Today I got bored. It wasn't because I was doing anything tedius. It wasn't because I had to sit in a quiet room, waiting for a phone call. In fact, I was quite thoughrally engaged, mentally speaking. Yet, I still got bored- bored going on border, which for me brings about a sense of pain, and would lead to depression if I let it.
The difference between this and 'normal' boredom is that it isn't hard to concentrate... Tedius things make you literally fall asleep (I did some research before posting. A boring, difficult little article said this: 30 seconds before mistakes are made with repetitive tasks, the rest parts of the brain activate. So basically scientists with an MRI discovered what we already know: Boring, repetitive tasks shut your brain off.)
Here's the thing I recognize: Often when I get bored, it's because my actions/situation don't line up with what I'm expecting or desiring in my head. Basically, I want something else out of the situation.
Today I couldn't take any action that would make what I want come to fruition, so rather than that course, I changed my environment. Logged in here, did a little looking around, made a post (2 if you count this) and that worked. My expectations changed with the environment, and all is lined up in a way that works.
However... I dawned on a question that I believe could lead me to much higher levels of productivity:
How do you turn the focus in your head to align with your actions or situation, instead of the other way around?
I hope that made sense. Right now, I'm about 60-70% of what Russ would call a dreamer. (Got that from a forum search on 'boring'.).. While the little bit of doing is leaps and bounds better than none, switching those numbers to 60-70% doer would be awesome.
Maybe the problem will turn out to be simply discipline after all (as it parallels a lack of discipline: Being unwilling to do things when there's something else you would prefer.)- I don't know. In my current state of mind, it seems more like a cause to lack discipline, than being undisciplined itself.
Before I post this and wait for discussion and advice, I'll list off the best tip I found for reading through a boring book. "Pretend William Shatner is reading it to you."
The difference between this and 'normal' boredom is that it isn't hard to concentrate... Tedius things make you literally fall asleep (I did some research before posting. A boring, difficult little article said this: 30 seconds before mistakes are made with repetitive tasks, the rest parts of the brain activate. So basically scientists with an MRI discovered what we already know: Boring, repetitive tasks shut your brain off.)
Here's the thing I recognize: Often when I get bored, it's because my actions/situation don't line up with what I'm expecting or desiring in my head. Basically, I want something else out of the situation.
Today I couldn't take any action that would make what I want come to fruition, so rather than that course, I changed my environment. Logged in here, did a little looking around, made a post (2 if you count this) and that worked. My expectations changed with the environment, and all is lined up in a way that works.
However... I dawned on a question that I believe could lead me to much higher levels of productivity:
How do you turn the focus in your head to align with your actions or situation, instead of the other way around?
I hope that made sense. Right now, I'm about 60-70% of what Russ would call a dreamer. (Got that from a forum search on 'boring'.).. While the little bit of doing is leaps and bounds better than none, switching those numbers to 60-70% doer would be awesome.
Maybe the problem will turn out to be simply discipline after all (as it parallels a lack of discipline: Being unwilling to do things when there's something else you would prefer.)- I don't know. In my current state of mind, it seems more like a cause to lack discipline, than being undisciplined itself.
Before I post this and wait for discussion and advice, I'll list off the best tip I found for reading through a boring book. "Pretend William Shatner is reading it to you."
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