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Part of the draw of smartphones is that many of us are terrified of boredom. I view boredom as an asset: it's when I get to introspect. My happy medium is to c
by athenot 10y ago
Part of the draw of smartphones is that many of us are terrified of boredom. I view boredom as an asset: it's when I get to introspect.
My happy medium is to carry my smartphone (I need it for work) but I turn off many notifications that are not essential, or make them more discrete (eg. in notification center but no sounds).
- JustSomeNobody 10y agoPeople also feel very guilty for not filling every waking moment of their time with some task. I can spend a weekend doing nearly nothing and not feel an ounce of guilt. I won't do it every weekend, my house would fall into disrepair. But sometimes you just need that weekend off.
- mitchty 10y agoIndeed. This is what learning Buddhist and Stoic philosophy has taught me. Doing absolutely nothing but staring at at river for hours on end reconnects me with the world. Hearing and feeling the world around you without distraction is grounding. Coming back to the electronic world after that really shows you how crazy and hectic a world we live in right now.
- amag 10y ago> I view boredom as an asset: it's when I get to introspect. This. It's a lost art. My kids constantly complain about boredom and I envy them. They don't understand me and I fear they never will.