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> But even if we are one of those rare people who feels fulfilled, it is worth cultivating some degree of boredom, insofar as it provides us with the preconditi

> But even if we are one of those rare people who feels fulfilled, it is worth cultivating some degree of boredom, insofar as it provides us with the preconditions to delve more deeply into ourselves, reconnect with the rhythms of nature, and begin and complete highly focused, long and difficult work I dont know wheather it is fact or FUD, but I have heard that mankinds IQ is sinking? If true, I attribute this to a large extend to the fact that there are so many distractions today that we no longer need to get bored thus deprive us of moments of deep mental immersion.

kranner 7y ago
IQ seems to be rising, actually. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flynn_effect https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flynn_effect
- steve_musk 7y ago
  I assume the “Possible End of Progress” section is what the OP is referring to.
  - kranner 7y ago
    Then “IQ” is the wrong word for it.
    - nothrabannosir 7y ago
      No it isn't, read the Wiki: > Research suggests that there is an ongoing reversed Flynn effect, i.e. a decline in IQ scores, in Norway, Denmark, Australia, Britain, the Netherlands, Sweden, Finland, France and German-speaking countries,[4] a development which appears to have started in the 1990s.[5][6][7][8] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flynn_effect#Possible_end_of_progression https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flynn_effect#Possible_end_of_p...
- coldtea 7y ago
  That's old news. The new news is that that Flynn effect has stopped around the 80s to 90s for most first world countries - and we don't know why (probably end of the effects of the "low hanging fruit" improvements like better nutrition and more nurturing environments compared to the previous centuries and so on).
samatman 7y ago
That's possible, I suppose. I would think the strong negative correlation between amount of education and number of children, in the developed world at least, is a more likely culprit. Children tend to be like their parents.

kranner 7y ago

IQ seems to be rising, actually. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flynn_effect https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flynn_effect

steve_musk 7y ago
I assume the “Possible End of Progress” section is what the OP is referring to.
- kranner 7y ago
  Then “IQ” is the wrong word for it.
  - nothrabannosir 7y ago
    No it isn't, read the Wiki: > Research suggests that there is an ongoing reversed Flynn effect, i.e. a decline in IQ scores, in Norway, Denmark, Australia, Britain, the Netherlands, Sweden, Finland, France and German-speaking countries,[4] a development which appears to have started in the 1990s.[5][6][7][8] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flynn_effect#Possible_end_of_progression https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flynn_effect#Possible_end_of_p...
coldtea 7y ago
That's old news. The new news is that that Flynn effect has stopped around the 80s to 90s for most first world countries - and we don't know why (probably end of the effects of the "low hanging fruit" improvements like better nutrition and more nurturing environments compared to the previous centuries and so on).

samatman 7y ago

That's possible, I suppose. I would think the strong negative correlation between amount of education and number of children, in the developed world at least, is a more likely culprit. Children tend to be like their parents.