Where Does Boredom Come From?

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We have the internet, TV, exercising equipment, video games, free (because of paid wifi) calls to any part of the Earth...

How come we get bored?

I even have a man available for sex in the house.

I'm bored at the moment and wondering: how is this possible? I have work I can do from home, a mountain bike I love riding. It is a bit cold, but not raining...

Why do we get bored? What is boredom? Can we find a cure?
 

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We have the internet, TV, exercising equipment, video games, free (because of paid wifi) calls to any part of the Earth...

How come we get bored?

I even have a man available for sex in the house.

I'm bored at the moment and wondering: how is this possible? I have work I can do from home, a mountain bike I love riding. It is a bit cold, but not raining...

Why do we get bored? What is boredom? Can we find a cure?


I read something once that said we get bored when we have difficulty paying attention to thoughts & feelings and/or outside stimulus. It's like, a heightened state of dissatisfaction. I don't think there's a cure, but perhaps mentally or physically engaging in something that feels satisfying is supposed to help.
 

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Boredom means I'm not interested in or fascinated with what I'm doing at the moment or for the time being. I probably need a break or a change. Sometimes I just need to do nothing. There's nothing wrong with it.

Some say boredom is a carefully cultivated luxury.;)

When someone texts I'm bored it's usually code for I'm horny. :cool:
 
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Been there, done that, seen it all, nothing more to do.

Bordom is just meditation without focus or intent. It's not necessarily a bad thing unless you think it is.
 
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