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I'm the most creative when I am bored. Being bored is important.

by kuon 9y ago

announcerman 9y ago
Not sure why you're being downvoted, boredom is incredibly important if you want to synthesize data. We're constantly absorbing huge quantities of news and information all day but never sit down and actually think about it.
- 52-6F-62 9y ago
  Also known as reflection And no doubt. Especially with people (myself included at times) peering and swiping through lists of content as we try to coax ourselves to sleep at night— traditionally an optimal time for reflection. I think it can't be emphasized enough how necessary it can be to just reflect a while without that everlasting pull to some other flighty distraction
soylentcola 9y ago
Yep! I've tried explaining this to my gf. I told her that I just need days where I have the freedom to sit around and do nothing for a few hours because without feeling rested and bored, I don't have as much mental motivation to try new things or finally tackle projects that have been kicking around in my head for months. When I'm never bored I feel like I'm too busy. Then when I get some small bit of downtime, I don't want to do anything because I never know when I'll get the next small bit.
- wizardforhire 9y ago
  I have a mentor who loves to define this any chance he gets. Recreation: re-creation. It’s not what we do for fun, it’s what we do to recreate ourselves. Arguably one of the most important activities we may be so fortunate to partake in. In my freelance circles we have an idiom “getting your no.” It applies to when one learns to say no to things and has the courage to use it. As in “I finally got my no.” Those two lessons have been invaluable for my wellbeing.
  - athenot 9y ago
    Wow, I never realized that. [Quick lookup]... indeed, the etymology is from Old English via Old French going back to Latin "recreare" and seems to have had that meaning all along. This comes at the perfect time for me as I've been reflecting on my hobbies and how to make the most of them for my life.
- slothtrop 9y ago
  This has gone one of two ways for me. Sometimes boredom can effectively lead me to channel some creativity, but often it has been a source of sheer anxiety for those situations where I was left not really finding interest or meaning in anything in particular. I would try to remedy this with a brooding walk outdoors and bookhunting. Ultimately interest in my personal projects has been fleeting and merely theoretical, the application for which tended to stress me out. I took to cooking quickly for this reason as I found the process therapeutic and you could expect some sort of result quickly.
chisleu 9y ago
Absolutely. I deleted facebook and reddit. I've been bored out of my mind for days. I'm using it to do machine learning training. The Google crash course is excellent.

I'm the most creative when I am bored. Being bored is important.

by kuon 9y ago

I'm the most creative when I am bored. Being bored is important.

Not sure why you're being downvoted, boredom is incredibly important if you want to synthesize data. We're constantly absorbing huge quantities of news and information all day but never sit down and actually think about it.

52-6F-62 9y ago
Also known as reflection And no doubt. Especially with people (myself included at times) peering and swiping through lists of content as we try to coax ourselves to sleep at night— traditionally an optimal time for reflection. I think it can't be emphasized enough how necessary it can be to just reflect a while without that everlasting pull to some other flighty distraction

soylentcola 9y ago

Yep! I've tried explaining this to my gf. I told her that I just need days where I have the freedom to sit around and do nothing for a few hours because without feeling rested and bored, I don't have as much mental motivation to try new things or finally tackle projects that have been kicking around in my head for months. When I'm never bored I feel like I'm too busy. Then when I get some small bit of downtime, I don't want to do anything because I never know when I'll get the next small bit.

wizardforhire 9y ago
I have a mentor who loves to define this any chance he gets. Recreation: re-creation. It’s not what we do for fun, it’s what we do to recreate ourselves. Arguably one of the most important activities we may be so fortunate to partake in. In my freelance circles we have an idiom “getting your no.” It applies to when one learns to say no to things and has the courage to use it. As in “I finally got my no.” Those two lessons have been invaluable for my wellbeing.
- athenot 9y ago
  Wow, I never realized that. [Quick lookup]... indeed, the etymology is from Old English via Old French going back to Latin "recreare" and seems to have had that meaning all along. This comes at the perfect time for me as I've been reflecting on my hobbies and how to make the most of them for my life.
slothtrop 9y ago
This has gone one of two ways for me. Sometimes boredom can effectively lead me to channel some creativity, but often it has been a source of sheer anxiety for those situations where I was left not really finding interest or meaning in anything in particular. I would try to remedy this with a brooding walk outdoors and bookhunting. Ultimately interest in my personal projects has been fleeting and merely theoretical, the application for which tended to stress me out. I took to cooking quickly for this reason as I found the process therapeutic and you could expect some sort of result quickly.

chisleu 9y ago

Absolutely. I deleted facebook and reddit. I've been bored out of my mind for days. I'm using it to do machine learning training. The Google crash course is excellent.