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The Art of Getting Bored.
Q: Why should you trust me ?A: I made a point of writing this while being bored, something that I imagine a lot of people are experiencing right now, but also because I get bored easily and have been since I can remember, at some point I learned that being bored is usually the start to a new exciting project or life change, so now I embrace boredom as part of the creative process and life.
The stages of boredom:
1.The realization. You finished all your chores, work and/or are simply stuck somewhere with nothing to do, or worse with a very repetitive task you’d rather not be doing.
Suddenly a thought starts creeping until it is the only thought you have:
“Shit I am bored !”or maybe“Dude,man,this is boring!”or if you are not the verbal type, you make the following sound:hmmmpfffsssss( pronounced like a slowly deflating balloon ).
2. Existential Angst. This one is fun. Your brain has suddenly found itself unemployed, but it won’t go down without a fight, oh no, who’s fault is this ? It might ask ( hint it’s probably you ), how did you allow yourself to stoop so low ? Remember when you were excited and happy ? The brain remembers and it wants to be there again, fully employed, so get on with it, find a solution ! It screams…Except there isn’t a solution at the moment is there ?
3.Things get Physical. The brain has had it with your incompetence, so it’s time to recruit your body, maybe that way you will listen and do something about this boredom. Listen, I am not a doctor, so how would I know how boredom physically manifests in you, in my case I feel like someone is hugging my rib cage… from the inside, temporary chills and lack of breadth are also common, a lot of sighing as well.
🕒 Estimated Elapsed Time (stages 1 to 3) : Anywhere from 30 Seconds to a few minutes, hours or days, sometimes boredom comes in waves.
