Many passengers are curious if pilots are use to turbulence ,or is it such a burden on us as compared to the passengers. However, reality is that pilots hate turbulence too. I know I sometimes get a headaches if I am bouncing around too long in turbulence. Today, I want to address some of the things pilots do to avoid turbulence & create a better ride for our passengers. When we first meet our crew both the captain,& first officer will review a weather packet send by our dispatcher. I personally go beyond that & also review aviation weather online at the National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration, or NOAA. They have better graphs & helpful tools for turbulence. We also coordinate with our dispatcher the best altitude to fly for favorable winds, fuel economy & turbulence. Our dispatchers could sometimes gather pilot reports called pireps from other crews who flew through that same area  before us therefore allowing us to either avoid that area ,or warn passengers a head that we expect a few bumps. We sometimes change altitude, or make an expeditious climb through the turbulent altitude for passenger comfort.  Another thing we do is ask for short cuts on our route from air traffic controllers which help us avoid bumps from some turbulent clouds. However, when all else fails then we have everyone buckle in except the flight attendants. However, the only time we have the flight attendants sit down is when it's moderate turbulence or greater.