we all go through a phase in our everyday life when the usual things we do become so boring, so irritating so monotonous that we do not want to do them anymore... we do not want to be part of that daily routine life anymore.... and we do not know what can be done to change things.. because most of it looks like its not in our control...
some examples...
some examples...
- i hate to get up early in the morning... its such a pain...
- i hate to take that same chartered to office.. or that bus to college is so crap...
- i just cannot do this job anymore.. its taking me no where...
- my job is so boring....
- i do not have anything worthwhile to do in the evening... all day work and then nothing.. it sucks...
don't all of us go through something of this sort.. almost very regularly...
i also do...
and what do i do to take care of this..
well
- either i can crib...
- or i can keep quite and keep things inside me and keep getting troubled
- or i can think of something that changes things...
like...
if i have problems getting up in the morning... i might think of doing something first thing in the morning that excites me... to start with listen to an alarm that is nice ( this might need a phone where you can change alarms as your favorite songs)
or go to the radio.. and listen to my favorite station...
or just get out of the house and take a walk around the neighbourhood...
or switch on my PC and run the cartoon that i love to love..
if i do not like the way i travel everyday...
then...
i can take a different bus.. maybe a bus 10 minutes earlier then usual...
i can take a different route if i am driving myself...
listen to the tapes that i bought 3 years ago.. and have not heard in a long while...
or spend time over the weekend recording my favorite numbers and then listen to them in my walkman or discman...
or give one of my old friends a quick 10 minute call... wonderful way to catch up...
ok..what was the next problem?
hmm... i do not like my work at office...
well there are times that this cannot be changed... too bad we cannot choose our own bosses and work profiles( at times)
so what can be done...
do the same work.. but Innovate !!! try new ways of reporting data... change the fonts that you use... think about naming conventions for your files... and so on and so forth...
try new things in doing the same activity...
shift your desk as well...
try facing the window if you have one.. and look outside when u do not feel like working...
walk upto the person you like talking to at times and go for a cuppa tea together.. .
about evenings now...
call up old friends.. those 10 minutes do wonders...
work out for 10-20 minites..
pick up an activity... like drawing.. sketching.. learning to play an instrument.. swim... go to the gym... that makes you spend time outside the house...
make sure you are the one who prepares salad for dinner ( thats all that i can do hence this idea)
read.. and then share it with someone who would listen to you...
i am sure there are a million other ways to improve our lives... but there ARE WAYS... we just need to look around.. and find them out for ourself...
treasure hunt...
isn't life one?
if i have problems getting up in the morning... i might think of doing something first thing in the morning that excites me... to start with listen to an alarm that is nice ( this might need a phone where you can change alarms as your favorite songs)
or go to the radio.. and listen to my favorite station...
or just get out of the house and take a walk around the neighbourhood...
or switch on my PC and run the cartoon that i love to love..
if i do not like the way i travel everyday...
then...
i can take a different bus.. maybe a bus 10 minutes earlier then usual...
i can take a different route if i am driving myself...
listen to the tapes that i bought 3 years ago.. and have not heard in a long while...
or spend time over the weekend recording my favorite numbers and then listen to them in my walkman or discman...
or give one of my old friends a quick 10 minute call... wonderful way to catch up...
ok..what was the next problem?
hmm... i do not like my work at office...
well there are times that this cannot be changed... too bad we cannot choose our own bosses and work profiles( at times)
so what can be done...
do the same work.. but Innovate !!! try new ways of reporting data... change the fonts that you use... think about naming conventions for your files... and so on and so forth...
try new things in doing the same activity...
shift your desk as well...
try facing the window if you have one.. and look outside when u do not feel like working...
walk upto the person you like talking to at times and go for a cuppa tea together.. .
about evenings now...
call up old friends.. those 10 minutes do wonders...
work out for 10-20 minites..
pick up an activity... like drawing.. sketching.. learning to play an instrument.. swim... go to the gym... that makes you spend time outside the house...
make sure you are the one who prepares salad for dinner ( thats all that i can do hence this idea)
read.. and then share it with someone who would listen to you...
i am sure there are a million other ways to improve our lives... but there ARE WAYS... we just need to look around.. and find them out for ourself...
treasure hunt...
isn't life one?
Me first!
ReplyDelete(Rohit...you are sucha loser!!! :D)
Love the bit "treasure hunt...isn't life one?" It so is.
Well written post, and one that will surely help a lot of us. Because at some level I am sure all of us are aware of the good things that can be done in a day's work, but a gentle reminder every now and then works wonders.
i agree with wat u mentioned here........i believe we all are quite lazy to change our set routine.....thats why boredom sets in.....
ReplyDelete@woodie
dont call loverboy a loser, u have see him in the pic surrounded by gals :D
or u can jst plan to meet somebody u havent met in ages..umm the only thot gives u a feeling of pleasure, isnt it !
ReplyDeleteif we look closely we will realise that we have not visited even 1% of the number of website that are there on internet in all these years.
ReplyDeleteand on top of that, we never go frequently to more than a dozen websites, maybe 2 dozen.
what if we try to find an amazing new website everyday which we can visit frequently?
to burf..what if we get out of this fake internet world and visit a nice park around the corner with close pals --nothing fancy just a light evening in a decent place,or just a walk ...i mean why internet???
ReplyDeletehmmm. i like the idea. pretty cool!
ReplyDeletelove ur attitude man,,, :-D. its so rare to c someone with so much objectivity and problem solving approach
ReplyDeletewat a post....too gud n yes quite innovative too:). getting up in the morning....aaah its actually a pain, ask me:(( n i can write a neverending book on it.
ReplyDeletewish could just fit in all those gud things u mentioned in daily life to keep in better mood bt then always we have the solutions n its just tht we dont tk them too seriously to implement.
calling up an old frnd always always works..it just makes u feel so gud n takes u bak to gud old times:)
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ReplyDeleteDeepak
ReplyDeleteDekh lunga aapko bhi.
:P
Woodie
Mubarak ho. Pata hai I've not been online for three days now? You know? You know? Instead of sympathising, you're giving me this?
*sulks*
Prashant, I didn't need this right now. Seriously. I'm going to leave for college in sometime, got up early, and all that.. well.. NO! I didn't need this. Chalo koi nahi.
And.. this kind of an attitude, naah. No. No. No. Doesn't work. I've tried all this. It all comes back once you're in the middle of the same activity once more.
Woodie
Mubarak ho. Pata hai I've not been online for three days now? You know? You know? Instead of sympathising, you're giving me this?
*sulks*
Prashant, I didn't need this right now. Seriously. I'm going to leave for college in sometime, got up early, and all that.. well.. NO! I didn't need this. Chalo koi nahi.
And.. this kind of an attitude, naah. No. No. No. Doesn't work. I've tried all this. It all comes back once you're in the middle of the same activity once more.
@ sayantani...
ReplyDeleteit sure is a treasure hunt...thanks for your words... we often need to be reminded of the most obvious... i just tried to do that to myself and thought that i should write it here too..
# deepak...
yes...
# chips...
you are so right.. i am also excited at the thought of meeting old friends... or friends who are turning old ;)
# burf...
did not really want to sit in front of a computer and see more of the screen.. when i want to break away from the normal...
# anony...
hmm..
# richa...
good you liked the idea.. thanks..
#mayuri...
i do nt think we need to be particular when we are looking for something to break away from the usual.. there is no need of a thought process to govern all our actions..
# ankur..
thanks bro..
# shweta..
thanks... i also find getting up a biiiiiig pain but then the day has to start.. i cannot change that... however i can change the way the day starts for me...
these days i make it a point to listen to one song that i love everyday in the morning and dance to it.. ekdum masta mornings..
old friends yes.. anyday are great...
#rohit..
hmm...
if you think this is not going to work for you then ignore this post and live ur life the way you want... we all would have our ways to live and change them too...
you are too young to say that you have tried all this... there is a lot that you have to go through.. both for good and bad.. so be happy... lifes good !!!
Chup karo. "Too young" may be, but too experienced! :P
ReplyDeleteGrrr
# rohit..
ReplyDeleteok.. if you insist...
i like ur attitude....
ReplyDeletesahi hai... this looks like a good list of things done..
ReplyDeletekeep it up !!!
good you could get the intent of this post... :)