Boredom
– Naval Ravikant
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”
Boredom and Creativity: Is boredom a path to brilliance?
This doesn’t feel productive, even though it is.