I lack interests. Any suggestions?

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Mw99
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15 Dec 2007, 8:06 pm

I'm done with video games and I don't like sports. The internet sometimes feels too small. I don't have friends.

Can someone suggest ways for me to pass time?

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15 Dec 2007, 8:16 pm

It is really hard to suggest something if we don't know what you like. Do you like to read? Do you like movies? Do you have a favorite subject? Perhaps you can give us a little more info about yourself.

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15 Dec 2007, 8:16 pm

I don't know...try to cure cancer, end world hunger, or stop global warming. Those things might be a good start.

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15 Dec 2007, 8:30 pm

werbert wrote:

I don't know...try to cure cancer, end world hunger, or stop global warming. Those things might be a good start.

You might want to try something smaller first. Consider ways that you might contribute to the welfare of your community. You could volunteer at the Library or the Homeless Animal Shelter. Animals at the Shelter need someone to pet them and play with them and just show them some attention and affection.

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15 Dec 2007, 8:38 pm

sock creatures....

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15 Dec 2007, 8:41 pm

Look around you...as there is always someone or something in need and then, attempt to fill that need.

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15 Dec 2007, 8:44 pm

MrMark wrote:

werbert wrote:

I don't know...try to cure cancer, end world hunger, or stop global warming. Those things might be a good start.

Did you know that wanting to be a volunteer is not sufficient to be allowed to be a volunteer? I've tried to volunteer at places where they welcome volunteers, and my offers were turned down.

Anyway, I'm not interested in being a volunteer at a library or animal shelter.

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15 Dec 2007, 8:50 pm

Mw99 wrote:

I've tried to volunteer at places where they welcome volunteers, and even then my offer was turned down.

That is crazy, unless you are a pedophile.
What did you like as a child? That should provide a clue for you.
I got back into astronomy, a childhood interest that I had all but forgotten about.

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15 Dec 2007, 8:52 pm

riverotter wrote:

Mw99 wrote:

I've tried to volunteer at places where they welcome volunteers, and even then my offer was turned down.

That is crazy, unless you are a pedophile.
What did you like as a child? That should provide a clue for you.
I got back into astronomy, a childhood interest that I had all but forgotten about.

I didn't do well at the phone prescreening interviews. Either I sounded too stupid or I gave them answers they did not want to hear. Probably both.

As a child I did not like anything in particular.

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15 Dec 2007, 9:00 pm

take up a musical instrument...

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15 Dec 2007, 9:02 pm

Mw99 wrote:

I didn't do well at the phone prescreening interviews. I'd say either I sounded too stupid or I failed to give them the answers they wanted to hear. Probably both.

I try to do that type of thing via email- I think I present as a complete moron on the phone also, and email makes a much better first impression for me- my written communication is far more polished. The phone is even worse for me than talking in person - at least in person, you can put a smile on your face. Maybe you could suggest a non-phone approach next time, if you choose to attempt again.
Right now I am a volunteer ESL tutor. I made a thread about ithere.

Another question- do you have ADD or ADHD?

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15 Dec 2007, 9:07 pm

I suck at music. I don't like tutoring.

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Another question- do you have ADD or ADHD?

I don't know, but sometimes when I am doing something I don't like doing I present attentional problems which I think are consistent with those of a person who has ADD.

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15 Dec 2007, 9:11 pm

Your avatar never ceases to amaze me.
Are you into computer art or graphics?

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15 Dec 2007, 9:12 pm

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Your avatar never ceases to amaze me.
Are you into computer art or graphics?

no, but thanks for complimenting my avatar.

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15 Dec 2007, 9:17 pm

I am really into the arts. Consider music, writing, or the visual arts.

Science is also a possibility, or history.

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15 Dec 2007, 9:24 pm

This is like a zen koan.
It is an unsolvable riddle.
You are making us all look deeper into ourselves.
Perhaps you should become a Buddhist monk.

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