Boredom! Something everyone will experience at least once in their life. It is often associated with a period of inactivity or lack of concentration on a certain task with a feeling of un-enthusiasm towards that task. I have decided to post on this topic as I have recently experienced this and have realized how dull it can actually be. I think that my personal spell of boredom was exacerbated by a high intensity period of activities, which when they finished left a void of things to do.
I’m not really sure why it does occur nonetheless, as their is a multitude of things to do and accomplish in life, however the brain still feels the need to be lazy and just do nothing apart from complain of a lack of activity and excitement. I think that after a period of high intensity activity the brain almost goes into stand-by with a higher standard of events, where the less hectic schedule can’t maintain: therefore the brain finds most task during this period as ‘Boring’.
To counter boredom or help anyone with the symptoms where you “lack enthusiasm” there are a number of areas to look at and consider:
1. Firstly, why are you bored? Was it due to a high intensity period, followed by a quiet spell.
2. Stay happy and have fun again, as prolonged boredom can lead to procrastination and medically affect your life!
3. Find ways to cure this effect, by arranging activities or get involved in an area of interest for yourself.
4. Sit it out, as boredom for most does not last forever: life will regain momentum and you will be fulfilled once again.
5. Realize that you can’t be active all the time and just chill out either with music, mates or meditation for the religious people.
6. Study something really complex and detailed, as I personally find intellectual pursuits maintains the brain function and rejects any thought of procrastination or lack of interest for life. Not only do you stay busy but you also become clever. “knowledge is power and power is everything!” don’t forget that.
Further reading on this topic and sites for people with prolonged boredom:
www.boredom-busters.com/
www.thecureforboredom.com/
www.arcadeboredom.com/