Thread: How to beat the boredom?

For those who work from home, how do you beat the boredom?

If you stat home all day, and work by yourself... don't you miss human contact? I like to work at home, for a few days but for extended time periods how do you get human contact?

I'm not bored working @ home.. Maybe because I love my job.. Additionally my mom and my uncle are staying also at home so I always talk to them.. I'm just listening music or watching music video for an extra entertainment hehe

If you are not careful you can end up sat at the computer all day. As long as you have plenty of breaks or get out of the house and do other things boredom should not be an issue. If all else fails just go to the pub.

I beat the boredom by taking regular breaks(cofee,tea,icecreams)....Sometimes some playing...I never felt over stressed

i play with my 3 yr old niece:devlish:

I guess my issue is being hard core, and never leaving the desk. If I'm working at home I start at maybe 8am getting up only to get something to eat. I'm stuck at the PC until maybe 11pm.

I find it difficult to leave the desk, I've thought about taking a break and going for a bike ride during the day... but so far I have only thought about it and never acted on it.

I'm hoping to be in your shoes within the next 5 years. As we speak it's impossible for me to replace my current employment income...just give it time.

As a suggestion though, how about calling up your out-of-the-house work buddies and having lunch with them. That will force you away from the PC and give you some human interaction.

For me the only thing that works is listening to music very loud.

i'm enjoy work ay home...

it's really freedom!

I beat it with booze and women.

I'd be quite happy working at home as long as I can motivate myself to do work instead of fucking around the whole time like I usually do.
Social contact isn't exactly hard to get. Go to the pub, go to a mates house, have a night out, do something with others, it's not hard.

Maybe it's not for everybody, but i decide to take a short work rush, for, an hour, if I can finish anything in that time. So, 1 hour later I'm free to do anything else, with a sense of a "job done". Little trick is not to look at the watch, so when you are deeply busy, 2-3 hours pass, and you are still working!

I fight boredom by making friends on the internet and watching movies on my computer. I'm not missing human contact since I'm working in out terrace with my laptop so I can talk to people outside our house.

I am also working from home and with some breaks between work (going at the gym, preparing some food, eating the food ) I can work very well.

If you are really just by yourself in a room or workspace, you will surely get bored and have a hard time getting up your desk. Call a friend to come by, buy some snacks outside the house.

Excerise is the No1 answer. I love boxing

music and music. There is no substitute for getting rid of boredom to me.

It is a very common problem with the freelancers who have limited social circle. I always remain engaged with some social organizations and do some volunteer work also. This helps me to keep away the boredom.

I was always glued to the computer until about a year ago. I realized that even though I was in front of the computer I wasn't necessarily being productive or even working. When I'd get tired I would start reading news, play games and waste time, and I used to feel like I worked hard because I was in front of the computer for hours. I now have a different approach.

I write a list of tasks, then I do one or more depending on how long the task is and I get off the computer. I figure that I am most productive within 1-2 hours of work, after that I start getting tired and I am no longer productive. At this point I go to the gym, go for a walk and/or a bike ride. I walk 1-3 times a day in addition to the gym. I find that being physical is the best method to shake off the fatigue and start being productive again.

this is the most difficult question to answer actually i live alone away from my home town so hardly find any way to kill my bordem

Originally Posted by gunsuka

I guess my issue is being hard core, and never leaving the desk. If I'm working at home I start at maybe 8am getting up only to get something to eat. I'm stuck at the PC until maybe 11pm.

I find it difficult to leave the desk, I've thought about taking a break and going for a bike ride during the day... but so far I have only thought about it and never acted on it.

Its the same with me. Once on the chair its next to impossible to just get up. Sometimes my timings even cross 18+ hrs a day to meet the deadlines of various customers. :sad-f:

Im hanging on Stickam.com, its great!

Maybe work at home is very freedom and comfortable. However, you lack of the communication with others, you can't enjoy your job with your collegues. Work is a kind of process.

go our and explore a new place every weekend . Make it sure that you carry a camera too.

Just look for more ways to make money That always keeps me occupied

I think it's just a matter of time management. You can still have a social life if you'll plan your time wisely. Remember, "No man is an island" =)

Bible studdy nice way to meat people.

I beat my boredom by listening my favorite song and focus with my work. Also, I check my facebook account every 1 hour to see the updates of my friends.

Lately I play dumb games on facebook

Been a waitress too many years and have seen too many people. So, now I enjoy to work from home.

If you have internet and Google you will never get bore.

Originally Posted by Fiveonline

If you have internet and Google you will never get bore.

Disagree, the net can be quite boring at times.

I usually listen to music, play a few games here and there, hang out with friends, or just to bring back memories, go visit your high school and talk to your old teachers. Done it, its kinda odd at first but very interesting.

To beat boredom, I play games on my PC.
Then I frequently go out with friends and do mall shopping or watch movies together.

I beat my boredom by doing something or perhaps doing something like playing a game or watching movies and malling

I usually play online games like poker or listen to my favorite songs.

See my friends as they can help me to get rid of my boredom in any case. We go out and have fun together.

it's not boring to work at home because there's a lot of kids around. :-)

the advantage of working at home is that you are comfortable of doing things just the way you want it without being monitored,For me the best way to beat boredom is by eating,listening to mp3 or you can even watch movies just make sure this won't affect your job,you know by multi-tasking.

I just listen to the music or watch tv if I'm already bored.Or I play some online games.