After weeks of being locked indoors, I was going crazy. I had to do something to keep myself occupied. But the list of things I needed to get done were already done. Organize my closet? Check. Homework? Completed. Craft projects? Finished.
At this point, watching paint dry was fascinating. I. Was. So. Bored. It wasn’t until one day while I was surfing the internet that I saw a post I had pinned on Pinterest. It was a list of ways to learn how to tie a necktie. Me, having nothing else to do, decided to learn the ways of a knot many people out there did not know how to do.
The next day before school started, I was on YouTube watching YouTubers vlog about what their day in quarantine was like when one of them suddenly decided to teach their wife how to juggle. Obviously, I decided to join in. After two hours of throwing balled up socks in the air, I was finally able to do a sloppy juggle.
That’s when I realized that with nothing to do with all the free time during quarantine, this was the perfect opportunity to turn the saying “learn something new everyday,” into something literal.
Everyday I challenged myself with something new. Whether that new thing is going to be useful or completely useless didn’t matter, because both leave a positive impact. When trying out new things, it enhances your creativity levels. You place your brain in a situation where it is forced to think. You also learn a lot more about yourself. I’ve learned that I have terrible hand-eye coordination and should not be trusted catching objects. By continuing my challenge, I’ve learned what I enjoyed doing and what I hated. I’ve figured out what I am capable of accomplishing and things that I’ve absolutely failed at.
So maybe boredom is a good thing to experience this year. It forces you to come up with ideas to fill in that time. And why not fill it with something that might benefit you in the future? At this point, I am seeking out boredom to see where my mind is going to wander. Seeing what stupid, embarassing things I can try next.
You might be questioning why? Well, why not? I have felt unmotivated to do a lot of things I’ve enjoyed doing in the past. There is only so much screen time my eyes can handle. If you find that you have to force yourself into doing a hobby with no inspiration, go do something new. Change it up a little. There are millions of things out there to learn, and who knows? Maybe you’ll find your next new hobby.
So go learn how to knit, learn how to do a cartwheel, learn to bake a cake, learn how to build a birdhouse, learn sign language, learn how to draw a portrait, learn how to make music, learn to dance, learn how to answer questions in an interview, learn how to wrap a present, learn to rap, I don’t care what you do. Just get up off the couch and experience something new, or do something you never thought you would. You never know when you might need those skills in the future.
At this point, watching paint dry was fascinating. I. Was. So. Bored. It wasn’t until one day while I was surfing the internet that I saw a post I had pinned on Pinterest. It was a list of ways to learn how to tie a necktie. Me, having nothing else to do, decided to learn the ways of a knot many people out there did not know how to do.
The next day before school started, I was on YouTube watching YouTubers vlog about what their day in quarantine was like when one of them suddenly decided to teach their wife how to juggle. Obviously, I decided to join in. After two hours of throwing balled up socks in the air, I was finally able to do a sloppy juggle.
That’s when I realized that with nothing to do with all the free time during quarantine, this was the perfect opportunity to turn the saying “learn something new everyday,” into something literal.
Everyday I challenged myself with something new. Whether that new thing is going to be useful or completely useless didn’t matter, because both leave a positive impact. When trying out new things, it enhances your creativity levels. You place your brain in a situation where it is forced to think. You also learn a lot more about yourself. I’ve learned that I have terrible hand-eye coordination and should not be trusted catching objects. By continuing my challenge, I’ve learned what I enjoyed doing and what I hated. I’ve figured out what I am capable of accomplishing and things that I’ve absolutely failed at.
So maybe boredom is a good thing to experience this year. It forces you to come up with ideas to fill in that time. And why not fill it with something that might benefit you in the future? At this point, I am seeking out boredom to see where my mind is going to wander. Seeing what stupid, embarassing things I can try next.
You might be questioning why? Well, why not? I have felt unmotivated to do a lot of things I’ve enjoyed doing in the past. There is only so much screen time my eyes can handle. If you find that you have to force yourself into doing a hobby with no inspiration, go do something new. Change it up a little. There are millions of things out there to learn, and who knows? Maybe you’ll find your next new hobby.
So go learn how to knit, learn how to do a cartwheel, learn to bake a cake, learn how to build a birdhouse, learn sign language, learn how to draw a portrait, learn how to make music, learn to dance, learn how to answer questions in an interview, learn how to wrap a present, learn to rap, I don’t care what you do. Just get up off the couch and experience something new, or do something you never thought you would. You never know when you might need those skills in the future.