My escape route from Boredom

in Hive Learners2 years ago

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The hive learners prompt just made me realize what a busy bee i am, i have all the time in the world yet i don't have any time at all... Having all the time in the world is an advantage of being your own boss but then that does not make us free from working, we still need to work hard to live a good life....

Boredom is not a thing to me anymore, i work 24/7 and the little time i have as break is either used to chat, sleep or watch movies, so where is the time to be bored? because the less time i have for myself is not even enough to do things i love to do aside work....

It has not always been like this though, few years ago i also do get bored and had to do somethings to get rid of the boredom..

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The school i was teaching had to shut down due to lack of funds to run it and the management was owing staffs and outsiders money, i didn't think it would be fun to stay at home though but i didn't know it would be that bad and the reason is because i am the only one at home, my neighbors have gone to work and their children that keeps me company have also gone to school...

It was only poor me in the house and to make the matter worst, there was no light and even sleep was not coming forth anymore after i slept for 2 hours, it can't be worst than this, i knew if i didn't leave the house, boredom would definitely kill me! So i shut the door and decided to explore my area!

The first place i branch was at my friends shop that sells grocery, we chit chat for a while then later i decided to take a stroll down the street, on my way i saw a gaming center and i branched...

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As i stepped into the gaming centre, i took the pad and was playing with the owner then he suggested we make it interesting by playing loser pay[ the person who lost the match will be the one to pay] if only he knew he is talking to a champ of one area at ikorodu lol, yes i spent my teen age playing play station, i can play it from morning till night, lot of stuffs do happen like gambling and the loser pay he was also talking about, people do bet on me back then alot as i was one of the top 3 champion in my area lol....

I stopped those things the moment i left home to pursue my career but here i am again with someone tempting me to continue from where i stopped lol, oh well i agree to play with him, even though it had been years i played last but no way the skills can leave completely so within few minutes i got my game back and dang from around 12 p.m, we played till evening...

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It was fun for me, because he only won twice and he had to pay for the games i played, well he is the owner and there was light so he didn't lose money just didn't gain money, i bade him goodbye but i was already loving it and i went back there again the next day but he said i have to give him a goal if i want him to play with me, so i gave him one goal but that didn't save him from my wrath lol, some other good players also join us and that was how i cure my boredom till i found another job and say good bye to that lifestyle once more...

It is addictive and if you don't stop yourself, you may waste the precious time needed to build your life to play games and gamble....

That saved me from boredom for the few weeks i was jobless lol

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 2 years ago  

What a fun way to get rid of boredom though you were able to pull out in time, but still it helped you.

 2 years ago  

yea it helped to cure the boredom and am glad i didn't become an addict to that kind of lifestyle again😁

Games are definitely fun, and using them for a break is fine. But becoming driven about them is a bad idea, as then the hours tend to fly by 😂

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 2 years ago  

no doubt, it is so addictive that one won't realize how time ticks so fast but it is always fun😁... Thanks!

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 2 years ago  

I'm still trying to think of a time when I have been bored. For someone who loves her own company, I don't think I've ever gotten to that state.

So you're a PS champ?
Back at home, it's mostly 'loser drops pad' that's played and occasionally you drop your meat😂
Normally, I'll still trash you sha😑

 2 years ago  

you are just too mouthed😏 you hear say i be champion of a whole region, you are still saying you will trash me😅, i will even give you 3 goals down😛

 2 years ago  

Because I've not blown my own trumpet ba? Your players will not even get close to my goalpost🌚
If you mangae to score one, that'll be because I am merciful enough😁

 2 years ago  

which team is your favorite? and is it pes you play or winning eleven?

 2 years ago  

PSG. It's pes.

 2 years ago  

hmm i see, nice choice of team though and i can predict your game play since you love using a powerful team😛

 2 years ago  

The tone of your last line 😏

 2 years ago  

The guy met the wrong person. He never knew that a guru just branched.

So this game thing did not start today, well today it pays off really big for you. Let the looters keep looting...

 2 years ago  

i just wanted to play lowkey but he challenge the beast in me😁, yea o i have been a lover of game for a very long time and always wish they could be a play 2 earn one, it sounds weird to me that there could ever be something like that, but while i am thinking about it, some one was working on it and actually made it possible! we av the thinkers and the achievers lol

 2 years ago  

Hahahahaha, when I grow up I will like to play games like you.

Hmmm, did I say something?

Great weekend to you

 2 years ago  

ah mummy wa when you grow up ke🤣

 2 years ago  

Hahaha, 🙉

 2 years ago  

Having a lot of things to do indeed keeps our mind free from boredom.

Boredom is not something we should live with, it can lead to depression. Thanks for the tips you share to keep someone engaged

 2 years ago  

yea engage in things or socializing with people helps to cure boredom, you welcome darling

 2 years ago  

lolz, nice one, you are saying you are a champ in pes or fifa, maybe we can play together one day, you can drop location o, I will show

 2 years ago  

not anymore i used to be😁, this doesn't mean if i pick up the pad i still won't lash you wella😛 since you have challenge me, i will definitely invite you over someday for some lashes lol

 2 years ago  

Sometimes, playing games to kill boredom can be good but when it becomes addictive, you won't like yourself when you realize you have been wasting all your time on something not worth it.

Boredom can kill but when we find something to cure it, that is good.

 2 years ago  

yea i can relate to this and this is the exact reason why i left my hometown lol, i was already an addict and my friends were not helping matter, if i make up my mind to stop, once they visit me, i am definitely leaving the house with them to go back to the same thing i am trying to stop lol

 2 years ago  

🤣🤣🤣You did the best thing.

 2 years ago  

It's no news to me that you have always been a gamer, it's a good thing you were able to control your love for games not to fall into his chains. But it was obvious that playing games really helped to avoid boredom.

Good morning dad ❤️

 2 years ago  

thanks my loving daughter😘, yea i started playing right from childhood lol

 2 years ago  

You're welcome daddy the gamer 😘

 2 years ago  

But why is it that when someone is bored sleep will refuse to come?
Is it that sleep and mood works together?
I don't seems to understand that because whenever am bored too sleep won't come at all

 2 years ago  

maybe you have slept well already?? in my case i slept well already and if we sleep for a long time, we won't be able to sleep even if we try to force it

 2 years ago  

That is interesting; I also love playing video games, especially action games, Although at first I loved playing soccer games, my favorite genre now is action or adventure games. I really liked the fact that you even gave him a goal and you still won; wow, this shows that you are really an expert in football games. By the way thanks for sharing this great story with us.

 2 years ago  

guys and video games, no one can separate us lol.... I can easily give him 3 goals because it is easy to score when playing with him, he doesn't know how to defend lol.... thanks!

 2 years ago  

thank you😊

 2 years ago  

as in no time at all to be bored lol

i think we guys that are game lovers can relate to playing after school hours, that is our way of exploring back in those days😅

good old times😊

 2 years ago  

lol am sure you must have lot of issues with your mumcy those days

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 2 years ago  

lol i can relate😁, i wonder the lies your kids would tell you if they do the same that you won't know , legend😅