The Not-Boring Truth About Boredom
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Is the Smart Phone the Enemy of Boredom?
Boredom is a lack of agency, a desire to bind an unoccupied mind. We should recognize that we may have to grow our capacity to become mentally engaged when the external stimulation falls away. What can that look like? Well, i can only say what it looks like for me,. About a year ago, i started taking bike rides which i had never done before. I would go an hour in the middle of the day sometimes and just sit on my porch with no music or anything else playing. And at first i thought well, what am i going to do while doing this? But after a few minutes i was totally sick of music, but i actually was enjoying the
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