Although I\u2019m not around kids a lot, it seems to me that they all seem to use terms like, \u201cI\u2019m bored\u201d or \u201cthis is really boring\u201d a lot. We live in such a plugged in world that if someone, especially a younger someone, isn\u2019t \u201con-line\u201d they\u2019re bored.<\/p>\n
As far as I know, there is no universally accepted definition of boredom. It seems to be a mental state that people find unpleasant \u2014 a lack of stimulation that causes them to seek relief.<\/p>\n
Today if a child says they\u2019re bored, parents usually sit them in front of the TV or hand them an iPad or some other electronic device. While this may silence the \u201cI\u2019m bored\u201d for a while, I don\u2019t think it has much of a chance to make the child more creative or motivated to interact with the real world. When we\u2019re fortunate enough to keep our grandchildren we almost never turn on the TV and we encourage them to interact with us or others and entertain themselves by some non-electronic activity.
\nI don\u2019t want this to sound like a sermon, but kids need the freedom to spend some time just thinking. Boredom can be a positive thing \u2014 sometimes it forces one to become more creative and motivated\u2026 it might actually be good for you.<\/p>\n
But anyhow, some things are<\/em> boring \u2014 there\u2019s no getting around that\u2026 watching paint dry, waiting for your iPhone to recharge, reading all 72,546 pages of the US Federal Tax Law, watching grass grow, the Kardashians\u2026.<\/p>\n And of course everybody knows at least one, maybe more if you\u2019re unlucky \u2014 boring person. Between boring things and boring people, boring things win hands down \u2014 boring people are much worse. Almost no thing<\/em> has to be boring\u2026 there really are no uninteresting things, only uninteresting people. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Although I\u2019m not around kids a lot, it seems to me that they all seem to use terms like, \u201cI\u2019m bored\u201d or \u201cthis is really boring\u201d a lot. We live in such a plugged in world that if someone, especially … Continue reading
\nBoring people aren\u2019t harmful, but they are rarely very good company in any circumstance or situation. What makes a person boring? I guess that depends on the \u201cborer\u201d and\/or the \u201cboree\u201d but generally boring people usually don\u2019t want to try anything new, tell the same stories over and over and are usually self-centered\u2026. Like everything in this blog, the following is only my opinion.
\nBoring people tend to not expand their personal horizons. They are stuck in their own personal physical boundaries. It doesn\u2019t seem to occur to them that they would connect more with different people and experiences (and maybe ever improve the quality of their lives) by expanding their horizons.
\nBoring people usually don\u2019t have much of a sense of humor. I don\u2019t know why, but I suspect it may be because they don\u2019t allow themselves to engage in situations where they might experience something fun. It\u2019s pretty much the same old routine, the same old stuff day in and day out.
\nBoring people rarely see things from someone else\u2019s point of view. Their world begins and ends at their door\u2026
\nI\u2019ve noticed that boring people never have a real opinion on anything. The events of the world pass them by completely \u2014 they appear to have no real passions or loves in their lives.
\nBoring people complain about their lives. Usually they never, ever stop complaining about their lives and how everything always goes wrong for them. They don\u2019t consider how things might be for other people and how lucky they might actually be \u2014 especially compared to others\u2026
\nOk, enough of that \u2014 even I\u2019m bored talking about being bored and boring people.<\/p>\n
\n\u2014 30 \u2014<\/p>\n