Thursday, December 03, 2020

Why are you bored?

You basically do the same things everybody else does: you wake up, do things and go to bed. Every single day of your life. Well, most days anyway.

But others seems to live meaningful and happy lives while you only seem to work from paycheck to paycheck, get groceries, do the dishes and watch Netflix. First of all: maybe social media is the culprit. When you look at the lives of others everyday to them seems like an adventure and they always have something meaningful to do. Especially celebrities. Right?


And although you know there's tons of stuff you could do to make yourself (feel) useful (help your neighbour or a friend, create a work of art, fix the sink, make a new friend, read Moby Dick or whatever) you rather complain on social media that you are utterly and totally bored, have seen every show on Netflix and just don't know what to do.

Well, you're not the only one:


So, get up and actually do something. Okay? And just for your information: doing something does not include bothering people you know who are not bored. So, for instance, if they say: 'Please don't bother me with your boredom. I'm really sorry for you that you are bored but I am not. Instead I am busy and do not wish to be disturbed.', do not - I repeat NOT - ask them what they are busy with and why they don't want to be disturbed under the false pretence you are 'merely interested in what they are doing' because you and I know you are not actually interested in what they have to say but you are just simply, totally and utterly bored. And you are the only one who can fix that problem. 

You still don't know what to do? Here's a bit of inspiration:


Good luck! 
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