what do you do to pep yourself up when boredom sets in at work?

@ritzz07 (788)
India
May 6, 2011 11:50pm CST
all of us work to earn a living.we spend most of our lives working.for someone his work defines who he is?everybody wants to be recognized appreciated and rewarded for their hard work. there are few who managed to convert their hobby or passion into work,and on the otherside some of us ,work feels more like a daily chore. so what one can do,to kill the boredom or the monotony at work.i do prefer to maintain the feel good at work.
6 responses
@sweet_pea (3322)
• Philippines
10 May 11
I am fortunate to handle a process that it is not at all strenuous or stressful. I usually am done with my work in just an hour which leaves me to about 7 hours free time at work. Before I met Mylot, I find myself really bored and sometimes I really sleepy. Now, I seldom get bored at work anymore ever since I am here at Mylot. When I am at Mylot it keeps the boredom away as I usually participate in discussions and sometimes I bump into my friends here and comment back to each other even if our comments are not anymore connected to the topic. What's good is that I am using my free time to earn additional income.
@ritzz07 (788)
• India
12 May 11
even i m doing the same in free time.i m working for airlines process however now i m off calls working on urgent pnr's so getting lot of time so replying or starting discussions on mylot and infact nowadays mylot is ma fav site.
• Philippines
13 May 11
If boredom strikes on me I used to keep myself calm if i know i will get irritated with my work, trying to relax myself and just learn how to deal with those people whom i don't want to be with. Facing them would be better, trying to make at ease to be with them as long as you know your not putting yourself into something that will make you hate them.
@Shawchert (1094)
• United States
7 May 11
This is hard as I work in a factory and I do need to pay attention to what i do, but when i get really bored I try to think about something to write, most of the time it's something outrageously fiction, and sometimes I wish I could remember everything that I thought in my head but It's always fun to imagine stuff, and daydream a little :)
@savypat (20216)
• United States
7 May 11
Any job can be boring or not your choice. I break each job down into very small parts and then set myself the goal of doing each part as perfectly as I can, or at least better then I did it last time. I hate to wash windows or iron clothing, but by breaking this into very small parts and making my mind concentrate on the small part pretty soon the job is done and I realize it was not boring at all. I was taught to do this as a child, it tricks the mind and ego into thinking each part of these very boring jobs is important and allows me to be very good at whatever I do, and rarely bored.
@jagjit273 (1754)
• India
7 May 11
Well I watch Comedy serials, Listen to songs ,Good ones and not sad ones and Play table tennis these days to shunt off boredom in My life.
• Philippines
7 May 11
Sometimes no matter how hard we try, boredom sets in. It does not matter whether we are in a middle of something, it just strikes us. Personally, I make it a point to take a break from the daily routine at work. Usually, taking a coffee break will do the trick. Oftentimes, I log on to FB and update my status or just sneak in to my friend's profile to see what they are doing.