Boredom
All of humanity’s problems stem from man’s inability to sit quietly in a room alone.
– Naval Ravikant
– Naval Ravikant
Carl Jung, OG psychologist, harped on the importance of shadow work – confronting the uncomfortable aspects of ourselves we typically avoid.
Sitting with boredom does just this.
Sitting with boredom does just this.
Productivity Masks Emotional Pain
- Pathological productivity can mask unresolved emotional pain and depression.
- People use busyness as a coping mechanism, hiding how they truly feel inside.
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Judith Joseph
We were built with the DNA for joy. We're supposed to derive pleasure from the basic things in life. If you're not deriving pleasure from
A Slight Change of Plans • When Productivity Becomes Pathological
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No situation is boring in and of itself. Boredom arises only from our judgment — and from the implicit expectation that reality ought to be different from what it is.
via Mirko Marquardt
“What if the feeling I’ve been calling ‘success’ was just temporary relief from self-inflicted pressure? What if the real win wasn’t getting everything done, but no longer needing to prove that I can?”
via Substack “milk & cookies”
"What if we started measuring our days not by how productive they were, but by how peaceful they felt?"
via Substack “milk & cookies”
But if the deep roots of boredom are in a lack of meaning, rather than a shortage of stimuli, and if there is a subtle, multilayered process by which information can give rise to meaning, then the constant flow of information to which we are becoming habituated cannot deliver on such a promise. At best, it allows us to distract ourselves with the... See more
Boredom is good, she argues, because it ignites a network in our brains called the “default mode network.” In short, when we daydream, when we stare blankly out the window, when we perform mindless tasks in which our bodies operate on auto-pilot, our minds start making unexpected connections and solving problems. Some of this kind of sub-conscious... See more
Boredom and Creativity: Is boredom a path to brilliance?
Creativity requires connecting the dots, and connecting the dots requires allowing time for my subconscious to consolidate my ideas and make associations. This means that, from time to time, I need to just stare out the window and do nothing.
This doesn’t feel productive, even though it is.
This doesn’t feel productive, even though it is.