Articles

Occasional writing about boredom, small games, and what to do with an empty half hour. Written by hand, one at a time.

• Things to do when you are bored and everything feels like effort

  Practical things to do when you are bored but cannot face anything big. Sorted by how much energy each one actually costs you.

• Why pointless browser games are good, actually

  A defence of small browser games that have no goal, no account and no ending, and why they hold up better than games designed to keep you.

• Relaxing things to leave open in a tab

  Quiet websites and ambient loops worth leaving open while you work, read, or wind down, and why background sound helps some people and not others.

• Quick games to play with friends when nobody wants to organise anything

  Small games for a group that need no equipment, no download and no rules explanation. For when everyone is together but nobody wants to organise.

• Why we get bored, and why phones do not fix it

  What boredom actually is, why it feels worse with a phone in your hand, and what tends to help. A short, plain explanation.

• How this site is made

  The technical setup behind boringandfunny: a small static site with no framework, no database, no cookies and no tracking. Written for the curious.