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Seriously, please don't waste your time this way. If you are really bored, create something lasting by editing Wikipedia or OpenStreetMap instead.

by bhousel 13y ago

brador 13y ago
Or even just walk away from your desk for a while. If you can't because your employer is looking for an ass on a seat then start looking into more challenging, and rewarding, employment. Don't just be bored at your desk, up skill.
codelap 13y ago
It's unfortunate that you feel every second of your day need be used to be productive. It's also unfortunate that you feel the need to manipulate others through condescension in order to feel superior. If someone wants to feed some real fish, virtual fish, or simply play a game when bored to blow off some steam, then more power to them. How I choose to spend my time is both none of your concern, and entirely up to me.
- bnegreve 13y ago
  > It's also unfortunate that you feel the need to manipulate others through condescension in order to feel superior. Chill out, he said please.
NAFV_P 13y ago
> Seriously, please don't waste your time this way. If you are really bored, create something lasting by editing Wikipedia or OpenStreetMap instead. How much time have you wasted on HN over the last few years?
- collyw 13y ago
  I noticed the following about myself the other day. When I should be doing something productive, but can't be bothered, HN is a "compromise" for me. Basically 90% of the time is wasted, but at the same time I do learn a fair bit in the other 10% of the time. I can kid myself I am doing something productive, (when 90% of the time it isn't).
gus_massa 13y ago
The first paragraph explains this app in a more constructive way than the title: > Sometimes it can be relaxing to peer into a fish tank and just pass a few minutes in quiet contemplation. Just you and the fish. But if you’re at work, this isn’t really a very practical way of de-stressing. I usually prefer to grab a coffee and talk to a real human being. A little pause is sometimes useful to pick a new solution method for a problem when you are at a dead end.
- aestra 13y ago
  >I usually prefer to grab a coffee and talk to a real human being Plenty of people like to de-stress away from humanity, in the woods, near water especially think waterfalls, oceans, waves, beach, river... Nothing wrong with that. Everyone is different.
  - 72deluxe 13y ago
    I would like to combine them and talk to a human next to waterfalls, oceans, waves and beaches :-)
collyw 13y ago
Kind of like when I told my mother I was bored as a kid. "Well tidy your room." That's not going to cure the boredom, and will likely make it worse.
dspillett 13y ago
Time "wasted" relaxing a little with your concious in idle, is often not wasted time. Though climate and other local conditions permitting, I might suggest a short stroll in the fresh air as a better alternative.
acheron 13y ago
Not sure how this is less of a waste of time than making a Wikipedia edit which will almost certainly get immediately reverted.
philosophus 13y ago
Life's a marathon, not a sprint.

Seriously, please don't waste your time this way. If you are really bored, create something lasting by editing Wikipedia or OpenStreetMap instead.

by bhousel 13y ago

Seriously, please don't waste your time this way. If you are really bored, create something lasting by editing Wikipedia or OpenStreetMap instead.

brador 13y ago

Or even just walk away from your desk for a while. If you can't because your employer is looking for an ass on a seat then start looking into more challenging, and rewarding, employment. Don't just be bored at your desk, up skill.

codelap 13y ago

It's unfortunate that you feel every second of your day need be used to be productive. It's also unfortunate that you feel the need to manipulate others through condescension in order to feel superior. If someone wants to feed some real fish, virtual fish, or simply play a game when bored to blow off some steam, then more power to them. How I choose to spend my time is both none of your concern, and entirely up to me.

bnegreve 13y ago
> It's also unfortunate that you feel the need to manipulate others through condescension in order to feel superior. Chill out, he said please.

NAFV_P 13y ago

> Seriously, please don't waste your time this way. If you are really bored, create something lasting by editing Wikipedia or OpenStreetMap instead. How much time have you wasted on HN over the last few years?

collyw 13y ago
I noticed the following about myself the other day. When I should be doing something productive, but can't be bothered, HN is a "compromise" for me. Basically 90% of the time is wasted, but at the same time I do learn a fair bit in the other 10% of the time. I can kid myself I am doing something productive, (when 90% of the time it isn't).

gus_massa 13y ago

The first paragraph explains this app in a more constructive way than the title: > Sometimes it can be relaxing to peer into a fish tank and just pass a few minutes in quiet contemplation. Just you and the fish. But if you’re at work, this isn’t really a very practical way of de-stressing. I usually prefer to grab a coffee and talk to a real human being. A little pause is sometimes useful to pick a new solution method for a problem when you are at a dead end.

aestra 13y ago
>I usually prefer to grab a coffee and talk to a real human being Plenty of people like to de-stress away from humanity, in the woods, near water especially think waterfalls, oceans, waves, beach, river... Nothing wrong with that. Everyone is different.
- 72deluxe 13y ago
  I would like to combine them and talk to a human next to waterfalls, oceans, waves and beaches :-)

collyw 13y ago

Kind of like when I told my mother I was bored as a kid. "Well tidy your room." That's not going to cure the boredom, and will likely make it worse.

dspillett 13y ago

Time "wasted" relaxing a little with your concious in idle, is often not wasted time. Though climate and other local conditions permitting, I might suggest a short stroll in the fresh air as a better alternative.

acheron 13y ago

Not sure how this is less of a waste of time than making a Wikipedia edit which will almost certainly get immediately reverted.

philosophus 13y ago

Life's a marathon, not a sprint.