What to do when you are bored at home

Eremugo Pitia
2 min readNov 24, 2023
Photo by Priscilla Du Preez 🇨🇦 on Unsplash

Are you bored?

Have a full-time job?

Need fun exciting, and educational hobbies?

Having hobbies has so many benefits

You can do most of these hobbies at home

All the hours you spend doing nothing can be put to use, so leave Netflix and get to work.

Stress is something we don’t need, get into a hobby so life can become enjoyable and easier for you.

Learning another language will make you smarter, time flies by so fast when you spend time on your hobbies.

I am learning Spanish, and so far I’ve watched many shows/movies in Spanish

That means I’ve put in lots of hours just listening and watching. Only one hobby I didn’t have to go to school either.

Pick 1–3 hobbies and work on them it will take time to master any of them

You can do it just don’t give up

Improve your memory and focus. Keep your mind sharp by having hobbies even while working a full-time job

Here are 5 hobbies that you can start doing today to help you stay away from boredom

. Plan way ahead

To be productive you need to start planning things out. This won’t be easy either work will get in the way, you will be tired. The more you start to plan the easier it will get, it’s one of the best ways to kill some time. In my opinion, this should be a weekly activity. You can also plan long-term and work on those goals slowly each day or week.

. Clear out inbox

Always organize your inbox as they fill up so quickly, having too much ok your inbox can kill your productivity. Put important messages away as soon as possible and clear out spam

. Read

Reading is good for you, it can be articles or books even listening to an audiobook. Reading is one of the best activities to enjoy. Reading can strengthen your brain, vocabulary, and ability to emphasize. So pick up a book the next time you’re bored.

. Watch Online Documentaries

Who doesn’t want to educate themselves watching documentaries is one of the interesting hobbies you can do almost any time. You can find free documentaries on YouTube, covering hundreds of subjects, such as history or the ocean.

. Teach Yourself A Language

There are lots of free resources online to help you learn another language. From Duolingo, Busuu, YouTube, and many more. Download some podcasts and listen to them during the evening — you could be speaking another language in no time!

All of these hobbies will give you different benefits

Put in lots of time learning and improving every day

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Eremugo Pitia

Fitness Youtuber.. health, self help and well being.