Comments on: Boredom and lethargy: A sign of the times (and the mind) http://valeriemondesir.com/boredom-and-lethargy-a-sign-of-the-times-and-the-mind/ Thu, 02 Feb 2012 10:51:42 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.4 By: Valerie Mondesir http://valeriemondesir.com/boredom-and-lethargy-a-sign-of-the-times-and-the-mind/comment-page-1/#comment-35 Valerie Mondesir Wed, 23 Sep 2009 21:05:28 +0000 http://valeriemondesir.com/?p=657#comment-35 Definitely, I agree that boredom isn't something to combat all the time. I personally have never been the type of person to push myself 24/7 ... I need my downtime! People who go to either extreme (being bored all the time or pushing themselves all the time) are wearing themselves out.<br><br>I can relate: some of my better ideas and thoughts came when I was ready to bash my head on a wall from boredom :) Definitely, I agree that boredom isn't something to combat all the time. I personally have never been the type of person to push myself 24/7 … I need my downtime! People who go to either extreme (being bored all the time or pushing themselves all the time) are wearing themselves out.

I can relate: some of my better ideas and thoughts came when I was ready to bash my head on a wall from boredom :)

]]> By: GlenHyatt http://valeriemondesir.com/boredom-and-lethargy-a-sign-of-the-times-and-the-mind/comment-page-1/#comment-31 GlenHyatt Wed, 23 Sep 2009 17:45:58 +0000 http://valeriemondesir.com/?p=657#comment-31 Boredom, I will admit, is treated like a disease sometiems in my life....whenever I'm bored, I'm always thinking that there are other things that I could be doing, or something I could be learning, or something I'm forgetting. With a neverending feeling that there is always work that needs to be done, who could blame an individual such as myself that cant sit and watch TV for 4 hours and hot feel guilty. On the other hand, some of the best ideas I've ever had were created in times of boredom. Decision making, planning, or just a creative thing to do often times surprise me when I am trapped in a moment with nothing to do. So they key, as mentioned before, is balance. And the first step to balance is accepting that sometimes you'll have nothing to do, other times you may have too much to do....I know that sounds weird after just saying the key is balance, but life is like that....unpredictably and spontaneous...and sometimes....repeatative and slow....hmmm If balancing bordom and going 100mph in life were a roller coaster, what would the name of that ride be? Boredom, I will admit, is treated like a disease sometiems in my life….whenever I'm bored, I'm always thinking that there are other things that I could be doing, or something I could be learning, or something I'm forgetting. With a neverending feeling that there is always work that needs to be done, who could blame an individual such as myself that cant sit and watch TV for 4 hours and hot feel guilty. On the other hand, some of the best ideas I've ever had were created in times of boredom. Decision making, planning, or just a creative thing to do often times surprise me when I am trapped in a moment with nothing to do. So they key, as mentioned before, is balance. And the first step to balance is accepting that sometimes you'll have nothing to do, other times you may have too much to do….I know that sounds weird after just saying the key is balance, but life is like that….unpredictably and spontaneous…and sometimes….repeatative and slow….hmmm If balancing bordom and going 100mph in life were a roller coaster, what would the name of that ride be?

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