Boredom is just “What’s the use?” in disguise. And “What’s the use?” is fear, andfear means you are secretly in despair. So put your fears on the page.

Boredom is just “What’s the use?” in disguise. And “What’s the use?” is fear, and fear means you are secretly in despair. So put your fears on the page.

Julia Cameron • The Artist's Way: A Spiritual Path to Higher Creativity

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Boredom is just “What’s the use?” in disguise. And “What’s the use?” is fear, and fear means you are secretly in despair. So put your fears on the page. Put anything on the page. Put three pages of it on the page.

Julia Cameron • The Artist's Way: 25th Anniversary Edition

Boredom is just “What’s the use?” in disguise. And “What’s the use?” is fear, and fear means you are secretly in despair.

Julia Cameron • The Artist's Way: 25th Anniversary Edition

Boredom is just “What’s the use?” in disguise. And “What’s the use?” is fear, and fear means you are secretly in despair.

Julia Cameron • The Artist's Way: 25th Anniversary Edition

Boredom is just “What’s the use?” in disguise. And “What’s the use?” is fear, and fear means you are secretly in despair.

Julia Cameron • The Artist's Way: 25th Anniversary Edition

Boredom, in other words, is not a neutral emotion. It is an emotion related to silencing and avoidance, regulating what can be discussed and defending against more difficult emotions like guilt and anger.

Chana Teeger • What Does Boredom Teach Us About How We Engage with History? - By Chana Teeger - Behavioral Scientist

This is why boredom can feel so surprisingly, aggressively unpleasant: we tend to think of it merely as a matter of not being particularly interested in whatever it is we’re doing, but in fact it’s an intense reaction to the deeply uncomfortable experience of confronting your limited control. Boredom can strike in widely differing contexts—when you... See more

Julia Cameron • The Artist's Way: 25th Anniversary Edition

Julia Cameron • The Artist's Way: 25th Anniversary Edition

Julia Cameron • The Artist's Way: 25th Anniversary Edition

Julia Cameron • The Artist's Way: 25th Anniversary Edition

Julia Cameron • The Artist's Way: 25th Anniversary Edition

Chana Teeger • What Does Boredom Teach Us About How We Engage with History? - By Chana Teeger - Behavioral Scientist

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