There's a relationship between boredom and motivation that's critical -- in my experience, bored && unmotivated == time-wasting activities (mindlessly surfing t

There's a relationship between boredom and motivation that's critical -- in my experience, bored && unmotivated == time-wasting activities (mindlessly surfing the internet, video games, etc). Yet there's a kind of boredom that's relaxing, when you have a lot of work piled up but you've done enough for the day. In the words of Jerome K. Jerome, "It is impossible to enjoy idling thoroughly unless one has plenty of work to do."