Whilst I understand the sentiment, I do wonder if the boredom you're experiencing isn't just a transitional phase. When it comes to leisure, I personally belie

Whilst I understand the sentiment, I do wonder if the boredom you're experiencing isn't just a transitional phase. When it comes to leisure, I personally believe there's an art to being good at doing it. What I find is that it takes time to unplug from 'work mode' to truly enjoy 'leisure mode', and that time of unplugging often comes in the form of doing nothing/very little. As you say, that's fine for a while, but soon you want something to do. However, if you think about it, there are tons of things you can do with your leisure time, in some ways the choices are even more vast than those you can find paid employment for. What is required is time for the boredom to subside and imagination to kick in. For example, if you taught yourself the chemistry behind photosynthesis just because you were interested in it, would it matter to you if you weren't paid for knowing it?