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Boredom signals we've lost our curiosity - we're either too serious or stuck exploiting the familiar. Cultivating "engaged curiosity" is the key. It's a self-re
by visarga 2y ago
Boredom signals we've lost our curiosity - we're either too serious or stuck exploiting the familiar. Cultivating "engaged curiosity" is the key. It's a self-reinforcing cycle: the more we explore and play with open attention, the more meaning we create.
This curiosity flywheel builds momentum through our actions. Nobody else can spark it for us; we must actively nurture it. The trick is keeping our attention open to catch novel sparks from the world, rather than retreating to the safe and known.
- euroderf 2y agoTell all the children ...!
- visarga 2y agoMany kids overfit to a very specific narrow set of games. The idea is to explore
- zaphod420 2y agoMy wife is always complaining that we need to let our child be bored. There seems to be some benefits. https://childmind.org/article/the-benefits-of-boredom/ https://childmind.org/article/the-benefits-of-boredom/