5 Idle Time Busters

1. Audio books on a bus

During my first job hunt, there was one job that I interviewed for whose office was 3 hours (by bus) away from my house. It was a writing job, so I was determined to accept it if I didn’t get the other writing job that didn’t require that insane amount of travel time. To prepare for this, I decided to think of things that I can do on the bus so that I don’t waste my time. I love reading books, but reading on a moving bus will strain my eyes. I decided to download audio books for the first time. My friend, Johanna, suggested that I listen to Law of Success by Napoleon Hill. I got a job nearer to my house, but I still listen to audio books whenever I’m traveling.

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Secrets of Adulthood

In The Happiness Project by Gretchen Rubin, the author made a list of things she learned and called it “the Secrets of Adulthood.” Here’s my list:

1. Don’t be afraid of silence. Just talk. People don’t remember if your comment didn’t elicit a response.

2. People believing in you is useless unless you believe in yourself.

3. It’s better to make another mistake than be stuck with your current mistake–Mama

4. Misery is an alarm bell. Get out.

5. Don’t envy other people’s paths. They are not yours.

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11 Happiness Commandments

*Note In The Happiness Project by Gretchen Rubin, she made her own happiness commandments, so I decided to write some of my favorite parts of the book and added some of my own commandments.

1. Be present.

2. Believe in yourself.

3. Think positively.

4. Be brave.

5. Be responsible.

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In Defense of Facebook: 5 Reasons Why I Love Facebook

When people were grumbling about certain changes in Facebook, I decided to come to its defense by posting, “I love Facebook!” A friend thought that I was just doing some positive thinking. I wasn’t. I really love Facebook.

Of course there are things that you can criticize about Facebook like privacy concerns, filtering concerns, etc. I am not saying that these things don’t matter. I understand that Facebook has its pros and cons, but as of right now, I want to give it its due and celebrate the good side of Facebook.

1. It can be an awesome learning tool

I am lucky that I have smart friends and family members who post really interesting stuff. Everyday, I try to read at least one. Lots of topics interest me, so I often pin or blink the interesting articles for later whenever I don’t have the time to read it right away. I get updates from pages such as Al Jazeera, Slate, Huffington Post, Newser, The Economist, Reader’s Digest, The New York Times, The Guardian, Ted Talks, Brain Pickings, etc. I tried to do this on twitter, but I got bored. In Facebook, I am entertained by the pretty pictures and stuff, so I prefer browsing my Facebook newsfeed as opposed to my Twitter timeline.

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