boredom
the thing about boredom is that it sneaks up in places where we used to expect it. car rides. long walks. the slow parts of a meal when no one’s talking. but now we’ve armored ourselves against it with screens, headphones, and endless micro-distractions. the second boredom shows its face, we swat it away. it makes sense: boredom feels... See more
ayushi thakkar • why boredom might be the most underrated skill
Let yourself be bored. We are so used to never being bored these days that we have lost the liberation that it brings, liberation that allows your mind to wander and wonder. Try this, all this week do your entire commute without looking at your phone. Just get bored and let you mind do interesting things and in particular to notice the people... See more
Of course, nobody likes to be bored. But by abolishing any chance of being bored we have also lost the time we used to have to think and process.
Greg Mckeown • Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less
