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Without a structured daily routine, we are often thrown into a state of chaos that can manifest physically and mentally. This lack of structure leads to confusion and disorientation, as we are left to scramble haphazardly to fulfil our responsibilities.
The Hidden Toll of Ignored Daily Routines: 3 Traps You Must Avoid
We can alter our perceptions by keeping our brain active, continually learning skills and ideas, and exploring new places.
scientificamerican.com • Why Does Time Seem to Speed Up With Age?
Recently learned our second half of life feels faster because we experience less things “for the first time”.
60% of our days are spent in habit loops / auto-pilot.
Determined to seek out and soak in new experiences.
Amanda Goetzx.comAbstract
The oddball duration effect describes how a rare stimulus amongst a string of standard stimuli is perceived to have a longer duration than the standards, even if they are of the same objective duration.
The oddball duration effect describes how a rare stimulus amongst a string of standard stimuli is perceived to have a longer duration than the standards, even if they are of the same objective duration.
The expected oddball: effects of implicit and explicit positional expectation on duration perception - PubMed
new events seem to last longer
When you get older, time flies by, forgotten, because you’re not having as many new experiences.
Derek Sivers • How to Live: 27 conflicting answers and one weird conclusion
In the early 1900s, psychoanalytic theorists speculated that people became bored out of unfulfilled unconscious desire. Midcentury existentialists such as Jean-Paul Sartre, by contrast, saw boredom as a fundamental philosophical crisis, what Schopenhauer once termed "the feeling of the emptiness of life."
Could boredom be curable? - The Boston Globe
where boredom comes from & why we feel bored
For some, boredom can be a result of monotony, too many gaps in one's schedule/routine, repetitive tasks, or a lack of challenge. It can feel like a void, where time seems to stretch on endlessly, leading to dissatisfaction.
The Slippery Slope Between Boredom and Professional Burnout
Boredom can be caused by a lack of external stimulation or by internal factors such as a lack of motivation or a sense of purpose. It can arise from routine tasks, repetitive activities, or lack of novelty, which can result in a sense of time dragging or feeling stuck in a monotonous routine
Boredom–understanding the emotion and its impact on our lives: an African perspective
boredom
There’s even a science to newness:
- Things that are “new” to us (whether that’s new information, new ideas/concepts, new events and activities, new conversations, or a new place) stimulate our minds. This stimulation rewires our neural connections and creates new neural pathways through a process called “neuroplasticity.” Neuroplasticity is the
The Importance of Trying New Things | North Range Behavioral Health
our brain craves “newness” and breaking our day to day routines