get rid of boredom, but also have an interesting time with a friend, mother, sister, child and loved one.
Ideas number 1: Homemade hand-made: origami, kanzashi, scrapbooking
Homemade handmade: origami, kanzashi, scrapbookingIf you are not afraid of difficulties and are always ready to learn, then try to master the technique of origami, kanzashi and scrapbooking. Yes, at first glance it may seem that all this is very difficult. But if you try a little, you can do it yourself the first time beautiful product which can be presented close person or just use it to decorate the interior of the house.
The only thing you have to remember is that all three techniques do not like inaccuracies. In view of this, it will be better if you do not do everything by eye, but try to adhere to all generally accepted rules.
Origami
origami flower 
origami flower Origami- This is a special method of folding paper, thanks to which both very simple and very complex shapes are obtained. To create such crafts, you only need colored paper, a ruler, a pencil and stationery scissors. All you need to do in this case is to carefully look at the pictures posted a little higher and do everything as shown there.
Yes, and remember that in this case it is extremely important to fold the piece of paper as correctly and evenly as possible. If the resulting line doubles or is slightly curved, then the finished product may not work at all, or it will not keep the correct shape.
Kanzashi
Making a flower from ribbons 
Flower stitching Kanzashi This is a technique of folding satin ribbons, resulting in voluminous flowers that can be used to decorate clothes or make beautiful women's hairpins. In this case, for needlework, you will need thick ribbons, scissors, glue and an ordinary candle.
In order to make a flower with your own hands, you will first have to make small blanks from ribbons, singe their edges over a candle, and only after that they can be connected to each other. If you try to do this with an already finished product, you will surely damage it.
scrapbooking
Scrapbooking: an idea for a postcard scrapbooking- this is another kind of homemade hand-made, which is based on the technique of decorating with all kinds of materials, for example, paper, fabric, ribbons, beads, buttons and sequins. If you wish, you can decorate a family album, an ordinary cardboard box or a jewelry box with all these materials. Also, the scrapbooking technique is ideal for making original greeting cards for family and friends. You can see the idea for such a craft a little higher.
Idea #2: Recycling old clothes into useful things
Another great way to get rid of boredom is to try to breathe life into your old things. Surely in your closet there are clothes that you haven’t worn for a very long time, but at the same time you don’t raise your hand to throw them away. If so, then take it out of the closet and start creating.
Long denim skirt
Manufacturing Recommendations From this item, which is no longer very fashionable at the moment, you can literally make two short skirts in just an hour, which can be used to create everyday bows. This bottom will look perfect with T-shirts, light chiffon blouses and fitted jackets.
So:
- Lay the skirt on the table and cut in half
- Next, put everything aside and make a cardboard template
- To do this, take thick paper and draw a semicircle on it.
- Cut it out and use chalk to draw a wavy line on the top of the workpiece.
- Cut it out with scissors and one skirt will be ready.
- Next, take the bottom of the skirt and try it on yourself
- If necessary, we shorten the workpiece a little, and then sew it up and, if necessary, sew in the width
- The second skirt is ready
old jeans
Recommendations for making ripped jeans 
Jeans painting 
Jeans painting If you want to breathe life into old jeans, then you can try to make a torn model out of them, which is fashionable this season, or paint them beautifully. This can be done both by special and acrylic paints. The latter fit well on the fabric, but unfortunately, they are washed off very quickly. Therefore, if you want to get a thing that you will wear for a long time, then invest in paints for painting fabrics.
As for how to apply a drawing, this can be done in two ways. If you can draw well, then you can simply apply any ornament with your hands, using jeans as a canvas. If you do not know how to draw, then just make a template, attach it to a certain place and paint over its middle in the desired color. You can see ideas for such creativity a little higher.
Idea #3: Mastering New Cooking Dishes - Recipes
Mastering new culinary dishes - recipes Some people find cooking very boring. In fact, even this process can be fun and easy. Moreover, it is cooking that can help unite all family members. In view of this, try cooking a new dish with someone close to you. While the food is being prepared, you can have a nice chat, and then have lunch or dinner together.
French chicken in wine
Dish ingredients:
- Chicken - 2 kg
- Red wine - 1 l
- Flour - 2 tbsp. l
- Carrot - 2 pcs
- Leek - 400 g
- Thyme - 1 tbsp. l
- Mixture of peppers - 1 tsp
- Salt to taste
- Butter - 90 g
- Champignons - 300 g
- Chicken broth - 500 ml
Cooking:
- Peel the carrots and cut them into large cubes
- Rinse and cut the leek
- Put the vegetables in a large pot and add all the spices here
- Rinse the chicken, pat dry and cut into pieces
- Transfer it to the vegetables and mix everything.
- Pour everything with wine and marinate for 6-10 hours
- After this time, remove the chicken from the marinade and dry it again.
- Strain the marinade, and put the vegetables that were in it into a clean pan.
- Melt in a frying pan butter and fry the chicken
- Transfer it to a pan with vegetables and fry the mushrooms in the same oil
- When they are browned, add them to the rest of the products, pour everything with broth and set to stew
- In the same pan, fry the flour and add a little wine marinade to it
- You should end up with a creamy burgundy fill.
- Add it to the chicken and simmer everything over low heat for 1.5-2 hours
Creamy green pea soup
Products:
- Green peas - 400 g
- Zucchini - 200 g
- Garlic - 2 cloves
- Dried tomatoes - 100 g
- Vegetable oil - 1 tbsp. l
- Salt and pepper to taste
- Water - 1 l
Cooking:
- Put water on the stove and bring it to a boil
- Put zucchini and peas in it, and boil until tender.
- Remove the vegetables from the water and smash them with a little broth.
- Pour the oil into the pan and while it is heating, chop the garlic
- Slightly let it go and add everything to the vegetable puree
- Salt it, pepper it and warm it up a little
- At the very end, add chopped sun-dried tomatoes to it and you can serve it to the table.
- Serve this soup with garlic croutons or croutons.
Idea number 4: Decorate the space in the house
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Drawing No. 5 If you have been dreaming of refreshing the interior for a long time, but you just don’t have enough money for fashionable design, then you can transform the space with the help of things made by yourself. You can try to make new lampshades for the kitchen using ordinary thread and PVA glue. How to do it right you can see on figure #1. If this idea seems too simple for you, make a coffee table for the living room from an old tire and ordinary twine.
In the picture you can see how you can make the simplest version of this thing. But if you wish, you can additionally decorate it with a bright border or even paint it. Recommendations for making a table can be seen on figure #2.
Well, those who are not afraid of painstaking work can try to decorate the living space with paper butterflies. From them you can make an airy chandelier, a beautiful panel, or decorate a picture or a vase with them. You can see ideas for such decor on drawings No. 3, 4, 5.
Ideas #5: Photo session with loved ones, selfies
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Ideas for poses #3 If you decide to spend time with your family in this way, then make sure that all those who will be captured in the photo look quite normal. If you are going to do a comic photo shoot, then choose bright clothes for this. big amount small parts. If you are planning to create classic photo, which will hang in the living room in the most visible place, then dress more calmly.
Also don't forget that for good photo need bright light. In view of this, if you see that the room is dark, then turn on absolutely all the lights. If you don't fix this little problem, you'll end up with a photo that's too dark and blurry. And remember that the most beautiful and natural photographs are obtained in nature and at a time when a person does not really look into the camera lens. Therefore, if you have the opportunity to go out into the garden, then feel free to go there and arrange a photo shoot there.
Well, at the very end I want to mention the poses. Very often people consider themselves not very photogenic because they look bad in the photo. In fact, they simply take unnatural postures and, as a result, get a bad result. To prevent you from making such mistakes, we suggest you use our picture tips that will help you take beautiful photos the first time.
Idea #6: Outdoor and board games
Movable and Board games
If you like constant movement and cannot imagine your life without sports, then you can try playing outdoor games with your loved ones. True, remember that you need to choose them taking into account the physical capabilities of all those who will play with you. After all, if one person loses all the time, then the mood will be spoiled first for him, and then for everyone else.
crooked track
This game needs quite a lot of space, so if you have a very small living room, then go outside and have fun there. So, to begin with, draw a wavy line on the ground with chalk from 5 to 10 meters long. Further, the participant is given ordinary binoculars (it must be turned upside down) and is asked to walk along the drawn line as correctly as possible. Whoever does it faster and better than the rest is considered the winner.
Racing on the hands
For this game you will need two teams of two people. One team member gets on all fours, the other takes him by the legs, and they begin to move as quickly as possible to a certain point. When the goal is reached, the team members change places and return back. If you want to complicate the task, you can put several obstacles in the way of their movement, which will need to be bypassed.
Board games:
- Checkers
- Chess
- Monopoly
- Marrakesh
- Jenga
- Backgammon
Ideas number 7: Learning to crochet and knitting - patterns of simple things and soft toys
Knitted skirt 
Knitted bolero 
pink pig 
red-haired doll If you have at least minimal knitting skills, you can try to knit a fashionable bolero or a beautiful skirt for yourself or one of your family members. In case such things seem too complicated for now, try making a toy for children with your own hands. The main thing to remember is that in order for a knitted thing to turn out perfect, it must be knitted with the right knitting needles.
Remember, the thinner you choose the thread, the smaller the knitting needles should be. If, for example, you give preference to thick yarn and knit a product from it with thin knitting needles, then you will probably end up not getting exactly what you wanted. In this case, you are unlikely to be able to knit loops of the same size, which will lead to the fact that the knitted fabric will not be very even and unattractive.
As for knitting clothes directly, the main thing here is to correctly determine the size at the very beginning. To do this, you will initially need to measure the girth of the chest, waist and hips, and only after that proceed with the set of loops. Also keep in mind that all-natural threads are prone to stretching. In view of this, if you want the finished product to keep its shape well and be worn for a long time, then be sure to use artificial yarn in addition to natural yarn.
Ideas number 8: We make souvenirs from sweets, sweets, fabric, paper and cardboard - ideas
Now we will tell you how you can simultaneously get rid of boredom and have fun and carefree time with your child. You probably already know that children love bright things. Therefore, in order to surprise them, you need to make something grandiose, for example, a cake of sweets and sweets, beautiful flower paper or soft toy made of fabric. Believe me, all these things will delight your child and give you many pleasant moments together.
Ideas for crafts from candies and sweets
Sweet cake base 
finished cake In order to make a cake, first you will need to make a cardboard blank, make sure that it is well dried, and only after that start fixing all kinds of sweets on it. But remember, if you want your child to be able to eat this sweet masterpiece in the end, use yummy treats with individual packaging to create it.
As for what can be glued to the base, then here you will definitely not be limited in choice. It can be absolutely any sweets, small biscuits, juices, glazed curds and marmalades.
Paper and Cardboard Craft Ideas
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Idea #4 Fabric Craft Ideas The easiest way to make a puzzle with your own hands is to take the picture you like and cut it into squares and triangles of different sizes. After that, you just have to mix everything and you can proceed directly to folding. If you want to make a puzzle that has a more familiar look and shape, then you will definitely need to transfer a characteristic pattern to the picture. You can see it in picture #1.
After applying, you will also need to take scissors, carefully cut everything and put it in a cardboard box. But remember, if you want the drawing to turn out as realistic as possible in the end, then transfer the lines to the picture with a thin pencil.
If you choose a thick marker for these purposes, then dark lines will be visible after folding, which will spoil the visual perception of the puzzle. Well, if you don’t want to bother, then you can simply print out the template that we mentioned a little higher, paint it at your discretion, and then calmly cut it.
Idea No. 10: Mastering manicure skills at home
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Idea #2 When the nails are steamed, carefully remove the excess cuticle, rinse your hands again and let them dry. At the next stage, give the nails the correct shape, be sure to degrease them, and only after that apply the first decorative layer.
Video: What to do if you're bored - 9 ideas
I congratulate you! At the risk of seeming boring, I will assume that you are fed up with the impressions of our convulsive life: the flickering Internet express, bath leaves of heartbreaking revelations of life travelers, moldy political insinuations, the reciprocating movement of the regressing moral progress of ordinary Homo sapiens ...
Perhaps you scratched in your own soul, which turned out to be the same real darkness as other people's souls and little souls in cases of various calibers and durations. Even the coolest eras also do not shine with novelty, if you look closely into the eyes of outrageous social history, which, like a magpie-thief, collects catchy event pieces of glass in its book nests.
You are bored, sir. Let me get close to you. No, no, nothing personal, just enjoy when I see a bored person. I'm happy for him! In the end, this is a sign of adulthood, when you understand that nothing is new ... Every word, every sneeze, sigh and emission of a fart accidentally confirms this simple, unshakable axiom.
By the way, have you ever wondered why some very famous personalities suddenly disappeared from orbit? public life ceased to be heard? And sometimes some of them suddenly ended up in monasteries or went into a deaf individual retreat? How do you, for example, J. Salinger, who took a dislike to journalists and other neighboring two-legged creatures, and closed himself with an iron curtain of a mood of detachment?
Feeling disappointed. Yes, yes, so familiar to us, when it pops up with famous personalities, it can reach the size of tsunami waves ... It seems that there is nothing good in this. But this is, how to say, in spiritual traditions, on the contrary, often such a mood is welcomed, since a person is freed from the power of spells of the most diverse kind and cut, both in relation to society (it should be noted, near and far), and in relation to himself and his own ideas. On this front, the notorious red-bearded comrade Brodsky also distinguished himself, who concocted the unforgettable screaming essay "Praise to Boredom". Read, helps to die of boredom better.
I, too, often boredom shows its cookie. The fig of life, shown to consciousness, turns out to be quite weighty, sometimes poking me in the nose and unequivocally indicating to me my existential place, not forgetting to hang the label of spirituality on my neck.
Boredom is a pretty good guru. Try to catch her red-handed, grab her hand, I somehow fail, so I hope you succeed. After all, this boredom is clearly the most common swindler, cheater, conjurer! At first, everything is interesting, informative, incendiary and high! And then all at once, and there is nothing, a solid cosmic hole, or rather, a hole, so to speak, from a donut of impressions.
Sometimes strange thoughts come to me. For example, I think that a person is made up of the same stuff as boredom. Wherever a person appears, boredom is sure to hang around. By the way, many great inventions were invented just out of boredom. Many works of art are created out of boredom. I am sure that maestro Pushkin created "Eugene Onegin" from the realization of the hopelessness of being, feeling like a squirrel in a fairy-tale wheel of iambs and choreas.
Perhaps Boredom created the world. Of course, out of boredom. After all, sometimes she has the right to be bored. True, no one knows thoroughly what it is like to be bored by Boredom. Lies, probably, so all shriveled up and bored. Like a bitch waiting for a dead master.
Have you had anyone die? It seems to me that people do not die from diseases, not from a stupid bullet or a terrorist fragment. Yes, that's right, they just jumped into the abstract for the last time, in a hurry to unravel the meaning of boredom, without suspecting it.
The leaves of faces are torn off by the wind of boredom. The trees of meanings are exposed, the branches of thoughts are swaying, the bushes of sensations are looking around in fear. Migratory singing thoughts fly away to distant warm lands. A sensual communist bear is getting ready for hibernation. The freedom-loving market wolf courts his few and tenacious offspring. The beautiful fox arranges a grandiose autumn star show for the ordinary mice, who are greedy for spectacles...
Everything as usual. Good boredom to you!
