101 things to do when your bored~
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1. Look up urban legends, and/or ghost stories in your town. Investigate!
2. If 你 live in a city with public transport (bus, train, subway), plan a trip using the transit system. Take some 老友记 along for company, 或者 just enjoy the ride and people-watch!
3. Get yourself a roll of quarters and find a video arcade.
4. Strike up a conversation with a total stranger.
5. Learn to tie sailors’ knots.
6. Volunteer. It’s fun and you’ll get good karma. :o)
7. Hang out with old people. They have great stories and sometimes need the company.
8. Perform 随意 acts of kindness.
9. Find out all the great touristy places in your city. Now spend the 日 being a tourist!
10. Try geocaching.
11. Check out the local art scene. Attend a gallery opening.
12. Become a babysitter and have fun playing with a child – everyone needs to engage in an epic light saber battle every once in awhile!
13. Try to beat 20Q.
14. Go fly a kite.
15. Give yourself a facial. 或者 a total make-over.
16. Try brewing your own beer. 或者 make your own wine.
17. 谷歌 everyone 你 knew in high school.
18. If 你 like building, making, and/or creating things, find something on Instructables to make.
19. Check out a sketchy ethnic restaurant in your area. 你 might find a gem 或者 你 might get 食物 poisoning. Either way, it's the stuff stories are made of. Plus, you’ll be able to say "I know this great little _____ place."
20. Take all the cushions off your 长椅, 沙发 and some blankets from your 床, 床上 and build a fort.
21. Be someone else for a few hours. Put on a hat, fake beard and eyeglasses and walk around town.
22. Go for a walk. Explore your neighborhood. You’re bound to find gardens, shops, restaurants, art, 或者 other 随意 bits of wonderfulness 你 didn’t even know were there.
23. Choose a movie to see based on the roll of the dice. Open a newspaper 或者 web browser to your local movie listings. Roll the dice. If, for example, 你 roll a three, go see the third movie in the listings.
24. Read a book. Try one that someone has recommended but that 你 wouldn’t normally choose for yourself. 你 might be pleasantly surprised.
25. Start a blog.
26. Learn to play a musical instrument. Take up the ukulele.
27. Spend some time browsing in the public library.
28. Have coffee in a bookstore. Sit in one of their super-comfy armchairs. Read one of their books.
29. Window shop. Or, 商店 for windows. Whichever.
30. Go to a gun range and try out some rental pistols.
31. Interview someone. Local history organizations often need people to conduct interviews and transcribe oral histories that might otherwise be lost.
32. Document your 日 in photographs.
33. Treat yourself to a manicure. 或者 a pedicure.
34. Grab a partner and hit the racquetball 或者 网球 court.
35. Facebook-stalk people from your past.
36. Try the assignments at Learning to 爱情 你 More.
37. Release a book into the wild.
38. Get yourself a fake buddy.
39. Exchange postcards with a stranger.
40. Order something from The Something Store.
41. Wash your dog. Try washing your cat.
42. Cut out 照片 and paste them on Popsicle sticks. Have a puppet show.
43. Learn to peel a 香蕉 with your feet.
44. Have a movie marathon. Watch all the Lord of the Rings movies. 或者 all of the 星, 星级 Wars films. 或者 the Indiana ... 你 get the idea.
45. Turn on the T.V., put it on mute and make up dialogue. 或者 mute the TV and play music. It’s funny to see how the 音乐 “matches up” with what’s happening on-screen.
46. Go 垃圾箱, 垃圾站 diving and see what 你 can find.
47. Make faces at strangers to make them laugh.
48. Take your TV outside. While you’re at it, take your 最喜爱的 comfy chair 或者 长椅, 沙发 outside too!
49. Watch kids play – and then 加入 in.
50. Sit in your parked car with sunglasses on and point a hair dryer at passing cars. See if they slow down.
51. Skip rather than walk.
52. 加入 the summer 阅读 program at your local library. Who cares if it’s just for kids?
53. Plant a garden. 或者 some potted plants.
54. Pack a fun lunch and go to the park. Play Frisbee.
55. Decorate blank t-shirts.
56. Set up a Slip 'N Slide in your back yard. Invite the whole neighborhood!
57. Spend a 日 at the beach.
58. Make 柠檬汽水, 柠檬水 from lemons.
59. Set up a hammock in your yard. Use it!
60. Make your own ice cream.
61. Create a masterpiece on your driveway with sidewalk chalk.
62. Have a water balloon fight. 或者 a sponge ball fight.
63. Help produce the 1 秒 Film.
64. Watch presentations on slideshare.
65. Write a one-sentence story.
66. Learn how to make 覆盆子 jam, how to make fortune cookies, how to fix a bicycle chain, how to start a small business, and more!
67. Visit a museum. 或者 visit an online museum.
68. Go bowling.
69. Blow bubbles.
70. Build a campfire and make s’mores. 或者 香蕉 boats.
71. Decorate a pair of flip-flops.
72. Gather some old dry 面包 crusts and feed the birds. 或者 go to a lake 或者 pond and feed the ducks.
73. Go on a hike.
74. Research your family tree.
75. Go to a farmer’s market.
76. Start a scrapbook.
77. Learn to crochet. 或者 knit.
78. 星, 星级 gaze. 或者 visit a science center 或者 planetarium.
79. Lie on the 草 and look at 云, 云计算 shapes.
80. Build a sandcastle.
81. Plant a tree.
82. Bake cookies. Put them in pretty containers and deliver them to your friends.
83. Rent a projector, hang a white sheet in your backyard and have a backyard movie night.
84. Have a 枕头 fight.
85. Clean up trash in a local park. 或者 pick up trash on your block.
86. Paint your bedroom a new color.
87. Learn to juggle.
88. Start a collection.
89. Record a funny new greeting for your voice mail.
90. Buy part of the moon.
91. Make deep-fried Twinkies.
92. Glue money to the floor and watch people try to pick it up.
93. Go into a building and set all the clocks ahead one 小时 (or behind, if you're really bold).
94. Write a novel.
95. Build things out of cans of food. Donate them to a 食物 bank afterwards.
96. Watch a familiar DVD dubbed in a foreign language.
97. Learn a new language. 或者 learn sign language!
98. Write a letter to a friend. On paper! Don’t forget to mail it.
99. Clean out your closet.
100. Rearrange your furniture.
101. Make a list. (Maybe a 列表 of things to do when you’re bored!)
Original link
1. Look up urban legends, and/or ghost stories in your town. Investigate!
2. If 你 live in a city with public transport (bus, train, subway), plan a trip using the transit system. Take some 老友记 along for company, 或者 just enjoy the ride and people-watch!
3. Get yourself a roll of quarters and find a video arcade.
4. Strike up a conversation with a total stranger.
5. Learn to tie sailors’ knots.
6. Volunteer. It’s fun and you’ll get good karma. :o)
7. Hang out with old people. They have great stories and sometimes need the company.
8. Perform 随意 acts of kindness.
9. Find out all the great touristy places in your city. Now spend the 日 being a tourist!
10. Try geocaching.
11. Check out the local art scene. Attend a gallery opening.
12. Become a babysitter and have fun playing with a child – everyone needs to engage in an epic light saber battle every once in awhile!
13. Try to beat 20Q.
14. Go fly a kite.
15. Give yourself a facial. 或者 a total make-over.
16. Try brewing your own beer. 或者 make your own wine.
17. 谷歌 everyone 你 knew in high school.
18. If 你 like building, making, and/or creating things, find something on Instructables to make.
19. Check out a sketchy ethnic restaurant in your area. 你 might find a gem 或者 你 might get 食物 poisoning. Either way, it's the stuff stories are made of. Plus, you’ll be able to say "I know this great little _____ place."
20. Take all the cushions off your 长椅, 沙发 and some blankets from your 床, 床上 and build a fort.
21. Be someone else for a few hours. Put on a hat, fake beard and eyeglasses and walk around town.
22. Go for a walk. Explore your neighborhood. You’re bound to find gardens, shops, restaurants, art, 或者 other 随意 bits of wonderfulness 你 didn’t even know were there.
23. Choose a movie to see based on the roll of the dice. Open a newspaper 或者 web browser to your local movie listings. Roll the dice. If, for example, 你 roll a three, go see the third movie in the listings.
24. Read a book. Try one that someone has recommended but that 你 wouldn’t normally choose for yourself. 你 might be pleasantly surprised.
25. Start a blog.
26. Learn to play a musical instrument. Take up the ukulele.
27. Spend some time browsing in the public library.
28. Have coffee in a bookstore. Sit in one of their super-comfy armchairs. Read one of their books.
29. Window shop. Or, 商店 for windows. Whichever.
30. Go to a gun range and try out some rental pistols.
31. Interview someone. Local history organizations often need people to conduct interviews and transcribe oral histories that might otherwise be lost.
32. Document your 日 in photographs.
33. Treat yourself to a manicure. 或者 a pedicure.
34. Grab a partner and hit the racquetball 或者 网球 court.
35. Facebook-stalk people from your past.
36. Try the assignments at Learning to 爱情 你 More.
37. Release a book into the wild.
38. Get yourself a fake buddy.
39. Exchange postcards with a stranger.
40. Order something from The Something Store.
41. Wash your dog. Try washing your cat.
42. Cut out 照片 and paste them on Popsicle sticks. Have a puppet show.
43. Learn to peel a 香蕉 with your feet.
44. Have a movie marathon. Watch all the Lord of the Rings movies. 或者 all of the 星, 星级 Wars films. 或者 the Indiana ... 你 get the idea.
45. Turn on the T.V., put it on mute and make up dialogue. 或者 mute the TV and play music. It’s funny to see how the 音乐 “matches up” with what’s happening on-screen.
46. Go 垃圾箱, 垃圾站 diving and see what 你 can find.
47. Make faces at strangers to make them laugh.
48. Take your TV outside. While you’re at it, take your 最喜爱的 comfy chair 或者 长椅, 沙发 outside too!
49. Watch kids play – and then 加入 in.
50. Sit in your parked car with sunglasses on and point a hair dryer at passing cars. See if they slow down.
51. Skip rather than walk.
52. 加入 the summer 阅读 program at your local library. Who cares if it’s just for kids?
53. Plant a garden. 或者 some potted plants.
54. Pack a fun lunch and go to the park. Play Frisbee.
55. Decorate blank t-shirts.
56. Set up a Slip 'N Slide in your back yard. Invite the whole neighborhood!
57. Spend a 日 at the beach.
58. Make 柠檬汽水, 柠檬水 from lemons.
59. Set up a hammock in your yard. Use it!
60. Make your own ice cream.
61. Create a masterpiece on your driveway with sidewalk chalk.
62. Have a water balloon fight. 或者 a sponge ball fight.
63. Help produce the 1 秒 Film.
64. Watch presentations on slideshare.
65. Write a one-sentence story.
66. Learn how to make 覆盆子 jam, how to make fortune cookies, how to fix a bicycle chain, how to start a small business, and more!
67. Visit a museum. 或者 visit an online museum.
68. Go bowling.
69. Blow bubbles.
70. Build a campfire and make s’mores. 或者 香蕉 boats.
71. Decorate a pair of flip-flops.
72. Gather some old dry 面包 crusts and feed the birds. 或者 go to a lake 或者 pond and feed the ducks.
73. Go on a hike.
74. Research your family tree.
75. Go to a farmer’s market.
76. Start a scrapbook.
77. Learn to crochet. 或者 knit.
78. 星, 星级 gaze. 或者 visit a science center 或者 planetarium.
79. Lie on the 草 and look at 云, 云计算 shapes.
80. Build a sandcastle.
81. Plant a tree.
82. Bake cookies. Put them in pretty containers and deliver them to your friends.
83. Rent a projector, hang a white sheet in your backyard and have a backyard movie night.
84. Have a 枕头 fight.
85. Clean up trash in a local park. 或者 pick up trash on your block.
86. Paint your bedroom a new color.
87. Learn to juggle.
88. Start a collection.
89. Record a funny new greeting for your voice mail.
90. Buy part of the moon.
91. Make deep-fried Twinkies.
92. Glue money to the floor and watch people try to pick it up.
93. Go into a building and set all the clocks ahead one 小时 (or behind, if you're really bold).
94. Write a novel.
95. Build things out of cans of food. Donate them to a 食物 bank afterwards.
96. Watch a familiar DVD dubbed in a foreign language.
97. Learn a new language. 或者 learn sign language!
98. Write a letter to a friend. On paper! Don’t forget to mail it.
99. Clean out your closet.
100. Rearrange your furniture.
101. Make a list. (Maybe a 列表 of things to do when you’re bored!)
