Results: Bored to death...
Published on 08/08/2015
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1.
1.
Do you believe that boredom can kill you?
Yes
28%
537 votes
No
62%
1195 votes
Not Applicable
10%
184 votes
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2.
Boredom is an emotion that's a lot more nuanced than we give it credit for. Which boredom type are you?
There's indifferent boredom: A person who is calm and withdrawn from his or her external world--relaxed.
18%
350 votes
Reactant boredom: A person in this state has a strong motivation to escape his or her boring situation and may have significant restlessness and aggression.
10%
184 votes
Calibrating boredom: A slightly unpleasant emotional state characterized by wandering thoughts, not knowing what to do, and a "general openness" to activities unrelated to the present situation.
13%
249 votes
Searching boredom: A more negative feeling reflecting a sense of unpleasant restlessness and an active search for ways out of the boredom mindset.
10%
200 votes
Apathetic boredom: A person experiencing it has low arousal and a lack of positive or negative feelings--in other words, a feeling of helplessness or depression.
11%
213 votes
N.A-Never bored.
38%
720 votes
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3.
Here are some things for you to do this week-end... Will you try or do any one of these?
Visit your local library...
12%
238 votes
Play board games...
11%
202 votes
Teach yourself how to juggle...
2%
41 votes
Meet your neighbors (bring them some flowers or cookies)...
5%
93 votes
Look at old photographs...
12%
231 votes
Practice yoga – or try it for the first time...
7%
126 votes
Teach yourself how to knit...
3%
54 votes
Rearrange the furniture in a room...
8%
156 votes
Read a book...
37%
710 votes
Learn a foreign language...
4%
82 votes
Do some puzzles...
20%
379 votes
Volunteer your time...
7%
137 votes
Get your financial papers in order...
8%
158 votes
Start a journal...
4%
76 votes
Pick up a musical instrument and learn it...
2%
42 votes
Play with a pet – it doesn’t have to be your own...
23%
439 votes
Call a forgotten family member/friend...
9%
175 votes
Do some amateur stargazing...
2%
46 votes
Learn to cook something new...
10%
197 votes
Carry out a photography session...
3%
58 votes
Fly a kite...
1%
26 votes
Take a long, soaking bath...
11%
203 votes
Have a yard sale...
3%
56 votes
Take a child to a playground and play with him/her...
6%
117 votes
Go on a wandering walk...
12%
236 votes
Visit a museum...
4%
69 votes
Wash your car...
9%
163 votes
Listen to the radio...
21%
403 votes
Write a letter...
4%
83 votes
If you're up for it: Attend a religious service...
10%
184 votes
Not Applicable
25%
487 votes
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