> erosion of the ability to confront boredom (let alone the skill to turn it into something useful) I think this is greatly underestimated. In those moments wh

> erosion of the ability to confront boredom (let alone the skill to turn it into something useful) I think this is greatly underestimated. In those moments when you just stare, your surroundings intepret it as fading out with a blank mind, when you're actually doing things like reflection, planning, fantasizing, etc. Very pleasant mental tasks!