When you’re a kid, it’s really easy to end up feeling bored. After all, you’re stuck doing what you’re told, you have to spend most of your time at school, and the rest of it stuck at home. You have very little power over your life, and you rarely get the chance to do the things that you really want. That being said, once you’re an adult, you’re officially out of excuses for feeling bored. Sure, you still have to go to work every day, and you’ve got plenty of responsibilities, but even the busiest person has at least a little free time, and you have no excuse for spending it being bored. The truth is, it’s more likely that you’re not bored, you’re boring. Don’t worry though; you’re not stuck that way. Here are a few ways to break out of your cage and make sure that you’re never bored again.

Be spontaneous
Routine is the opposite of excitement. Sure, routines are important for getting the important stuff done throughout the day, but if you spent your life being ruled by the same old routine, then you’re never going to find any real satisfaction in it. So break that routine. Do something spontaneous. Get a belly button piercing, hop on the next flight to anywhere, head to a local music night to see bands that you’ve never heard of. Even doing something simple that you wouldn’t normally do can make a big difference to how you feel. Order something unusual next time you go out to eat instead of the same old thing that you always have. Once you start being spontaneous, you’ll find that you’ll have no desire to get back to your old routine.
Get out of your comfort zone

A lot of people are so afraid to try something new that they never even bother. Sure, that fear can sometimes be a good thing since it can keep you grounded, but it also shuts you off from some truly wonderful experiences. Most of the time the fear that you’re feeling is at its highest right before you do something new, but when you do it, you’re often just left with the rush of it. It’s like skydiving. The scariest part isn’t jumping out of a plane, but the moment right before you do it. Once you’re out, then all you’re left with the is sheer joy of what you’re doing.
Make things
The reason that a lot of people end up feeling so bored is that they feel as though their time is being wasted. After all, if you spend all day staring at the TV or scrolling through Twitter, what do you have to show for it? Nothing. So why not use that time to do something productive? Make something. It doesn’t have to be an artistic masterpiece, but having something to show for your time lets you feel far more in control of it. Learn an instrument, get some paints and a canvas. Whatever it is, making something is always a more valuable use of your time than sitting around feeling bored.
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We were never really bored as kids, always had to find new ways to entertain ourselves, I think kids now-a-days don’t know how to do this and some of us from the older generation have forgotten too Great post đ
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My mum used to say to us kids, âThereâs no such thing as Boredâ, and thus we developed our own fun, and never told our gorgeous mum, we were Bâ- , and as my life has panned out, thereâs never been a âDullâ momentâŠ.
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Thanks for this reminders! I always try to squeeze in these things in my routines to keep it more interesting.
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I hate being bored! Luckily, there is so much to do in the world that it keeps me busy đ
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The title immediately caught my attention. In South Africa one of the widely spoken languages is Afrikaans. ‘Bored’ in Afrikaans is ‘verveeld’ but I’m always amazed at how often people use ‘vervelig’ which is ‘boring’. ,They would say “Ek is vervelig” “I am boring”, instead of “Ek is verveeld”, “I am bored”. So now I know they were inadvertently received right! đ Great post.
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Loved this post! When I was a kid I always felt bored but thankfully, now Iâm old (haha!) Iâm never ever bored! Got to go, so much to do. Hayley đ
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Ha ha this is true. Sometimes being so busy saps away the life out of people.
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Getting out of comfort zone is very important!! Lovely post and all points are equally relevant for better life !!
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The older Iâm getting, Iâm realizing that TIME is precious and very important and do find myself thinking of ways to use every ounce of time wisely, doing something productive. Loved the post!!
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Great post! Very encouraging!
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This was invigorating and motivating! Thank you for this post!
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True! We can make our own excitement or find ways to occupy our time. I don’t understand how people can be bored.
Interesting post! Especially like the “Make things” point.
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Love the title of this post!! Very true! And great suggestions!
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Agreed. Now I’m off to make some photographic art.
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I totally agree with this! I always try to be spontanious!
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I remember as a kid my 2 sisters would always ask are we there yet? Of course we werenât even halfway there.
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Once again, all good ideas.
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Great post! Beautiful reminders!!
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I make things! This post reminds me of a similar topic, being happy. If you aren’t happy, then, do something to make you happy.
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Great post. There is no such thing as ‘nothing to do’, only a lack of imagination.
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When we were kids we always had best time of our life, the days spent awesome that time we want to be grow older but now feeling like want to be kid againđ
True and to the point. You must have lived.
Great way to look at things. Opened my perspective!
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Hah ! This is awesome
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Brilliant post, you are right routine is so boring! It’s great to be spontaneous once in a while, thankyou for sharing đX
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7 or 8 years ago, folks close to me could always tell when I was out of my comfort zone; I appeared irritable and agitated.
These days those same folks know when Iâve been in my comfort zone too long; I appear irritable and agitated.
The difference?
I started doing things. Different things. I made a vow to myself (around the age of 42) that Iâd say âyesâ more often, especially when âyesâ scared me.
There was a transition and, over time, I found that ânoâ was just as important as yes, but I learned to know the difference between (a) things that thrilled me that I had denied myself, and (b) things I had denied that I was better off without.
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Hi Ula:
I come from an era where as a child I was allowed to roam free in the small town I lived in. I never had time to be bored but better yet to be motivated. I was the water boy that packed all the water, wood and coal. When the street lights came on that was my signal to be home.
Later in life I sought to learn new things, continuing my education through much correspondence while working. I often set aside hobbies until the day I retired. The problem is I have so many I seem to run out of time.
Excellent post and I love your attitude, your words come from the heart…
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I love the truth in this…amazing!!!
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Hi Ula
I love this post as I have never been bored – there is always something interesting and fulfilling to do.
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We all need something that is new every day. Itâs an everyday challenge for our mind. Making new things wonât get your bored and you wonât be a boring person as well.
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Ula…Mi rutina tiene un montĂłn de desafĂos diarios, si no los hay los creo, si no los puedo crear los invento dĂĄndole vueltas en mi cerebro, y si no blasfemo sobre ellos, para mis adentros, o tambiĂ©n los sueño, la rutina no arruina tu estamento, debes controlar la actividad de tu pensamiento…
Ula … My routine has a lot of daily challenges, if there are not I create them, if I can not create the inventions spinning in my brain, and if I do not blaspheme them, to myself, or I also dream them, the Routine does not ruin your estate, you must control the activity of your thought …
It’s never too late to stop being boring. I started at 45! I jumped out of a plane, ran a marathon, got back into hiking and jumped 3 more times. You’ll never look at the sky or life the same way again.
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“Getting out of comfort Zone” I think the key lies there, to break the monotony, order, Discipline and what not ! One needs to actually break free and in doing so you discover lot of “Interesting” things that bring back the mojo ! That one point you make is the key take away !!đ