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The state of boredom
Boredom is that feeling of dissatisfaction with the world around you and disinterest in your current activity. While you want to be engaged with the world, you don't want to do any of the activities in front of you.
Boredom is our brain telling us it's time to switch activity. That feeling of restlessness is motivating us to find new pursuits that will bring more satisfaction.
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Reasons for boredom
- Boredom is the inability to pay attention, because a task is too difficult, too simple or doesn't feel meaningful to us at present.
- Boredom does not have to lead to poor choices. Understanding the reasons why people are bored is important in findin...
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How to deal with boredom
Rather than being frustrated with boredom or using it as an excuse, find out why you feel discontent.
- Most important is to stop dwelling on the idea that you are bored.
- Instead, figure out why you're bored right now.
- Create a list of activities for...
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Boredom can encourage negative behaviour
On the surface, boredom can appear to be a trivial problem. But it may lead to some more severe problems.
Boredom is associated with risk-taking behaviours such as drug and alcohol use as well as self-harm.
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What the boredom signal is telling you
The boredom signal is telling you that you are failing to interact with the world. The negative emotion is trying to motivate you. We really want to be cognitively engaged.
Only some people allow themselves to become bored. They recognise that sense of restlessness and f...
Boredom
Boredom is not characterised by the absence of desire. It involves desperately wanting to do something, but not finding anything that can satisfy that restlessness.
When you're bored, whatever you are busy with now seems unfulfilling in some way. You may b...
Boredom can be useful
When you experience boredom, it is telling you that you've become superfluous and pointless and that you need to reclaim the authorship of your life.
Psychologists call this a crisis of agency. You've become passive and let life happen to you instead of being engag...
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