Thursday, April 9, 2009

WAYS TO WASTE TIME 101

Tim: "this is just your way to waste time after you quit omegle"...

...am I really that transparent?

List of ways to waste time, tested, reviewed, and rated by college students
1. Get addicted to things. In the past, "addiction" was typically meant as in, addicted to drugs. But in modern society, we can get addicted to anything and everything. I think this is due to the fact that we are easily bored and pretending (or not pretending) to be obsessed with things is an easy way to put a lot of wasted emotion into things.

Anyway, there is a special art to getting addicted. It has to start out with something you're genuinely interested in. It has to give you that initial high. Then, due to diminishing marginal utility and habituation, the pleasure just goes downhill. But it's too late to stop! Habit, obsessive compulsive disorders, a panicky feeling that your life will be empty without (fill in the blank), and a continual search for that initial high will keep you going back. Additionally, we consider the sunk costs and just tell ourselves, "eff, I've already thrown so many hours into this obsession...what's a few more)

Some things to get you started:
fmylife.com-funny stories about everyday life. even though i think all the good ones are made up, and all the lame ones are about people realizing they're fat and ugly (usually due to tactlessness of young children)
failblog.org-if you're wondering where the term "fail" has gained such widespread popularity, this is the place
omegle.com-see below post. this is a case of "searching for the first high"
overheardatyale.com-a bunch of smart people saying dumb things
facebook.com
hulu.com, allyousee.org, tvlightning.comshow-links.tv-Julianna says she now spends 5 hours a day watching tv online...this sounds really bad until you realize she used to watch 13 hours a day in high-school

2. Daydream
so, this one actually requires a certain genetic predisposition that allows your mind to completely ignore all outside stimuli. (I'm really good at this, sometimes I'm so daydreamy that I don't even notice people standing right by me saying my name) But if you've got it, it's great, cause you can take it anywhere! no computer needed! This is useful in section, when Hegel doesn't make sense anyway...let your mind take you to a happier place.

3. Sit on your couch
...if you sit on your couch for a really long time, people will eventually start to associate you with your couch. then, when people want to hang out with you, they will also be hanging out with your couch, vice versa, when people want to hang out with your couch, they will also be forced to hang out with you. Obviously, this is perfect for agoraphobiacs if they want to revel in their problem rather than treat it. Also, this option allows for a lot variety seeing as many things can be placed in the vicinity of your couch (tv, microwave, video games, laptop etc)

4. Twitter updates...wtf never getting started

5. Sitting in the dining hall. Food+friends=Fun!
This one has the added con of possibly making you fat though.

6. Write a blog...

...man, that's so meta.

1 comment:

  1. this is quite insightful! =]

    t-minus 10 days until you move on.....

    TO TWITTER! =D

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