Do Idle Hands Get You Into Trouble?

Long time no speaky. I hope you've been doing well, Wolfie. In answer to your question: YES! Idle hands can get me into big trouble. As a matter of fact, I do believe if I am remembering correctly, most of the azzwhippin's I received as a child were due to acts of mischief that I had gotten into due to boredom. Boredom is not a good thing for people with active minds. I've learned to keep occupied and if I have tasks I just don't want to do atm, I will go online and search for something to do. Good luck staying busy...unless you're trying to get an azzwhippin' out of it lol

I think the internet has been the bane of my life, Wolfie! I turn on the computer every day, intending to work on my novel - but unfortunately, after I've read the online papers, checked my Facebook, answered my emails and had a look at myLot notifications, I find hours have passed and I've done nothing. I adore the internet - but I can't say it's contributed to me leading a productive life!

Tat is the good one Wolfie because I can very well relate to these kind of situations especially with the idle hands.Many a times I have confidentially and boldly ventured out to fix an appliance with whatever the tools I have in my hand to make the things worse and ultimately ended up calling the service people who are specially skilled for this kind of meddling and coming out successful.I always have to control the urge to mend things myself.

I do smoke too much if I'm bored and, of course, have a go at Mr Croc, that's part of the reason for keeping him. I do tend to annoy him because I wander around saying I'm bored and telling him all the things I should be doing. I've been very good so far this year though. I decided to do various craft projects and usually have 2 or 3 on the go at once, so no time to be bored. If I'm extremely bored though I find a film on tv and promptly fall asleep.

Hey wolfie! I sure do have a way to get myself into trouble! In fact, I couldn't sleep last night, or should I say early this morning and I got up and turned on the computer! And I was bored and not in the mood to mylot and had read most of the news online so I went to my "bad" place- "Bidz.com"! Now for me this is just as bad as gambling! It is a jewelry site were you bid on various items and the highest bidder "wins" when the time is up! Well, I am pretty good at finding items to bid on and at getting them at a decent price! But, I also have a bad habit that when I see something that I want and have to have I go crazy and can't stop myself! And I get into these bidding wars! Well, it happened this morning! There was a watch that I saw, didn't need, couldn't afford, but had to have! I got into a bidding war with someone for it! It was a "Baby Phat" watch which retailed for $95 and the bid went up to $70 when it sold! I lost, thankfully! But, then I got an email saying I got a "second chance" to have the watch too even though I didn't win the item. They do that every now and then. So I now have the chance to get the watch for $70! Great! I love this watch! It has the Baby Phat cat from the logo in it's face on a black background! I can't resist this site and I should know to stay away! That's what happens when I get bored!

Hi wolfie34, I find when I have too much time on my hands, I find myself spending too much time on ebay. I find myself browsing the site looking for bargains and bidding on stuff that I do not really need but I just can't help myself sometimes. I then have to suffer at the end of the month when my credit card bill comes in

When Im bored I paint pretty pictures on my walls from celing to floor. I'll rake then entire yard. Or I'll sit on my laptop and talk to people for fun. But I hate to clean. Im sure with all my free time I could have this place spotless and sparkling but no, I just let things pile up on my desk and go through my crap once every two months. Maybe if I cleaned I wouldnt be so bored.

well, for the past 5 years now i dont feel bored coz of too much load of work. but whenever i feel idle, i just play computer games.

Yeah, I sometimes play vedio games. It is like I commit a crime! So, I promise myself and the whole world that I will never ever play vedio games. Oh, maybe once in a year or twice, or three times... hahaha

oh..yes. most of the times i am idle, i tend to think in a very negative manner and also end up doing something which normally i would have not done. sometimes i just get stuck before the tv surfing channels for want of nothing better to do. i reach such a point that i am not able to get up and go away. ultimately i end up with a big headache. other times, i start surfing the net without any aim and by the time i realise it, two hours would have passed off in the most unconstructive manner. then, i also tend to wallow in self pity sometimes when i have lots of spare time in my hand. that ends up with a very depressing day.

i am just the opposite. i have no time at all on my hands and too much to do. most days i just do not even know where to start. i am never bored. in fact most days i cannot get to all i need to or want to. i do not like being bored anyway and if i ever did get caught up i am sure i could find plenty of things to do to keep me occupied.

YES, YES, YES, you are so right, good subject! I did that for more than one year, until I became stressed, nervous. But everything was OK when I found beyond all that boredom a purpose. All that time lost online has now materialized in a very small business on the Internet, all my crazy ideas that made my partner so desperate are part of the past - now, my passion for Second Life and his passion for writing work together and we even have a Second Life Magazine. So, WHO'S BAD? All that boredom was in fact a search and the transition to something different, new.

hmm not really i usually have my hands full but when i get idle lol i usually find ways to still make them usefull like when i am at home, i bake, i cook for my kids or i clean or read a book or sleep lol! is that useful? lol

I believe that we can get ourselves into quite the trouble by being idle. Either by spending time watching tv and purchasing products on tv, going to the store and doing some shopping or by even going out with friends and spending quite a bit out of boredom that we wouldn't have done while being busy with tasks at hand. Another possibility is that one would also get into an argument with their partner over the silliest of things by notice the smallest details that they might have not by being busy. To answer your question fully, I do agree that not only do idle hands get us into trouble but also an idle mind can be quite dangerous as well.

I am a pathetic excuse for a human being, I never have "nothing else to do" I have way many more things to do than I have time for, and they are interesting and entertaining as well. Unfortunately they are not that active, so my body goes to wreck and ruin.

omg.. so many times i was thinking about this.. when i am bored i am playing with my laptop.. when i start to think what i can do at home instead of chatting or etc without pc i find so many things.. but i do not want.. i have too much free time.. i start to make nervious other people because i am bored.. i have a child but i still feel like a have too much time or ..

lol, got bored decided to go out on my motorcycle around the woods got caught riding home and got my bike crushed