Quick Things to Do Right Now
Each one takes a few minutes, and most work on a bus, at a desk or on the sofa.
Write down three songs for a road trip playlist, then play the first one.
Count how many different colors of car go past the nearest window in two minutes.
Learn how to say "thank you" in a language you have never studied.
Draw your mug or your phone without looking down at the paper.
Send a friend a photo of something that reminded you of them.
Tidy one drawer. Only one.
Find the oldest photo on your phone and send it to whoever is in it.
Write a six-word story about your morning.
Look up the number one song on the day you were born.
Name every country you can think of that starts with the letter M.
Plan your perfect sandwich, down to the bread.
Sort the apps on your home screen by color.
Write a two-line thank-you note to someone who helped you lately.
Pick a long word and see how many words you can make from its letters in three minutes.
Look up the history of something you can see right now, like a zipper or a pencil.
Fold a paper airplane and see how far it flies.
Guess how many steps it is to the nearest door, then count.
Write the first line of a story that starts with "The elevator stopped between floors."
List five things you would do with a free Saturday, then put one in your calendar.
Unsubscribe from three email lists you never read.
Find a recipe that only uses what is in your kitchen right now.
Try to draw a perfect circle freehand, then try with your other hand.
Look for the first cloud you can see and decide what shape it is.
Open a random Wikipedia article and read the first paragraph.
Hum a song into a voice message and see if a friend can guess it.
Delete twenty photos you will never need from your phone.
Learn one card trick and try it on the next person you see.
Make the longest word chain you can, where each word starts with the last letter of the one before.
Write down the best thing you ate this week and where you ate it.
Memorize the first four lines of a poem you like.
Bored at Work?
Pick something with the sound off. The pop it game and paper toss both start silent, and pressing Esc on a computer swaps the page for a plain spreadsheet. For a longer list, see things to do when bored.
Bored on Your Phone?
Send someone a compliment they weren't expecting, or a joke of the day. Both have a copy button, so it takes two taps.
FAQs
- What does the I'm bored button do?
- Each press gives you one thing to do. Sometimes it's a page on this site, like rain sounds or a joke, and sometimes it's a small idea to try right where you are.
- Will it show me the same thing twice?
- Not until you've seen everything. The button remembers its place in your browser, so it carries on where you left off next time.
- Do I need to download anything?
- No. Everything it suggests works in your browser or needs nothing at all.
Last updated October 2026