Life, itself, existing might not be enough to conquer boredom. The slow process of enlarging a hole by repetitive movements is called boring. This may be why things, that are slow and repetitive that don’t appear to be going anywhere, came to be described as the same word, these things are boring. Boredom, which means being temporarily uninterested in anything happening, has been found as far back as ancient Pompei. Boredom is a feeling we, as humans, don't like, and it happens to everyone. But now we have Facebook, Youtube, Google, and iPhone games to keep ourselves occupied. So why do we get bored and why is boredom important? Although boredom seems trivial to humans, boredom is actually exciting because it is the most unique emotion of all.
One moment you are sitting through a long and dry lecture wondering why the professor hid the clock, and the next moment you are in a rocket ship heading to the end of the galaxy where anything is possible. If boredom is a type of discomfort, then why are we able to imagine the greatest things possible as the side effect? The answer is that boredom is like a gateway to our imagination. Jennifer Schuessler points this out when she says: “…boredom may itself be a highly useful human capacity, at least according to some psychologists and neuroscientists, who have begun examining it not just as an accomplice to depression and addiction but as an important source of creativity, well-being and our very sense of self” (Schuessler 10). When we are bored, our minds take us to an exciting place to keep our brain stimulated. Our brain activity during borden only goes down by 5 percent as well.
My grandma always said that only stupid people get bored. I have always wondered if that was the case. Whe...
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...s away from bad things and guides us in a healthy direction. Boredom protects us from monotonous speakers and mind numbing tasks. Boredom compels us to new things and fresh stimulation. When overcome, a propensity to boredom is a sign of a healthy mind. Creatures who felt it wound up doing more. So the next time you are a little bored, be proud and give yourself time away from the usual distractions to get “bored”. It will be boring, but boring is literally how holes get made and perfected.
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