Lectura 5: Secrets to avoid boredom

Secrets to avoid boredom

1. Get the reading habit. Do not go anywhere without a book, magazine, or newspaper handy. It is reading, not watching TV that will provide the real information and the entertainment you need to enhance and enrich your life.	2.  Develop Hobbies. Hobbies may be recreational, artistic, or intellectual, but whatever they may be, they should be actively pursued. Activities give a special dimension to one's life.
3. Become a Member. One should belong to organizations that share your interests. There are literally thousands of organizations eager to have you as a member, whether at the local, state, or international level.	4. Seek a Possibility of Learning. Take advantage of the opportunities to learn new things at any age.  Even if you're a college graduate, stay young by taking courses at a local college, university or adult school. Attend seminars and conferences. Join tours that combine travel with learning opportunities. Feed your mind.
5. Watch Television Selectively. Do not become a slave to the television. If you find yourself spending all your spare time in front of the TV, turning from channel to channel to find anything of interest to watch, you're wasting time that could generate a lot more fun.	6. Take on your Responsibilities. Life involves a variety of errands we must do. Adopt a positive attitude: they'll become easier and provide a welcome routine each day. Chores are a way of learning and maintaining self-discipline.
7. Say "I Can!" The first step toward any achievement is your own confidence and belief in yourself. Success is often a process of overcoming a series of initial failures. Work and determination hold the key to success. Nobody said life is easy.	8. Have a Wish List. Always have a wish list of things you want to do, want to learn, want to see, and want to be. You'll notice I didn't say, "Want to have." Just having "things" is not the key to happiness. Becoming the person you want to be is what matters.

Human are the only living beings who suffer from the feeling of boredom. Boredom, at its worst, really is life threatening. Boredom can lead people to risk or ruin their lives with drugs, alcohol, gambling and food addictions. Boredom can, of course, just be temporary, but when it’s permanent, it's a warning sign of serious problems that include depression and even suicide. Boredom leads people to drop out of school, change jobs a lot, get a divorce, and in general, create a lot of problems for themselves and others. Long-term boredom is more similar to a chronic disease. It can give a negative and unfavorable effect on life.

So, if you're experiencing too much boredom or know someone who is, action is needed to overcome it. What about you? Have you felt bored lately?

Adapted from:  http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/2840/ten_secrets_to_avoid_boredom.html?cat=25

A.     GRAMMAR COMPREHENSION

Comparative adjective
Conditional sentence
Existence
Experiencing (adj, noun, adv or verb?)
Imperative
In the word “selectively” what does “ly” imply?
In the word “unfavorable” what does “un” imply?
Infinitive of Purpose
Modal verb I
Modal verb II
Noun-noun
Passive voice
Passive voice
Possessive case
Present Continuous
Present Perfect
reflexive pronoun
Relative clause
relative clauses
Simple future
Simple past
Simple present
Things (adj, noun, adv or verb?)
Wasting (adj, noun, adv or verb?)