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15 productive websites to waste your time on online

By Prakrit Dhondiyal on February 5, 2014, 4:17 IST

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Getting tired of wasting time surfing Facebook at work? Use your time constructively on any of
these 15 websites.
Those days when you sit around your cubicles liking pictures off
your Facebook news feed, or scanning 9GAG for a few
chuckles, take a leaf from our book and look deeper for
something more meaningful. In case youre too lazy to do that
(which we completely understand), we decided to put together a
list of websites that put just a little bit of constructiveness into
time-wasting:

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1. How to do things
How To Do Things Its not like this site needs much of an introduction. From subjects ranging from How to
throw a great birthday party to How to make a wind chime from spoons to the unconventional How to fart
silently and Where to stash your ahem sandwiches. How To Do Things is a website that teaches you
how to do things (no $#!t, Sherlock!).Other than some very entertaining articles, How to Do things does
serve to help in unusual situations when you dont know where to turn.

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2. Mathrun
Any website that can make math fun has to be on this list. Mathrun is a website that turns math problems
into a test of brain speed, refining your thought processes to think Math.

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Fiverr is a place where you can hire people for their posted services for the minimal charge of $5. Graphic
designers, songwriters, marketing and advertising professionals, you name it. Its a hub for people to hire
freelancers for projects at an affordable price. A go-to website for both the people hiring and people hoping
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4. Spreeder
How fast can you read? Sure, it may be 800-900 words per minute, but reading without understanding or
retaining what it is that you are reading is a fundamental mistake made by readers. Spreeder is a basic
speed reading software that helps you increase your reading along with comprehension speed of what
youre reading. Which makes it a rather useless skill to have. Spreeder is a speed reading software that
allows you to slowly improve upon your reading speed.

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5. Classic Short Stories

Sometimes, when youre bored, you may not really have any time to waste. But you need to get out of your
work rut and distract yourself with a short story Classic Short Stories is a website with a widely
appreciated collection of some of the worlds most famous short stories. So if youre a reader, give this
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6. Poem Hunter
if you feel like kicking back and concentrating on some random poetry, login and read on! Poem Hunter is a
comprehensive online database of published poetry ranging from the classic to the contemporary. Whether
youre looking for John Donne and Shelly or Ray Carver and Paul Auster - Poem Hunter has it.

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7. Big Think
Big Think is a website that stands as a constantly evolving road map to the best thinking across the planet
it stands as a valid testament to the the ideas that can help people think flexibly and act decisively in the
bid, bad myriad of an ever-expansive world. Always fun to read, with articles spanning various philosophies
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8. Ted Ed
Ted Ed is the youtube channel maintained by TED (Technology, Entertainment, Design) the nonprofit
devoted to ideas that are worth spreading. Ted Ed, similarly, is a youtube channel made for the sole
purpose of educating people worldwide. Though more professionally-based, this TED channel propagates
interesting and probable theories. Its a fun visit.

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9. Draw Space
Draw Space is an online portal meant to help the budding artist to learn the basics of drawing and
sketching. It is a massive library of free and easily downloadable lessons. These lessons have been
authored by world-renowned speakers. Draw Space is a community that consists of over 320,000 drawing
enthusiasts, professional artists, art educators, and authors of art books.

10. Duo Lingo

DuoLingo is a website used to learn more than 18 different languages ranging from Italian, Portuguese,
Spanish, Korean and several more. Duolingo encourages self-education, and just pushes you teach
yourself a new language. Definitely a constructive use of your time.

11. Keyman
Theres a lot to be said about learning new things through the medium of entertainment. There are studies
that show that game-based learning surpasses traditional methods of learning with respect to some innate
skillsets like strategizing, good hand-eye coordination, etc. Similarly, the smart usage of audio-visual
medium also prove extremely effective with respect of information retention, memory enhancement and
even great hand-eye co-ordination. Keeping all this in mind, there are some ways the internet can be used
to find educational entertainment specifically, methods that can be used as a source of entertainment
and learning as well. Keyman, for example, is a typing game using the classic arcade game Pac Man as a
base. The difference between Pac Man and Keyman is the fact that Keyman doesnt map specific keys for
movement. Instead, it assigns random letter keys which change after every use. The result is players
frantically hunting for the appropriate key to move Pac Man (or should we say Keyman?) from the ghosts
path and complete the game. This game comes in handy with people who want to test their muscle memory

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when it comes to typing on a keyboard. A challenging game, and very effective for people who want to
practice typing efficiency.

12. Unplug The TV

Unplug The TV is a website which offers an alternative to television programming. The website is a simple
single page that flashes random videos for you to watch as an alternative to the terrible material that is
shown on TVs today. The subjects of these videos change from random well-made web series to
educational material, to short documentaries and socio-cultural videos.

13. Free Rice

Free Rice is a non-profit website that is owned by and supported by the World Food Programme under the
United Nations. As the name suggests, the web portal aims at giving free rice to underpoverished countries.
And it relies on the masses to help out. All you need is a decent grip on your English vocabulary. The site
throws words at you with four options to indicate their meaning, from which you have to select the most
accurate one. Each correct answer donates 10 grains of rice. Improve your vocabulary and help out the
needy in one fell swoop.

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14. js1k
js1k is a place for coders to test out their skills at javascript. What started off as a joke formulated into a
reputed online competition. js1k asks coders to create something innovative using not more than 1kb of
java code. Not much scope, you say? Well, it has had some interesting results. From a lightweight chess
program to an simulator for Luke Skywalkers famous Death Star run from A New Hope. This website
showcases all the submitted talent for all to see.

15. Music Theory

Music Theory is a database for anything and everything related to musical research and theory. For people
interested in technical questions about music, the sites a very useful source for information and articles.

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ProtectandAccess

a month ago

Thank you for this great collection. Common people can't even think that this type of website
can exists. I also like to thank those who employed the idea into reality. I am really surprised
with the site Free Rice. I have scored and donated 100 grains in that site.
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Winston Leonard

a month ago

Thanks
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sanjeet bisht

a month ago

best posts till now :P please aur ese post publish karo :)
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Arun Sengupta

a month ago

Not bad :)
Pretty good list.... I kinda knew most of them... but a few which I didn't ... are quite interesting as
well :) Thanx for sharing !!!
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