return2ozma@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 3 months agoWhat did people do before smartphones to pass the time when you were bored?message-squaremessage-square122fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1message-squareWhat did people do before smartphones to pass the time when you were bored?return2ozma@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 3 months agomessage-square122fedilink
minus-squarecriitz@reddthat.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·3 months agoSometimes, you just had to suffer being bored. And it gave you time to really think.
minus-squarelennybird@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·3 months agoReading books. Not audiobooks. Not podcasts. Books.
minus-squareCrackhappy@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·3 months agoThinking quietly is an occupation.
minus-squareAltima NEO@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·3 months agoGood that was the worst. Nothing good on TV. Nothing good to eat in the fridge. Too hot to go for a walk. It’s a school night, so your friends can’t come out to play yet. Just sitting there staring at the street as cars go by.
Sometimes, you just had to suffer being bored. And it gave you time to really think.
Reading books. Not audiobooks. Not podcasts. Books.
Thinking quietly is an occupation.
Yeah, why work for free?
Good that was the worst. Nothing good on TV. Nothing good to eat in the fridge. Too hot to go for a walk. It’s a school night, so your friends can’t come out to play yet. Just sitting there staring at the street as cars go by.