## Bored? - differentiate now versus long term - deal with now for now... - [[hobbies]] [[structural boredom]] Note that [[your environment]] plays a big role. Caution blaming your boredom on a person. You have a lot of control over this. # Boredom #Emotion -- There is something great on the other side of boredom. [[patience is a super power]] Get to [[laugh|laughter]]. Singing and then [[impromptu songs]] can be a good way to get to it. You might experience a [[temporary reprieve]] but then fall back to the less wise options. Don't feel bad about this. Just recenter and try again. Build [[momentum]]. Little bits are helpful. If you have shook it for a bit... I'd suggest using that momentum to get out of the house or start a small task. You do not need to think that a course of action will fix boredom. Chances are when you are bored you will think nothing will fix it. (remember interactions with sibling spawn where they say everything in a proposed list is boring when it clearly is not) Chances are also good that you'll tend towards quick fixes. I think I would suggest you a) [[patience is a super power|sit with it]] / [[be here now|just watch]] or b) [[do something out of the ordinary]] #Caution re: drugs, [[emotional eating]], [[napping]], [[computers]] These are not good choices. [[The Man of Action]] Struggling to sit with it? [[notice the other options]] - [[roll for it]], [[push-ups]], [[ukulele]], literally anything. - [[micro-hangs]] - [[minimums]] - [[routines]] - [[do something out of the ordinary]] - [[cheat sheet for tricking and encouraging your brain into more favourable states]] - Choose a new [[your environment|environment]] - Outside is a particularly good choice - In front of a mirror ## Steps... - [[notice impermanence|notice time pass]] - [[Emotional stepping stones]] ## Some bad options... - anything distracting - anything that allows avoidance - Specifically... [[scrolling]], [[video games]], [[emotional eating]], [[taking notes|tiddling]] - Bad locations... - ## What does boredom feel like in the body? - The breath? ## What can't I feel at the same time as boredom? - Engagement - ## Misc - Note...superficial vs profound boredom - Feels like [[motivation]] definitely plays a role. - Seems strongly linked to [[lonely|loneliness]] - Boredom feels like a helpful emotion. It has spurred me to learn, ## Related - [[pain]], [[patience is a super power|patience]] - #Self/StateOfBeing - [[emotion logs]]