Boredom

So many of us leave it to someone else to 'cure' our boredom, when in actuality it is purely our own faults that we feel a lack luster in stimulation. There are literally countless and infinite things one can do in a day, even alone, so there should be no complaints about boredom, but rather lack of creativity and determination to occupy oneself.

So, what can you do? You can first take care of that crud that you have been avoiding, like cleaning your house, tending the lawn, or tending the various areas of your body covered in unsightly hair...  Next you can address the mind...What do you want to learn, what do you NEED to learn to be more successful in whatever you are trying to do?  Get that book out that you didn't finish yet and get crackin'.  If you get bored of that, then try creativity for a while.  Rearrange your furniture, make up a new play for your football buddies, paint a picture for the next Mother's Day gift, write a poem for your SigO, etc.  Literally countless things exist that you can do when you get, as you call it, 'bored'.

In a single day the average American spends 4 hours watching TV, which equates to 9 years of a 65 year old person's life.  Imagine what you can do in 9 years!!! You can get a 2nd or 3rd college degree, learn 10 languages, build 9 new houses, write gobs of books and poems, etc.  My point is, if you are 'bored' it is highly likely you are saying that phrase while in the middle of two television series of which will add little to no value to your life with the exception of giving you a new idea for the next outfit to waste half a paycheck on (remember my post on need vs. want?).  This is ultimately not going to satisfy your 'boredom' and will probably just make you even more incapable of using your creativity to improve the situation.

NUTSHELL! If you feel the inclination to say "I'm bored", just don't say the phrase and instead say "I need to get busy" and get your buttooski off the couch and get moving.  By the end of the day, if you have successfully navigated through and executed your options of activities, you will feel highly accomplished and satisfied with the 24 hours that you were lucky enough to be 'bored' living through.  Remember, so many people have to work their tail off in each moment of the day just to find food to survive, so you being bored with a tummy full of grub is a blessing that should not be wasted nor ignored.

"I've got a great ambition to die of exhaustion rather than boredom. ~ Thomas Carlyle