It’s amazing how many people buy stuff or eat just because they are bored. Boredom has become the most expensive emotion of our time, an invisible tax that empties wallets, fills closets, and adds kilograms. What people mistake for hunger or desire is often just the absence of purpose, a restlessness looking for a cheap thrill. If you can learn to... See more
Tamarasubstack.comTamara (@museguided)
That restless feeling when you're working - the sudden urge to check your phone, to make coffee, to do anything but stay - it's trying to tell you something.
Like a child tugging at your sleeve, boredom speaks in the language of escape.
But what if, instead of immediately seeking... See more
S 🪷x.comThe question is, why do so many of us living in rich nations with abundant material resources nonetheless operate in our daily lives with a scarcity mindset? As we have seen, having too much material wealth can be as bad as having too little. Dopamine overload impairs our ability to delay gratification.
Anna Lembke • Dopamine Nation: Finding Balance in the Age of Indulgence
He believes that our collective lack of boredom is not only burning us out and leading to some ill mental health effects, but also muting what boredom is trying to tell us about our mind, emotions, ideas, wants, and needs.