Alright, Basedlympians.
In today’s video I’ll teach you how to completely eliminate boredom out of your life.
Being bored is a foreign concept to me at this point and I don’t understand how so
many people manage to constantly feel bored, so don’t worry!
I’m here to show you a way out.
Let’s get to it!
#1: Break down boredom.
I mean c’mon, boredom is just like any other problem.
You have two options, you can either do something about it, or not.
Now which option would you rather?
Exactly that’s what I thought.
The reason people get bored is that they just don’t have shit to do on a day-to-day basis
and depend on spontaneous activities for entertainment.
But the problem is that spontaneous activities don’t always appear so you end up waiting
around with your dick in your hand doing nothing, aka boredom.
If you’re in school for example and after you come home you just sit on your ass re-watching
the same Netflix TV shows you already know by heart, maybe it’s time to get a part-time
job, start volunteering for organizations you admire or even start working on your own
business.
No matter what you do, just do something!
Think of it like this, if you’re bored by what you’re currently doing, then you have
nothing to lose and everything to gain by just trying something else.
Worst case, you’re still bored in which case you now know you don’t like doing that
other thing, and best case, you’re not bored anymore and your problem is solved.
You gotta start taking action if you wanna get results.
#2: Make a list of interesting activities and experiment
This tip kind of ties into the first one.
It’s hard to get busy, if you don’t know what you like doing, right?
So you should just do a long brainstorm of things you think you MIGHT like and eventually
start knocking those activities out.
I offered similar advice in my video on how to find your passion, but it’s so simple
that it’s scary.
All you have to do, is grab a pen and paper, and write down every single thing you think
you might like doing and be interested in.
And when you’re bored, all you have to do is whip out this piece of paper and start
doing something on there.
This way you will have a lot of activities you can just try out on the days when you
don’t have anything better to do.
You will also end up finding out which activities you like doing regularly as a hobby.
You can put anything on this list - new literature to read, new sports try out, crafts you want
to get into, museum or galleries you want to visit, courses you consider taking etc.
The options are limitless.
If you find something you end up really liking then you’ve now got a new, awesome hobby.
If you find something you don’t end up liking, then at least you now know that there’s
one less thing you have to worry about experimenting with, and you’re closer to finding the actual
fun stuff you like doing.
#3: Take action when you start dwelling about being bored
One of my biggest pet peeves is when people say “Oh, I’m so bored.” and then they
do nothing to change their predicament.
The most frustrating thing is that pretty much everybody who complains about being bored
is this way.
If you ever feel bored, you should instantly grab the list I told you about in the previous
tip and do something that’s viable at the moment.
If you’re going to just sit around and complain about being bored, you can’t expect the
boredom to disappear.
#4: Get away from boring situations
Now, let’s talk about a different kind of boredom.
Let’s say you are hanging out with some people and for some reason shit just gets
really boring.
Nobody is talking much, nobody is having fun and you are bored.
You are just stuck there, right?
WRONG!
You aren’t stuck.
You are never stuck.
You always have the freedom to stand up and get out of there.
Those people can’t expect you to stay there, if they are being boring.
They probably do, but who cares?
If you’re bored, you should just go and not think about the reaction of others.
If they were interesting, you wouldn’t be forced to leave.
#5: Look for interesting aspects in seemingly boring situations
As I said, you always have the option to stand up and leave, so you are never really stuck
in a boring situation.
However, you will probably be in boring places that you can technically leave, but probably
shouldn’t because of the reward that it can bring.
Those can be for example work meetings, school projects, team-building trips and different
activities tied to your professional life.
In those situations, most people tend to give up and only complain about how boring it is
and spend the entire time bored and totally miss all the opportunities out of boredom.
There is always that one person with whom you can have an interesting conversation,
there is always that one piece of art you can observe and think about…
You just have to be observant and not give in.
Life is way too cool to be bored and there’s a bunch of shit that makes it even more interesting
when you just keep a positive mindset.
Use these seemingly boring situations, to challenge yourself to make boring shit fun
and be self-amused by your own mind.
Once you learn how to do this, even the most boring history lecture becomes more bearable.
#6: Become the source of entertainment
Even if it seems like there’s nothing or nobody interesting around, there usually is.
There’s you.
And if you start being entertaining, chances are that others will join you.
You know, when you are in boring situations, you are probably thinking the same shit that
everyone else is thinking.
Everyone in that room is probably bored out of their mind.
Sometimes, all it takes is cracking a few jokes to lighten up the vibe, which can result
in everyone feeling a lot more comfortable.
Then those people who you thought were boring start having fun too and it can lead to good
conversations, somebody cracking jokes and all of a sudden, everyone is now having fun
and no longer bored.
#7: Use your imagination
For me, visualization of things is like an activity.
I do it even when I could actually be doing different stuff, because I think it’s really
beneficial to the development of your mindset.
That’s why when you have nothing to do, this should be the obvious choice.
To me visualizing can be a lot of different things: it can be living out your own stories
in your head; scheming a business plan and going through the execution in your head;
re-living some moments during which you acted improperly and coming up with ways to avoid
doing the same in the future… the list goes on.
This is a good way to practice and hone your creativity as well because in your mind, there
are no rules or limitations, so don’t allow any.
#8 Join the Based Lifestyle Community.
If you don’t already know, I have a community group chat with tons of other Basedlympians
where we discuss everything from texting girls and dating advice, to confidence, to workout
routines, to TV shows, and anything else you can think of.
I created this because I wanted to have 24/7 access to a community of like-minded people
who were all focused on constantly improving themselves and becoming the best man they
can be.
So if you’re ever bored and want to discuss new, entertaining ideas with other Basedlympians,
then click the link in the description and sign up to join the Based Lifestyle Community.
And if you’re ever stuck in a weird dating or life situation, you can just whip out your
phone and send a message with screenshots into the chat and have me and a ton of other
Basedlympians there to answer your call to help.
And that’s it.
In summary:
break down boredom make a list of interesting activities
take action when you start dwelling about being bored
get away from boring situations look for the interesting aspects of boring
situations become the source of entertainment
use your imagination and join the Based Lifestyle Community
I’ll leave it linked below.
The cure to boredom and your daily life struggles are waiting to be solved, all you have to
do is put it in the chat and ask!
Zeus out.