boredom
Boredom is seen more as a void and a black hole in our lives instead of a blank canvas that can transform into something new and something creative. In a complete vacuum of distractions and outside noise, we are able to think in depth, create more freely, and form clear opinions of our own. Our attention spans are shrinking as we use the instant... See more
Elle • We're Not Bored Anymore, and We Should Be
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
why boredom might be the most underrated skill
open.substack.comBoredom, for example, has become a collateral victim. It hasn’t disappeared — we’ve simply made it illegitimate. We erase it, fill it, scroll it away. At the slightest pause, we reach for our phones. It’s become a reflex. Boredom is seen as an error to correct, a glitch in the system.
And yet, it’s anything but useless. In philosophy, Heidegger saw... See more
And yet, it’s anything but useless. In philosophy, Heidegger saw... See more
Modern Dissonances
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.