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Post exam boredom?

What can I do with all my spare time?! I love it, but I have nothing to do!


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Reply 1
Learn an instrument? There must be songs you love to sing/play along to. Use that as inspiration to take up guitar for example.
Learn to do something. Languages, instruments, chess, anything.
try and do something productive otherwise you just get bored
Job/Gym/Video Games/Friends

That's what I'm doing :smile:
Reply 5
I've decided to waste my summer attempting to become a chess grandmaster. Been fairly amusing so far.
I'm playing the cello again after months of it festering in the corner of my bedstudyroom, unplayed, unloved and forgotten.

:moon:
Original post by milkytea
I've decided to waste my summer attempting to become a chess grandmaster. Been fairly amusing so far.


I'm good a chess but I still call the corner piece a "castle" :biggrin:
Reply 8
Make a list and brainstorm weird and random things to do. number them all and whenever you get a bored moment/ day randomly pick a number and do it :smile:

I've taken up running and clearing out my room

If you are heading to uni learn to cook, do some research etc.

Save some money and have a day out in London. Go to Camden market, eat some chinease food and visit Proud London :smile: It's amazing!


Go to some festivals, got Reading and SHM coming up !
Read a book, just finished some Ellen Hopkins and 50 Shades of Grey
Colour co-ordinate your wardrobe
Reply 9
Original post by AspiringGenius
I'm good a chess but I still call the corner piece a "castle" :biggrin:


Haha I still call it a castle as well. I have no idea why they're meant to be called rooks. I thought a rook was a member of the crow family:tongue:
Original post by milkytea
Haha I still call it a castle as well. I have no idea why they're meant to be called rooks. I thought a rook was a member of the crow family:tongue:


My sentiments exactly (we have so much in common :lol: )
Reply 11
i'm definitely getting post freshers boredom :frown:

so I applied for some jobs today which will help me with money next year
After my exams I:

-Bought a couple of box sets of my favourite TV shows.
-Made plans for days out with my friends.
-Decorated my bedroom.
-Got back into practice on my cornet and piano.
-Read a few books (bliss not having to read academic stuff for a change).
-Started learning how to drive, and revising for theory test.
-Got a job to earn a little extra cash.

Turned out my "summer holiday" was busier than term time! But that's how I like it.
I'm in the same position, I already know 3 instruments very well, guitar, violin and piano, no others interest me.
I have learnt countless songs in the last 3 weeks in addition. Bored of all the current games, played too many of them, diablo 3, battlefield 3 etc etc. I gym everyday mon-fri...boring, the surf is completely dead, so I can't do what I enjoy most most of the time, I am already fluent in 3 languages, I have friends but they are starting to bore me apart from my best few friends, but all they are doing is working -_-, I dislike working, so i'll stick to my 7.5 hours a week...any ideas? also watched every film out/loved previously, and finished all TV series.

why the hell am I being negged, socialists jealous?
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In the absolute same position. I have a part-time job but the rest of the time I'm sat brainlessly watching Bargain Hunt. Would love to learn a language but don't even know where to start.
well after painting the shed 4 times, cutting the grass 3 times, planting an apple tree and redecorating my bedroom all in 1 week i am very very very bored >.< I even went into school yesterday and pretended that i was revising for an hour.... things are getting pretty bad :/
Learn a language
Original post by khaiser turian
Learn a language


haha I tried learning Russian, I've forgotten most of it apart from yes/no and 1-10, my name is.
Instrument is a good shout, I got a ukulele from argos for £20 last year and learned to play it over the summer.

This year I decided on the insanity workout. Lasted a day. I wouldn't advise it.
Reply 19
Original post by glitterphobia
In the absolute same position. I have a part-time job but the rest of the time I'm sat brainlessly watching Bargain Hunt. Would love to learn a language but don't even know where to start.


To be fair, I did this during term time in free periods :tongue:

Dickinson's Real Deal is better :wink:

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