Coronavirus press conferences and video adverts you cannot skip also made the top five – along with waiting for websites to load, and politics.
Those who take photos of their food and share the images on social media, company meetings, and Coldplay are also considered dull.
As are waiting for your partner to get ready, having to put the bins out, and rice cakes.
It also emerged that four in ten of those polled said their life is currently “quite boring” or “very boring” – but 72 percent intend to make a concerted effort to have “more fun” this year.
The research, commissioned by Jet2holidays, found half of adults intend to liven things up by going on vacation – and they’re planning an average of two getaways.
A spokesman for Jet2holidays said: “There are plenty of aspects of our lives which we find mind-numbing and boring, and the last two years have certainly not helped.
“But we hope the findings will inspire people to go out and up their fun quotas – there is a whole world of fun out there just waiting to be explored.”
The study found the typical adult spends 85 minutes a day feeling bored – the equivalent of 22 days each year.
And the average adult says they find themselves with absolutely nothing to do twice a day.
While more than a third (36 percent) admitted it’s been so long since they had fun that they can “hardly remember” what having fun is.
The research also identified the biggest “boredom busters” – holidays, reading, hobbies, meeting friends, and exercise.
On the subject of getaways in particular, the study, carried out by OnePoll, also determined what consumers want from a break.
These include a wide selection of bars and restaurants, lots of history, great architecture, and a selection of museums.
And the top activities to do while away include going on boat trips, laying on the beach, visiting theme parks, and going to waterparks.
The spokesman for Jet2holidays added: “Staring at the same walls day after day soon becomes tiresome, and over the last couple of years we have likely done this more than ever.
“2022 is definitely the year we get back to normal and enjoy doing all those things we have missed most, such as going on holiday.
“A holiday is the perfect boredom breaker, as it allows us to not only escape from the fatigue of everyday life, but also means we can explore different parts of the world in search of an adventure – and what could be more thrilling than that.”
TOP 40 MOST BORING THINGS IN LIFE:
- Having no WiFi
- Hearing about Prince Harry and Meghan Markle
- Politics
- Coronavirus press conferences
- Video adverts you can’t skip before a video you do actually want to watch
- People taking photos of their food
- Accepting “Cookies”
- Watching golf
- Cricket
- Junk mail
- Queuing
- Formula 1
- Doing the ironing
- Jacob Rees-Mogg
- Waiting for the last minute of the washing machine cycle to finish
- Football
- Kanye West
- Snooker
- Having to go to the depot to collect a missed parcel
- Cleaning windows
- Tax forms
- Darts
- Company meetings
- Doing the washing up
- Waiting for your partner to get ready
- Rice cakes
- Trailing around the shops after your partner
- Adele’s music
- Hearing about other people’s dreams
- Coldplay
- Removing moss from the patio
- Updating your CV
- Waiting for the kettle to boil
- Bowls
- Quinoa
- Applying for jobs
- Taking the bins out
- Kale
- Sending meter readings
- Building flat pack furniture
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