How about challenging yourself?
For example, to abandon for a while from the World Wide Web. The time spent at a computer or smartphone aggravates boredom, because all changes occur only there - in virtuality. In real life, you can see a person sitting in one place with a constantly bored facial expression. Any emotion in such conditions fades.
So, the first advice on getting rid of longing is the abandonment of the Internet in favor of reality. If so, what to do when it's boring?
Exchange online music for a live concert
The sounds of real instrumental music, live singing, active support of the audience and an unforgettable atmosphere. Can simple headphones convey all this? If in the locality in the near future no musical performances are foreseen - this is not a reason for rejecting the idea. You can visit:
- Philharmonic;
- cafes, restaurants, pubs with live music;
- street musicians;
- a disco
Being surrounded by people who openly enjoy the concert, the person himself lends himself to the general cheerful mood. Another advantage of such leisure is its diversity. Emotional folk art, vigorous pop, tear-off rock, gentle blues or incendiary Latin is only a small list of possible options.
What do you want to do when the melody you like sounds around? Of course, dance!
Dancing, according to psychologists, is a great way to relieve stress, get rid of boredom, relax, and even reduce fear or phobia. You can dance at home, but the charge of vigorous energy and the desire to actively move will last longer in the crowd. Accordingly, the resulting emotions and memories of the event will be more vivid.
Replace videos with a trip to the cinema
So, a friend / godfather / matchmaker / brother decided to ask: “How do you get rid of boredom?”. Answer options:
- Watching a movie on a computer. Houses. In proud loneliness. If necessary, the cat will confirm.
- Come off with friends at home. Everyone watches the show, buried in his tablet. In the evening, along with the guests, the recharges for gadgets and the whole nykki sweets disappear.
- Come friends. Turn on the movie on the laptop. Everyone is noisy, cramped. The film is usually good. Apartment after viewing - somehow not very. The cat is always in shock. I have to clean up.
- We go to the cinema with friends. Eat popcorn, take pictures in the lobby. For some reason they are not allowed to film in the cinema hall. Repeat weekly. If allowed.
Which version seemed more interesting, everyone decides for himself. But in favor of the latter option, we can say that the cinema is a place where you can go company. And the impressions of the movie on the big screen with speakers will be more colorful. A boredom good places in the hall are not allowed.
Create, not view photos
Classmate in Egypt. Classmate with flowers. Seals. Classmate with her husband. Classmate with her husband and son. Classmate in a chic dress on the background of the theater. Seals again. Not boring?
And what's behind the window? And there is a snowy winter, motley spring, burning summer and golden autumn. There are funny kids, fresh air, mongrel Ball with forever wet nose and wagging tail. There is life. A life that can be personally captured, and then after admiring its embodiment in a small card. The process of creating photos is more interesting than viewing other people's pictures. You can take pictures:
- parts of nature (trees, sky, flowers), whole landscapes;
- animals, birds, fish in a transparent pond;
- people - close and strangers, from afar in the crowd and close for portraits;
- buildings - cultural, educational, entertainment;
- interiors of apartments, museums, public institutions;
- compositions from ordinary objects - fabrics, fruits, vases, books.
Delving into such an occupation, a person begins to notice how the colors around each shade one another, how a ray of light can change the look of a simple thing, how the angle defines beauty. But photographers can only see boredom on the faces of those around them - she does not come to visit the creators.
Play without a computer and gadgets
Is it possible to have another harvest in “Farm” more fun than spending time with friends behind “Monopoly”? And even better to remember about outdoor games that combine business with pleasure. Sport, recreation stimulate the production of endorphins - the hormones of happiness. With the right loads, the person will feel increased activity, not fatigue. Sports activities and games in the open air will raise your spirits, improve blood circulation and drive away melancholy. Together with friends you can organize:
- picnic, taking with him balls, skipping rope, sets for badminton, tennis;
- contests - relay races, athletics tournaments;
- fun game “Twister”;
- hiking on the skating rink, climbing wall, rope park;
- joint visit to the gym, fitness room, dance circle.
A word of advice: to make sport easier, to practice better in a circle of friends, to organize competitions among themselves. The game element and the spirit of friendly rivalry will increase the excitement, the positive effect of occupation.
Great mood with good health and joyful memories or “Farm”? The choice is obvious.
Close social networks and chat live
A characteristic feature of people who are in severe depression is conscious isolation from society. A little time alone with yourself, your thoughts - this, of course, is good. Problems begin when such a desire becomes too much.
Social networks not only do not replace this communication, but can also aggravate the problem. Dating on the Internet is an illusion created to show itself from the best side, to hide flaws. The real meeting is then either canceled due to embarrassment, fear of disappointment and disappointment, or it turns out to be boring, awkward.
Communication in reality, on the contrary, increases self-esteem, instills confidence, determination, perseverance. If coping with this seems like an overwhelming task, you can try to attend psychology seminars. Just let it be the courses “How to believe in yourself” and not the master class “100 pickup methods”.
Explore the world without news feed
Reading internet posts is great time killing. The key word is killing. Often, after half an hour reading the text on the screen in my head, nothing remains after 5 minutes. It turns out that half an hour have been lived in vain? Is not it better to spend them much more interesting, to the benefit of, discovering something new? You can study:
- Yourself. People visiting psychologists are genuinely surprised by the thought that they know nothing about their inner world. To the question “What do you want?” They answer “a big apartment for a family”, “for the children to settle down well” or “a better boss”. And in fact, they dream of ending quarrels in a marriage, a simple “thank you” from their son, or leaving the disliked work. Knowing yourself is important, because it is from misunderstanding, ignoring your own desires and boredom comes;
- Nature. Photos in social networks teased by colorful tones, perfect lines of landscapes. Landscapes seem distant, inaccessible, as if from another world, where everyone is happy and free. In fact, this transcendental universe is called the “Kingdom of Photoshop and the fifth point of separation”. What prevents a person from going on his journey? A piece of nature outside the city can become a whole galaxy for new discoveries;
- Society. Signing up for a course in practical psychology or watching others, sitting on a bench in the park, are great ways to unwind if you get bored. They help to better understand the nature of man, his motives, true desires. And this is the key to self-knowledge;
- Unusual or unfamiliar. Language, culture, history of other nations, all kinds of plants, animals, recipes of different cultures, art in all its forms are only a small part of what you can spend your free time on. An even better choice would be learning in practice - mastering a dance, modeling from polymer clay, burning wood, a practical course in acting.
Options for what to do when boring, a lot. Gradually weaning yourself from the Internet as the only assistant in the fight against boredom, you can make your life more vivid. New peaks are opening up, and the realization is emerging that there is so much unusual, unexplored and interesting in the real world. It will be a pity to exchange all this for “Farm”.
