Challenge Yourself
We get bored. Even with all the options for entertainment and learning, we still get bored. With all the technology and endless options for distractions, if we are bored today, humanity will always find a way to be bored. It would be interesting to take a modern person back in time and see how bored they would be without the modern conveniences we take for granted today.
What is the root cause of boredom? Perhaps it is part of human nature to find any task become mundane over time. Or maybe anything with repetition would lead to boredom at some point. Repeating tasks over and over again is an important part of many jobs. Boredom may be the result of so many activities being repetitive.
Well, how do we stop being bored? Do we go from watching TV shows to movies, reading books instead of online material, or changing the genre of music we listen to? Today, there are so many options to not be bored that this may be the real problem.
At one point in human history, there were very few options for entertainment. People worked from "can in the morning" to "cannot at night". There was little time to be bored because you had to survive. This is not true in the modern era. Food is very easy to obtain, and so is entertainment. Working a 40-hour-a-week job leaves many hours in a day to indulge in entertainment ultimately leading to boredom.
One way to avoid boredom is to go out and experience life. Sitting in front of a computer or smartphone does not give you the same experience as going out and doing something. Experiencing real events without technology reduces the chances of boredom. Going for a walk or engaging in any type of exercise is very beneficial for us, and it helps combat boredom. Even if we are listening to music while working out, we are still less bored by whatever we are listening to.
So get out there and start to live life. The world is a wonderful place out there, full of joy and pleasures to satiate humanity. But those who are too afraid to go out and experience reality will not benefit from nature. Be bold! Go and do something you have not done before. Take chances in your life, and experience happiness. Say goodbye to boredom.
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