Back in my school days I was told GUI is only for the lazy and if I wanted to be cool and fast I should learn Command Line instead.  It took me a very long time to understand this because to the average human the Command Line looks like something straight out of a NASA computer.  But it is true.  It is much faster and easier.  And you are even told every thing that happens in background most of the time too.  Amazing to say the least.  I recommend any body who is bored to start learning how to use a Terminal, it is a fun process and helps with your mental too.  They say your brain is less likely to degrade if you keep learning new things.