What Should I do When I'm Bored?

Make three trip plans. First, pretend you're from out of town and look up restaurants and attractions near you. Save it. Second, do the same for somewhere two hours away. For the third, do it for somewhere you've always dreamed of going and price how much the trip would cost. Having all three plans saved will give you something to look forward to!

Yes, plants sound boring. But WAIT. You need a permanent distraction - or focus - and a single plant or a wall of plants or herbs could do it. So, either you get up and buy and plant right now - altering your destiny - or, you get on Pinterest and see all of the crazy cool plants that are available now and order one. Seriously, plant walls are pretty cool.

If you at work or you're supposed to be working and your brain is fried and uninspired, do a search for news related to your industry or project. You don't have to read the first boring result. Scan the results for something interesting or freaky. If you're at work and a boss looks over your shoulder you're covered because it's related to work. If you're working on something of your own, at least you have momentum or a spark of inspiration!

You are deeply bored and it sounds like you might be indulging in laziness too. Time to get lost in the internet! Think of something you like and search the first time it appeared in history. Like dragons, or conspiracy theories, or the origins of Halloween. Click all of the interesting links that come up.

Go into the kitchen and make something up. If you aren't near a kitchen, write a recipe without looking anything up. Sandwiches don't count unless you put something weird together like bacon and olives. It doesn't matter if you think you don't have any ingredients. It's kinda the point to do something strange. At the worst, you come up with a new chicken strip sauce out of the condiments in your fridge. Doesn't matter if you're not hungry either!

Cut a sheet of paper (or junk mail or whatever you've got) into rectangular strips. Stack them. Staple the middle or poke two holes in it and run a string through it and tie it. Don't write in it. Use it to draw your emotions as stick figures or emojis. If a barista pisses you off, angrily scratch out the face you'd make at her if you could. If a puppy does something cute, make a happy face. Mentally refer to the secret journal in your pocket throughout the day.