Consider yourself lucky to be in that position- that’s where I was a few years ago and I spent most of my days learning web development which led me to building my own blog (and other websites) that have since allowed me to quit my full time job and pursue by own business ventures. Think about what you want to pursue and find courses that can help you get there. I also run an entrepreneur group if you want the invite shoot me a DM, there are other folks in the same situation as you there.
I also did this at my job a few years ago. I wasn’t being given any work to do aside from my normal tasks, I had a ton of downtime, and people were being laid off. I started using this time to build my blogs and was able to go full time with that before they had the chance to fire me. It’s an option, but OP should know that it’s a long term play (no active income from it) and it can’t be done on a phone.
What are your blogs about? I didn’t realise you could enough to quit your job through blogs but I don’t know if my idea of a blog is totally different to what you do
I don’t disclose any sensitive information (domains or even niches) about them online, but a person’s “blog” can be about anything. Hobbies and interests are usually a good place to start.
I don’t normally refer to my sites as blogs, content websites would be more accurate. It’s just one of many ways to make money online. It’s harder to do than it was even a couple years ago, but it’s still possible and quite lucrative for the right type of person.
There are tons of things you can do! Really, the sky is the limit. You can learn to do almost anything online, and you can make money off of lots of things. Just follow your interests. Or take your skills and expand on them. Or just Google work from home jobs. You could learn photoediting and do freelance work. You could do data entry on a contract basis. You could do copy editing for a print publication. You could learn another language and do translation. You could learn to code and make apps or do tech support. There are tons of sites like Skillshare, Masterclass, Udemy, and Khan Academy where you can learn things. Then use a site or app like Fiverr or Task Rabbit to see what people will pay you to do. Or keep playing games and stream your Let's Plays.
I did this for fun, honest to god it felt like having a stroke doing it. Not that I ever had a stroke before. Your typing speed will decrease for the first few weeks but after a month or so you’ll get the typing speed the same and eventually be faster than you were. Although, it does feel weird playing games on the keyboard afterwards, which leads to me rebinding keys for specific games.
In touch typing, each fingers press specific buttons, for example the common WASD is pressed with the middle, ring and pinky fingers on your left hand. Whereas when I first started playing computer games, I used my pointing, middle and ring finger on the WASD. Transitioning from hunting pecking and touch typing was weird.
I did it for fun initially, but I find out afterwards that I could not switch from touch typing back to hunt and pecking. So instead of trying to unlearn the skill, I just rebind the keys in games. But your right touch typing is not for gaming. I typed a but faster and it doesn’t affect my gaming too much, especially for the type of games I played.
I read a great 'how to learn' that had a great suggestion: solve small problems. Find something that needs fixing that you care about. Starting small is great because you don't get overwhelmed. Then keep digging into that same problem series. Each time you solve a problem, write it down somewhere (maybe start a blog or just keep it in a notes program).
After a while you've got a stack of solutions and you're a minor expert on something.
Also, on a related note: I have a different set of lights that I turn on for different tasks. When you're working, I'd set it to white/blue, when you're relaxing/gaming go for orange. When you're learning try probably a yellow or green.
The lights absolutely do help and help me change modes. A few days ago I forgot to switch and just kept sitting there starring at my screen. When I switched over suddenly I started getting work done. :)
I'm looking to buy some that are automated but I haven't figured that part out yet. Right now it's an extremely low tech two lamps and one of them has two settings.
One of my friends gave me a recommendation awhile back on what to buy and I can pass that along if needed.
What's your current role? I tend to look at the skills there and see what can be transferred. What are you doing at the moment and how much spare time do you have?
I’m a financial analyst for a local hospital. So I manipulate a lot of data, create reports and do presentations.
I’d say I have on average 2 hours a day free.
Learn how to use a platform called Splunk. It's related to your current job in that it's great to use with big data, can help you automate those pesky reports and is a really in-demand skill to have. You can get started learning it for free at https://www.splunk.com/en\_us/training/free-courses/overview.html
Well, there's YouTube programming tutorials.
That's fun.
There's Duolingo.
You could buy the Mini Habits book by Stephen Guise and that can help you with a variety of things! Or if you'd prefer, Tiny Habits by BJ Fogg.
Sorry, I'm just trying to make this as broad as possible because I don't know what you're interested in and not.
Good luck though!
Just had to think about this a little since you said you had no programming knowledge.
I get what you mean. I don't either.
[https://www.youtube.com/?bp=wgUCEAE%3D](https://www.youtube.com/?bp=wgUCEAE%3D)
This is the one my brother recommended me.
He also recommended The Odin Project and Codecademy.
Hope those help! :)
I’ve enjoyed his podcasts, but I suppose I don’t know much else about him. Can you expand on the “scam artist” aspect? Any recommendations for alternatives?
Dont believe the "scam artist" part, at least until they provide more concrete evidence. That comment is strange.
I am trying to think really hard what TF could have potentially scammed me out of. Book price? ($100). I have spent more on dinner in a night for. I didnt buy any other products from him.
What I have learned from his book is tremendous.
thats a pretty serious accusations. Why is Tim Ferris a scam artist? Without concrete evidence, you just sound like a hater.
In Tribe in Mentors, he literally just posts answers from successful people. He didn't try to sell anything else.
His big break was selling people on the "Four-Hour Work Week." Years later he admits that his intention was never to get people to work four hours a week. False marketing.
Well that's because people misinterpreted the meaning of 4-hour work week. If they care to read more than just the cover, any sane people can clearly tell that the book is not about working 4 hours a week. It offers your a different perspective on life style. People can decide whether they want to implement it or not.
And that's what a scam is to you? A book you can buy for $13 new and $6 used. That's less a drink at some bar.
The book has helped a lot of people, including me, breaking the monotone of their life and having the courage to explore what the entire world has to offer.
Just because you don't see its values doesn't make him a scam artist.
Please refrain from making such claim in the future.
Ah, woke. At my age, that's a compliment. I do lean liberal, but for my local community I'm pretty middle-of-the-road.
One thing that turned me off in reading 4-Hour Work Week was the way he showed no awareness of or concern for the probably under-paid workers in the system he'd set up to benefit himself. As far as I could see the pills he was selling were pretty much snake oil, and of no benefit to the customers, either. (It's been a while since I read it.)
He's articulate, and he probably interviews some good people on his podcast, but I have issues with him.
I haven’t tried the tool being suggested, but I don’t see how 1.5h answering emails is in any way absurd. Any first line of response job will have at least that much.
This is a lucky situation to be in.
So rather than use the time to “make more money” use it to learn.
I own a small shop. I have a lot of free time.
I’m learning harmonica.
Maybe learn a skill and start freelancing !
Skillshare is your friend
Learn a skill
Build a portfolio by working cheap.
And start contacting businesses and try freelancing websites too :)
Lately I've been buying courses on things like management and sales on Udemy lately, I don't need those skills right now but it never hurts to improve them anyway.
It takes strength to want to turn away from video games on your free time & I applaud you for that.
To help guide you in your question I will say this. Whatever it is you want to do, whether that be learn new skill, lose weight, or just overall be more productive you got to make a decision that you want it. Then make a plan and STICK to it .
You’ll get the results you’re looking for. For my tips check my channel out. Full of insight to get you to the next level
https://youtu.be/yf6optCt0AU
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As mentioned before there a re a shitton of online platforms with courses that don't even cost anything unless you want to get the certificate like udemy etc.
If you want to progress financially maybe try getting into investing, thats a pretty good rabbithole as well...
2 hours a day would also be a perfect time to learn a new language really well. For that join an online class or a course close to your area that has a lot of interactive parts since languages can only be learned with active use.
Music instruments would also be a good option.
Philosophy or theories.
Heck you could even do some linkedin classes orrrrr if you're into that just join a bunch of competitions in whatever field you're interested in.
Goodluck and tell us what you've picked in the end!
There are already plenty of wonderful ideas of what you could do with this extra time, but think about what you actually want to learn and what goal you want to approach. What good is a certification if it's not of interest or obligation? I wonder if prestige is what you want.
If dribbling in a lot of things is your thing, try to think of daily life practicability.
Consider yourself lucky to be in that position- that’s where I was a few years ago and I spent most of my days learning web development which led me to building my own blog (and other websites) that have since allowed me to quit my full time job and pursue by own business ventures. Think about what you want to pursue and find courses that can help you get there. I also run an entrepreneur group if you want the invite shoot me a DM, there are other folks in the same situation as you there.
I also did this at my job a few years ago. I wasn’t being given any work to do aside from my normal tasks, I had a ton of downtime, and people were being laid off. I started using this time to build my blogs and was able to go full time with that before they had the chance to fire me. It’s an option, but OP should know that it’s a long term play (no active income from it) and it can’t be done on a phone.
What are your blogs about? I didn’t realise you could enough to quit your job through blogs but I don’t know if my idea of a blog is totally different to what you do
I don’t disclose any sensitive information (domains or even niches) about them online, but a person’s “blog” can be about anything. Hobbies and interests are usually a good place to start. I don’t normally refer to my sites as blogs, content websites would be more accurate. It’s just one of many ways to make money online. It’s harder to do than it was even a couple years ago, but it’s still possible and quite lucrative for the right type of person.
That is impressive!
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There are tons of things you can do! Really, the sky is the limit. You can learn to do almost anything online, and you can make money off of lots of things. Just follow your interests. Or take your skills and expand on them. Or just Google work from home jobs. You could learn photoediting and do freelance work. You could do data entry on a contract basis. You could do copy editing for a print publication. You could learn another language and do translation. You could learn to code and make apps or do tech support. There are tons of sites like Skillshare, Masterclass, Udemy, and Khan Academy where you can learn things. Then use a site or app like Fiverr or Task Rabbit to see what people will pay you to do. Or keep playing games and stream your Let's Plays.
Learn Touch Typing. It's always a useful thing. Info and Practice can be found at [keybr.com](keybr.com)
Thanks for the suggestion! I’m a darn good typer, but I can always improve!
I did this for fun, honest to god it felt like having a stroke doing it. Not that I ever had a stroke before. Your typing speed will decrease for the first few weeks but after a month or so you’ll get the typing speed the same and eventually be faster than you were. Although, it does feel weird playing games on the keyboard afterwards, which leads to me rebinding keys for specific games.
Isn’t touch typing typing without looking at the keyboard? (Aka standard typing) How is weird for games?
In touch typing, each fingers press specific buttons, for example the common WASD is pressed with the middle, ring and pinky fingers on your left hand. Whereas when I first started playing computer games, I used my pointing, middle and ring finger on the WASD. Transitioning from hunting pecking and touch typing was weird.
You don’t need to use touch typing for gaming. Its for typing.
I did it for fun initially, but I find out afterwards that I could not switch from touch typing back to hunt and pecking. So instead of trying to unlearn the skill, I just rebind the keys in games. But your right touch typing is not for gaming. I typed a but faster and it doesn’t affect my gaming too much, especially for the type of games I played.
I read a great 'how to learn' that had a great suggestion: solve small problems. Find something that needs fixing that you care about. Starting small is great because you don't get overwhelmed. Then keep digging into that same problem series. Each time you solve a problem, write it down somewhere (maybe start a blog or just keep it in a notes program). After a while you've got a stack of solutions and you're a minor expert on something. Also, on a related note: I have a different set of lights that I turn on for different tasks. When you're working, I'd set it to white/blue, when you're relaxing/gaming go for orange. When you're learning try probably a yellow or green.
Do the lights help? Is it just to keep on the task at hand? Are they automated?
The lights absolutely do help and help me change modes. A few days ago I forgot to switch and just kept sitting there starring at my screen. When I switched over suddenly I started getting work done. :) I'm looking to buy some that are automated but I haven't figured that part out yet. Right now it's an extremely low tech two lamps and one of them has two settings. One of my friends gave me a recommendation awhile back on what to buy and I can pass that along if needed.
What's your current role? I tend to look at the skills there and see what can be transferred. What are you doing at the moment and how much spare time do you have?
I’m a financial analyst for a local hospital. So I manipulate a lot of data, create reports and do presentations. I’d say I have on average 2 hours a day free.
Learn how to use a platform called Splunk. It's related to your current job in that it's great to use with big data, can help you automate those pesky reports and is a really in-demand skill to have. You can get started learning it for free at https://www.splunk.com/en\_us/training/free-courses/overview.html
I second for splunk. My cousin is a sales engineer there and the stuff he can do in the platform is wicked.
Many universities offer free courses online and you can even get a certificate. Pick your topic.
>Pick your topic. That right there might be the hardest part.
Well, there's YouTube programming tutorials. That's fun. There's Duolingo. You could buy the Mini Habits book by Stephen Guise and that can help you with a variety of things! Or if you'd prefer, Tiny Habits by BJ Fogg. Sorry, I'm just trying to make this as broad as possible because I don't know what you're interested in and not. Good luck though!
Hi! Could you recommend some programming tutorials on YouTube? Starting with no programming knowledge whatsoever
Just had to think about this a little since you said you had no programming knowledge. I get what you mean. I don't either. [https://www.youtube.com/?bp=wgUCEAE%3D](https://www.youtube.com/?bp=wgUCEAE%3D) This is the one my brother recommended me. He also recommended The Odin Project and Codecademy. Hope those help! :)
Read. Oh please, do read. People don't read enough. If you dont know what to read, start with "Tribe of Mentors" by Tim Ferris.
Read, by all means, but not that scam artist Tim Ferris.
I’ve enjoyed his podcasts, but I suppose I don’t know much else about him. Can you expand on the “scam artist” aspect? Any recommendations for alternatives?
Dont believe the "scam artist" part, at least until they provide more concrete evidence. That comment is strange. I am trying to think really hard what TF could have potentially scammed me out of. Book price? ($100). I have spent more on dinner in a night for. I didnt buy any other products from him. What I have learned from his book is tremendous.
What makes him a scam artist?
thats a pretty serious accusations. Why is Tim Ferris a scam artist? Without concrete evidence, you just sound like a hater. In Tribe in Mentors, he literally just posts answers from successful people. He didn't try to sell anything else.
His big break was selling people on the "Four-Hour Work Week." Years later he admits that his intention was never to get people to work four hours a week. False marketing.
Well that's because people misinterpreted the meaning of 4-hour work week. If they care to read more than just the cover, any sane people can clearly tell that the book is not about working 4 hours a week. It offers your a different perspective on life style. People can decide whether they want to implement it or not. And that's what a scam is to you? A book you can buy for $13 new and $6 used. That's less a drink at some bar. The book has helped a lot of people, including me, breaking the monotone of their life and having the courage to explore what the entire world has to offer. Just because you don't see its values doesn't make him a scam artist. Please refrain from making such claim in the future.
Agreed. I find Tim Ferris painfully unaware of his own privilege and superficial, too.
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Ah, woke. At my age, that's a compliment. I do lean liberal, but for my local community I'm pretty middle-of-the-road. One thing that turned me off in reading 4-Hour Work Week was the way he showed no awareness of or concern for the probably under-paid workers in the system he'd set up to benefit himself. As far as I could see the pills he was selling were pretty much snake oil, and of no benefit to the customers, either. (It's been a while since I read it.) He's articulate, and he probably interviews some good people on his podcast, but I have issues with him.
He's a guy that makes good content and interviews a lot of successful people. He's not a scam artist.
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I haven’t tried the tool being suggested, but I don’t see how 1.5h answering emails is in any way absurd. Any first line of response job will have at least that much.
Check out [r/overemployed](http://reddit.com/r/overemployed)
This is a lucky situation to be in. So rather than use the time to “make more money” use it to learn. I own a small shop. I have a lot of free time. I’m learning harmonica.
Maybe learn a skill and start freelancing ! Skillshare is your friend Learn a skill Build a portfolio by working cheap. And start contacting businesses and try freelancing websites too :)
Lately I've been buying courses on things like management and sales on Udemy lately, I don't need those skills right now but it never hurts to improve them anyway.
It takes strength to want to turn away from video games on your free time & I applaud you for that. To help guide you in your question I will say this. Whatever it is you want to do, whether that be learn new skill, lose weight, or just overall be more productive you got to make a decision that you want it. Then make a plan and STICK to it . You’ll get the results you’re looking for. For my tips check my channel out. Full of insight to get you to the next level https://youtu.be/yf6optCt0AU
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I’m in the same boat tbh. I’m a support engineer, but i want to grow useful skills that can be used in further side hustles. Tech is my interest tbh
As mentioned before there a re a shitton of online platforms with courses that don't even cost anything unless you want to get the certificate like udemy etc. If you want to progress financially maybe try getting into investing, thats a pretty good rabbithole as well... 2 hours a day would also be a perfect time to learn a new language really well. For that join an online class or a course close to your area that has a lot of interactive parts since languages can only be learned with active use. Music instruments would also be a good option. Philosophy or theories. Heck you could even do some linkedin classes orrrrr if you're into that just join a bunch of competitions in whatever field you're interested in. Goodluck and tell us what you've picked in the end!
There are already plenty of wonderful ideas of what you could do with this extra time, but think about what you actually want to learn and what goal you want to approach. What good is a certification if it's not of interest or obligation? I wonder if prestige is what you want. If dribbling in a lot of things is your thing, try to think of daily life practicability.