Spending a lot of time doing pointless things

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daydreamer84
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09 Oct 2012, 9:35 pm

define pointless.........

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10 Oct 2012, 2:16 am

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define pointless.........

Well in my OP I said that I made a list of all number one uk singles between 1980 and 1994. But I have only recreated something that already exists and is available online. I added no other information, only the artist, the song, the date and the weeks it spent at the top.

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10 Oct 2012, 2:36 am

I make names lists a lot and enjoy it. All of the re-ordering I do is a bit more pointless than the actual listing, but what the hell, I like doing it.

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10 Oct 2012, 5:43 am

Which single is your favorite?

Lists are an obsession of mine too.

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10 Oct 2012, 6:54 am

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Wow! I am glad someone else does this because I thought I might be the only one. I wrote down the charts in a notebook when I was a kid up until I was about 20. The year end charts was also a good one to write down.

I spent a long time a few years back trawling through lists trying to pick out my favourite singles of all time. Eventually I managed to compile a Top 100 and then went and bought them all off itunes (if I didn't already have them in some other form), then I had to digitise the ones that were on vinyl and ended up with a list on my computer. It took me a lot of effort....then my computer broke and I lost the entire list!

I don't know if I could listen to all the tracks listed in top 100's from the 60s to now though. I don't think anyone would have all that time.

Man, I feel so bad for you losing all those songs... That is so annoying, I've had similar things happen to me on my computer.

And I don't listen to all those songs from a Top 100 in one go, I only write them down, and sometimes I listen to maybe 10 or 12 songs out of the list, in order, which takes up an hour by itself. What I do like to do is look up the songs that I actually don't know that well, because they don't get airplay on the radio anymore.

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10 Oct 2012, 10:32 am

Brock wrote:

Which single is your favorite?

Lists are an obsession of mine too.

I kept changing my mind on the favorite: it was either Hotel California by The Eagles or Blue Monday by New Order. Both seemed to just sound right to be at the top of the list.

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10 Oct 2012, 11:46 am

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Guineapigged wrote:

I bought a bunch of paper price tags with string off eBay and have started to tie them to my possessions, giving each a number and entering details about the object into a database (lengh, width, height, material, colour, year made etc). I know it's crazy but I find it incredibly satisfying. And now if I want to find something I can just look up the number in the database and check where it's stored.

Perhaps you could get a job in IT doing a stock control database, or some inventory stuff. One of my first jobs in IT was to look after the inventory database.

I have a 1 day p/week placement in a museum because I love putting things in order and data entry. I also might be getting a paid job at a data entry company if my meeting with the boss goes well (my brother works there and asked if I could have a job which was really nice of him). I hope they will employ me because I would love it.

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10 Oct 2012, 12:08 pm

I've been memorizing PI - helps me go to sleep. Like counting sheep, I suppose. I am told it is pointless, but if it relaxes me, it has a point - n'est pas?

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10 Oct 2012, 12:41 pm

CyclopsSummers wrote:

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I remember now what got me into this in recent years. I hadn't done this since I was a teenager. I came across some youtube videos were someone had uploaded the BBC Radio year end charts from the 80's and i got into listening. That set me off exploring old charts online, and then doing my own lists. There is something compelling about a countdown.

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11 Oct 2012, 11:47 am

If it brings about a desirable feeling, it is not pointless. I spend countless hours translating anything from industrial song lyrics to books and even random conversations. Not only does it pass time on slow days, it is entertaining for myself.

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11 Oct 2012, 12:22 pm

My job is really boring but I'm not allowed to knit or draw or do anything creative during slow times. So I read the entire phonebook and started a list of weird names.

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11 Oct 2012, 12:28 pm

Never read the phone book, but I sometimes read the dictionary.

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11 Oct 2012, 12:37 pm

Reading the dictionary is how I learned about Aspergers. I saw the definition and said, "Hey, wait a minute..."

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11 Oct 2012, 12:51 pm

If it calms you or makes you feel better, it is not pointless. Normals do pointless things like watch soap operas, read stupid romance novels, etc. Things which enable you to cope are not a waste of time...I think of the sort of thing you mention as a type of meditation.

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11 Oct 2012, 2:41 pm

Mindsigh wrote:

Reading the dictionary is how I learned about Aspergers. I saw the definition and said, "Hey, wait a minute..."

So I guess you started with A...
and stopped reading after you got to Aspergers... ?
Luckily it starts with A.

Pretty good that you could recognize yourself from a text that doesn't go into that details... ?

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20 Oct 2012, 3:44 pm

Today I excelled myself.

I designed a database, then developed an application to allow me to enter data. It took me all day, and now I have my own DB and software to add music charts to.

Feel proud because it is good practice at my DB and coding skills, and it applies to my special interest.

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