In the place where I live there quite a number of people who always say something like "I'm bored" actually I hear quite a bit, to be clear it's not everyone but a fairly good number. Yet when I say "Why don't you do this… Or that?" They come back with "No. I don't want to do that" this dialogue goes around and around for a while and both parties get nowhere.
It has become clear to me that actually what is going on in most cases is that the individual who's doing the complaining really just wants to be entertained or to be more specific they want to offload the responsibility of fixing their boring situation on to someone else. To get out of this rut, that is to say to become "un-board" they must put some effort into it. Solutions don't just appear out of nowhere.
This could become quite a lengthy article and I think the best way to describe it is for me to do a video. You will find a brand-new one right below. It details not so much the steps in becoming "un-board" but a different way to look at things. Which can be boiled down to:
- If there is something you cannot change, then accepted it and move on.
- Don't seek perfection in becoming "un-bored", except an imperfect solution. It will get you farther down the road in the long run.
- Be prepared to put some effort into changing your situation or point of view. Life is not a free ride, but if you put some work into it, boy can it be fun😀.
Until then, to get the direct link to this this particular article , click on its title and then bookmark it or send it to a friend. Or you can just come back to this website 😀. You can also search on Google of course.
Here's the video it is about 10 minutes long. If you enjoyed please let me know and I will do more as time permits.
Take care Patrick
I thin you’re nailing it, Patrick. My dad had 2 consistent responses when we’d (try) t call dado complain of boredom: 1, he’d say,”I’m not the entertainment committee.” And late 2 “ only the boring are bored” meaning there’s a whole world around you - a curious mind will always be occupied.
ReplyDeleteIt's actually amazing how creative someone who is bored can really be. They can rationalize and nullify almost any feedback, at least initially. But I bet if they were to look at their creative response to you they would realize that at that moment they are not board. They only need to re-focus their attention.
DeleteThanks for your comment.