boredom is weird
ok so boredom.
been thinking about this lately because ive been bored out of my mind for like the past week and its driving me insane. you know that feeling when you have literally everything you could want to do but nothing feels interesting? yeah that.
the problem with being bored
boredom is such a weird concept if you think about it. like we have access to literally everything. infinite content on youtube, netflix, games, books, whatever. but somehow we still end up staring at the ceiling thinking "god im so bored."
i think the issue is choice paralysis. when you have too many options you just... dont pick anything? or maybe its because nothing feels meaningful when you know its just to kill time.
what i do when im bored
usually i end up doing the most random stuff:
- reorganizing my dotfiles for the 50th time this month
- scrolling through github looking for projects to contribute to (spoiler: i never actually contribute)
- starting 5 different coding projects and finishing none of them
- customizing my desktop again because why not
- watching tech youtube videos about stuff i already know
sometimes i just embrace it and do literally nothing. just sit there and let my brain wander. sounds dumb but its actually kind of nice when you stop fighting it.
boredom and creativity
heres the thing though - some of my best ideas come when im bored. like really bored. not the "scrolling through my phone" kind of bored but the "staring at the wall with nothing to distract me" kind.
your brain starts making weird connections when it has nothing else to do. suddenly you remember that random bug from last week and how to fix it, or you think of a cool project idea, or you solve some problem thats been bugging you.
maybe boredom is actually good? feels wrong to say that but idk.
the modern boredom problem
tbh i think we're all scared of being bored now. the second we feel that empty feeling we immediately grab our phones or open youtube or whatever. we've trained ourselves to never sit with boredom.
but like... what if thats bad? what if we need to be bored sometimes?
im not saying become a monk or whatever but maybe we should stop running from boredom so fast. let it happen. see what comes up.
anyway
this whole post is probably just me trying to justify being lazy for a week lol. but seriously, boredom is weird and i think we should talk about it more.
next time youre bored maybe dont immediately reach for your phone. just... sit with it for a bit. see what happens.
or dont. im not your dad.