What Do You Do When You Get Bored?

What do you do when you get bored? I’m not talking about being depressed. I’m talking about being bored. I can tell you that in the old days, I would go eat something. It wasn’t a good habit. Now? I eat something. Nothing has changed. Who would have thought? Well, I can certainly find better things to put in my mouth.

Like a cup of tea. That would be okay to do. The Brits do it all the time. To relax. Yes, I know I used to relax with a beer or a rum and Coke, except I don’t drink anymore. Finding that sobriety is not worth it to think along those lines anymore. Maybe when I get to Heaven, but for now? I’m sober as a judge. So, a cup of tea it is.

Maybe I’m just tired. Maybe that’s what’s wrong. So, I could go have a cup of tea and turn on YouTube. Since it is Sunday as I write this article, many of the people I follow will release new videos today. Which reminds me how important it is for me to publish on the days I say I will publish my articles. That they are spread around a clutch of writing platforms is not relevant. That I do what I promise is a good thing. I mean, I may be 70 years old, but I learned that lesson early on. It didn’t take until my 20s, but that’s neither here nor there.

Having a schedule for things is also good for a person who tends to forget a lot. My schedule is sort of rough. I’m trying to write three articles a day. It doesn’t matter how long they are, though I’m mostly happy when I get them around 1,000 words or so. I do admit to writing shorter pieces, and for some things, like a Facebook post or for a Substack Note, well, those are necessarily shorter. Why? It’s the difference between somebody watching a short on YouTube or watching a half-hour video, or even longer.

I suppose you would say I’m writing for the market, which I am doing. I’ve also recently started writing for VocalMedia, though I don’t put links to that anywhere. I’ve only written two articles. Plus, it’s a new platform, and I haven’t yet broken in those shoes. In other words, I haven’t found any friends there, though I don’t imagine they’d be any different from the friends I’ve made on Medium or on Substack.

Perhaps, instead of eating something if I get bored, just doing something else for 20 minutes or half an hour might be a good idea. I should have those things on a list for myself. Instead of going into the kitchen to stand gazing inside the refrigerator for something interesting, I could look at this list I’m about to make.

Well then. That was time worth doing. I printed it out and taped it to the wall to the left side of my monitor on the wall. As I get older and forget more and more, maybe this will be a good thing. Time will tell. You know how I know it will work? It's if I go to those first two items on the list. Those are both things I've been wanting to do forever but just never seem to get around to doing. So for me? If I can say I've started learning Spanish again or if I watch some of the MasterClasses I want to see, then, yes, I can say the endeavor is a successful one.

Thanks for reading, and you're welcome to leave a comment. I'd be interested to know what you do when you're bored.

🌺 Pauline Evanosky

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