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Boredom as a Mode of Stimulation
Our rejection of solitude is really an aversion to boredom. It's not that we are addicted to a TV because it is satisfying, but we're addicted to the state of not being bored. We can't imagine just being rather than doing. It makes us search for entertainment or company. We fear facing ourselves.
The only way to avoid being ruined by this fear is to face it. When you cross the initial barrier of solitude, you find that being alone isn't so bad. You become intimately familiar with your environment and discover novelty in things you didn't know were novel.
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The Perils of Being Connected
We now live in a world where we’re connected to everything except ourselves. The less comfortable you are with solitude, the more likely it is that you won’t know yourself. Then, you'll spend even more time avoiding it by turning your focus elsewhere, such as technologies.
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The value of solitude
Without realizing the value of solitude, we are overlooking the fact that, once the fear of boredom is faced, it can actually provide its own stimulation.
The only way to face it is to make time, whether every day or every week, to just sit — with our thoughts, our feelings, with a...
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>All of humanity’s problems stem from man’s inability to sit quietly in a room alone.”
BLAISE PASCAL
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The Art of Solitude
Just before his death, Blaise Pascal was hashing out private thoughts that would later be released as a collection by the name of Pensées.
The book is mostly a mathematician's case for choosing a life of faith and belief, but more unusual is his clear ruminations on what i...
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3 kinds of boredom
- A form of anxiety. We search for external antidote to boredom: Netflix, a device, company to rescue us.
- Rooted in fear. We are afraid of being alone with ourselves and paying attention to who we are.
- The realization that what really makes us feel bored is o...
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