Why Getting Bored On The Web Is Good For You

I have to admit sometimes I’m just bored of the whole thing. There are only so many videos, blog posts, articles, news updates, twitter messages, LOLcats pictures you can see in a day. Naturally a day on the web, which I’m not even going to try and formulate, is very different from our normal day.

The times when you are just bored of the whole thing is when you can truly appreciate a good sunshine, a walk in the park, a workout or just a good book {geez, I really need to start reading books more}. It helps if you’ve got family and/or friends around as well. By the time you’ve done something else on the outside the web has basically given itself a facelift and you can go back to discovering more about it.

I’ve talked before about my typical day, though it does vary now and then as I’ve no real set schedule. Which is probably the best freedom this technology has provided me. The downside is that you can suffer from social withdrawal as you find it harder to take yourself away from the system and mingle with real people. The catch here is that you’ve spent so much time online that most of your “friends” are actually only online, in different timezones!

That’s why I think getting bored on the web is essential if you want to maintain a healthy social and active lifestyle. Thinking outside the box you can do so many things, things that can probably even benefit any online business activity you may be engaged in.

• Use the world to creatively enhance your work - If you are building websites and are blocked for new ideas, rather than browsing over to someone else’s portfolio page to “think” up stuff go out and start taking snaps. Have a sketch book and draw outside for a change rather than at your desk.
• Read a book and get more blogging ideas - I think the reason why you may get more ideas from reading books is because you are not used to scanning a book, but you are used to scanning blog posts and your RSS reader. The more attention you pay, the more you force your brain to actually absorb information and think.
• Disconnect - OK, so you are bored so you walk away from your computer to take a walk outside. Why exactly are you leaving everything on? Turn it off!

I could go on, but I wouldn’t want to bore you now, or myself. So I’ll just stop there and let you think up your own ways to use your time off the computer effectively.

photo credit: Andres Rueda

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