I have often experienced boredom, but the worst kind of boredom is when it is accompanied by drowsiness. Not only does that eliminate any chance of productivity, but it also nulls any possibility for inspiration. And what do I do to get back my inspiration? I blog. I know, I know, I sound like an endorsement, or worse, an infomercial! Once after a passionate presentation, my teacher appealed to the class for comments, and one girl promptly condemned my voraciously researched and ardently delivered speech to the infomercial hellfires. Needless to say, I was crushed and quite scarred for life. I had intended to stimulate, and had instead managed to disenchant my audience. That was one of my first lessons in public speaking. I still don't know if I've managed to tone down any fiery, impassioned speeches, but I have definitely managed to elicit better responses.
But anyway, thats not the point of my post. The point of this post is to brainstorm some ideas to do away with boredom, which may lead to drowsiness, which in turn, promotes inactive slacking, otherwise known as, the couch-potato syndrome (CPS). I suppose the first step in the recovery process is to acknowledge said disease; and allow me to be the first to admit to falling victim to the couch-potato syndrome.
So when I'm bored, and am looking for some sort of academic motivation, I usually write about my feelings....which again, probably sounds like the compulsive habit of one who has not yet begun to climb the social ladder, but I assure you, it only serves as a temporary outlet for any negativity...towards school... among other things. Anyway, if that doesn't work, then some kind of physical activity helps, which are few in number for me, owing to my lack of participation in athletic endeavours, caused of course, by CPS. Once either of these two are done, I feel somewhat rejuvenated and spirited enough to attempt schoolwork.
Of course, its a different matter that the time spent on any energizers is perhaps, inversely proportional to the time spent on any productive schoolwork :S
I guess this means, I either need to re-assess my methods, or practice them more often.
dear. god.
