开始工作的头两年，每次放工都如大赦回家尽情的‘放松’。无非就是刷Facebook，追连续剧，上steam打游戏等。现在回想起来那段日子真的是毫无目标啊，那么多美好的光阴就浪费在了那些毫无营养的事情上。
对于那段游手好闲的日子还有个印象最深刻的记忆。还记得那是个忙碌的星期五，身边的同事不经意的问起 “诶，这个long weekend打算怎么过啊？” 我蒙了 “什么long weekend?” “你不知道吗，下个星期一二是公共假期。” 面对为期四天的假期突如其来的降临，心里第一个念头却是“完了”。茫然，因为完全没准备没计划也不知要干些什么来应付这长长地周末。现在也想不起当时都把时间花在哪里了，但肯定也是虚度光阴的成分居多。
还好我不再是那个时候的我了。
During my first 2 years of working life, every knocks off from office was like an amnesty for me to do whatever I want. To be precise, it was scrolling Facebook, chasing TV series, and PC gaming. I was living without a purpose to an extent that once my colleague asked me “Hey, what do you plan to do on this long weekend?” I was confused “What long weekend?” “Oh, you didn’t know? The next Monday and Tuesday are public holiday.” Surprised by a ‘free’ holiday like that the first thing came to my mind was “Oh sh*t”. Because I was so clueless and had no any plans to get through the long weekend. Can’t recall how I made through that weekend but pretty sure nothing meaningful works were done.
Glad that I’m no more that bored guy.
身边活生生浪费时间的例子 The living example of wasting time around you
马六甲某商场 Taken from a mall from Melaka
有没试过去一些冷门的商场逛逛？玲琅满目的摊子，门可罗雀的人流。顾摊子的不懂是摊主还是请回来的员工，几乎都在盯着手机看。不难发现其实他们不在乎都是在打游戏，看视频和刷社交软体。
我不禁在想，他们怎么不利用这样好的机会做些有意义的东西呢？你可能会说，他们受雇主的薪水就应该忠雇主之事。但他们这不也在打游戏？我中学时期也干过类似的兼职。一天下来你需要做的无非打开摊子摆摆货，中间有顾客就做些买卖，没人时最多点货补货，然后就是收档打烊了。尤其在非旺区，这些打工的几乎会自备‘节目’来杀时间。
马六甲某商场 Taken from a mall from Melaka
Ever been to some unpopular malls to see most workers of the deserted stalls staring at their phone?
They could have used that free time on something else useful. You might say, they are hired to work not for the other stuff. But they are playing games on their phone anyway don’t they? I was in the same shoe when I was a teenager. This kind of part-time job is so boring that you have to prepare your own entertainment to kill the time, especially in the unloved zone.
不打游戏，那干什么呢？ What to do if not gaming?
- 看书:增广见闻
- 在自己有兴趣的领域磨练技巧，如学习coding，学习交易策略，学外语。
- 看有营养的视频，如Ted talk
- 甚至是加入Steemit，开始写作(当然他们很可能也不知道Steemit的存在)
还有很多用一个笔记本甚至手机就能做到的事情，就举例不尽了。或许你也会觉得我在打工的时候做这些有些太疯狂吧，这当然得视情况而定，如果你的工作闷得让你不得不做些事情来打发时间，那为何不做些有益处的？
Reading books, learning some skills like coding or new languages, watch educational videos like Ted Talk, or ever join Steemit and start blogging(they probably won’t realize the existence of Steemit already), and more. It takes a huge ambition for someone to be that self-improving. Learning is not easy, not everyone has a difficult goal in life.
珍惜时间 Cherish the time
我并不反对玩手机，反而认为偶尔的放松是必要的。只是那些都必须是有目的性的和受控制的。这不是自以为上进，也不是有什么优越感。只是以一个曾经无度浪费时间的过来人的身份，偶有感悟而已。冷发兄@coldhair的《聊一聊工作后的学习》写的很好，犀利的指出坚持学习的重要性，实在是不能同意更多。
其实需要有如此强的学习心的人一定有个远大的目标，不会甘于只做些令人闷得发慌的工作，领那最低薪资。反之，我有我打工轻轻松松，刷刷手机就下班，还有工资拿，这样的美差事去哪里找。这两种思想没有对错，只是看你最终想要到达哪个目的地。
I’m not against gaming nor any form of entertainment to pass time. But those needed to be in control. Make good use of the time, always.
After all, there is no wrong or right, only which direction you are willing to head to.
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