How do you waste your time?

I saw this shared on my FB wall (where else?) and seemed interesting - Experiments in wasting time http://www.etsy.com/blog/en/2011/experiments-in-wasting-time/.

Well, I think she is doing so much better than me!

Here's mine for the record and pl. note mine is not by minutes, but days and hours -

 Hours of pre-swim anxiety about swimming and then go the pool armed with floats or a noodle!! Someone pl. push me off the deep end.


Putting off doing the ironing till one day there is no more space in the laundry baseket!


Hours and hours of stalking food blogs looking at awesome food and then settling for some comfort food (say khichdi or maggi).


Editing and reediting previous blog posts, blog url, labels, anything to distract myself from writing a new one. The effort!

Yes, hours dithering b/w two almost similar options - when I am booking a hotel or deciding on some curtains!

The point of seeking reassurance - maybe a lifetime of it, in everything big or small I attempt.

Logging in to FB - sometimes yes, sometimes not.

Regrets, bad choices, opportunity costs (clubbing them together), a lot of times. Sometimes even glad for the same, yes life is full of contradictions, actually understanding and realization are.

Playing with my kids, walking in the park, doing nothing worthwhile for a while, listening to good music, or reading a good book or blog, trying to learn a new language, make that 3 (frustratingly slow as it is), time with the Mr., warbling with friends, baking a cake, or even train rides - so worth all the time it takes.

Would love to hear from you guys  what you think is a waste of time.

Comments

  1. Uma26 June 2012 at 13:04

    hey super post..loved the humour...but one second, I hope the last para is not labeled under "waste of time" activity :-0

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  2. Aparna26 June 2012 at 13:36

    Regrets, no doubt the biggest waste of time ever. i do (or used to do the same) as you with ironing and stalking food blogs :)

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    1. Chatty Wren26 June 2012 at 14:25

      True, life does not come with an undo option! good to know I am not the only one on food blogs stalking:-)

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  3. Chatty Wren26 June 2012 at 14:17

    Thanks Uma! The last para, I'm saying it's worth all the time it takes:-)

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  4. Anonymous27 June 2012 at 06:57

    Stalking food blogs and settling for khichdi!!! please don't do this.. find a better way to waste time like sleep :P

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    2. Chatty Wren27 June 2012 at 07:11

      Sleep is not wasting time, in my book, Jas! It's one of the things I love doing!

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  5. Anonymous28 June 2012 at 05:56

    "Putting off doing the ironing till one day there is no more space in the laundry baseket!" LOL, on this we sail in the same boat :)
    So loved this "Playing with my kids, walking in the park, doing nothing worthwhile for a while, listening to good music, or reading a good book or blog, trying to learn a new language, make that 3 (frustratingly slow as it is), time with the Mr., warbling with friends, baking a cake, or even train rides - so worth all the time it takes."

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  6. Chatty Wren28 June 2012 at 07:16

    Yes, things that you do without evaluating whether it's really worth the time and effort!!

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  7. Rachna29 June 2012 at 05:14

    Social media, the biggest waste. Takes up so much of time and yes even I keep thinking about trivial issues and planning to death :).

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    1. Chatty Wren29 June 2012 at 07:06

      Thanks for visiting my blog, Rachna! So agree about social media, especially when I go blog hopping! Can't keep away though:)

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  8. Renu29 June 2012 at 07:16

    I have quite a lot of free time , so can afford to waste as much as I want:)

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    1. Chatty Wren29 June 2012 at 13:41

      Sure, it's your time and you decide to spend it the way you want too:) Thanks for visiting my blog:)

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  9. Divya3 July 2012 at 10:46

    Waste of time is talking about doing things but ending up doing none of them!

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    1. Chatty Wren3 July 2012 at 22:10

      Very true, that is waste of breath too :-)

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