Brief Summary
This video suggests eight activities to do when bored, spanning physical, mental, creative, and financial categories. These include stretching, playing a push-up game, taking an IQ test, using Monkey to improve social skills, creating content, learning a new skill (like a language with Lingopie), selling unwanted items, and researching online side hustles. The aim is to turn boredom into productive and potentially beneficial activities.
- Stretching for physical health.
- Using online platforms to enhance social and creative skills.
- Exploring financial opportunities through sales and learning about side hustles.
Intro
The video introduces the concept of combating boredom with productive activities, distinguishing itself from a previous video on the same topic by offering entirely new suggestions. It sets the stage for exploring eight different activities across physical, mental, creative, and financial domains.
Physical 1
The first suggestion to combat boredom is stretching, which is often neglected, especially by younger individuals. The video provides a full stretching routine that includes hip flexor stretches (30 seconds each side), leaning forward with feet together (30 seconds), wide position side stretches (30 seconds each side), and bridges (five repetitions for three sets).
Physical 2
Another physical activity suggested is a push-up game using a deck of cards. Each card drawn corresponds to the number of push-ups to be performed, with face cards (Jack, Queen, King) counting as 10. The game continues until the deck is finished or the person can no longer do any more push-ups.
Mental 1
The video suggests taking an IQ test as a mental exercise to self-analyze intelligence. It recommends a specific website for a free IQ test that takes 25-30 minutes to complete. The results can be compared to the average IQ of 100, and the test can be retaken for a potentially better score.
Mental 2
To develop social skills, the video suggests using Monkey to talk to strangers. This unconventional method involves speaking with people from around the world, allowing users to practice comedy, improve social skills, gain confidence, and overcome social anxiety in a video game-like setting.
Creative 1
The first creative activity suggested is making content, which tests creative skills through filming, editing, and posting. The video advises picking a niche, such as fitness, photography, or a specific video game, and choosing to create videos with or without showing one's face. Content can range from time-lapses of building Lego sets to reaction videos or tutorials.
Creative 2
Learning a new skill is presented as another creative outlet. This could be a physical skill like a calisthenic move, editing, playing an instrument, or learning a new language. The video promotes Lingopie, which teaches languages through shows and movies with interactive captions and group classes, noting that bilingual individuals often have better cognitive functions and multitasking skills.
Financial 1
The video suggests selling unwanted items as a financial activity. This accessible task involves taking pictures of items collecting dust and posting them on Facebook Marketplace to turn them into cash. This also teaches sales and negotiation skills as sellers negotiate prices with potential buyers.
Financial 2
The final suggestion is to use boredom as an opportunity to learn about side hustles and ways to make money online. The video highlights the digital age as a time of opportunity for online income through affiliate marketing, copywriting, SaaS, content creation, Drop Shipping, and e-commerce. The video also references another video that ranks the best and worst side hustles to start in 2025.
