Why do People Get Bored?

Every single happy person, and every successful person, without fail, has a sense of individual purpose, almost a sort of passion. Often, it’s not even a grand plan or a gigantic goal; it is merely something they love doing.

Whether that’s feeding the poor or following the stars, ice hockey or scuba diving, coding software or writing books, dancing or doodling, soccer or stitching, it doesn’t matter. They are passionate about something.

Their passion in life keeps them busy and keeps them engaged. This passion and their aspirations make them feel wanted; make them feel worthwhile, meaningful and fulfilled.

It leads me to an essential point about human nature: Everyone wants to look forward to something. When one has nothing to look forward to, life feels dull, worthless, and boring.

Discovering Your Purpose in Life can happen in any manner. Perhaps, being driven by boredom is one such manner.

Scientists and researchers, in scores of studies, have long proven beyond any doubt that practice alone makes champions in any field. Whether it’s music, chess, meditation, writing, painting, programming, anything, if you put in an effort of 10,000 hours, you will become an expert in that field.

Here are some things to remember:

• If you invest three hours on a daily basis for ten years, you will reach the pinnacle of that skill.
• The first 1,000 hours are going to be hard and even boring at times, but if you persist you’ll unlock your genius and expose a creative side of you that will surprise you and everyone around you.
• As you progress, eventually, you’ll become one with the object of learning and that leads to an everlasting state of bliss.
• Once you start to enjoy the process of learning or improvement, ten years will pass in a blink. Beautifully.

This is the Path of Personal Fulfillment, perfection, of greatness. In what will you find yours?

There is an important distinction I must make here and that is the difference between the fear of loneliness and the feeling of loneliness. You can feel lonely even out of a sense of chronic boredom (although there’s more to it) but the fear of loneliness arises directly from a sense of insecurity and inadequacy.

In the former, you simply feel disconnected or even directionless. You may have a large group of friends and family, hobby groups, community groups, and a great family life, yet you may still feel lonely in your personal life.

But, when you have the fear of loneliness, it often means you don’t want to live by yourself, that you long for company. You need to go to the root cause of this fear to find out what triggers this feeling. Seeing a mental health professional would help multifold.

I Am Lonely – read more.

Is boredom a form of depression?

Boredom has been associated with a number of mental health disorders, including depression and substance abuse.

Boredom is generally considered a negative state of mind and can lead to anxiety and depression. It may also cause people to engage in risky behaviors, such as drug use, alcohol abuse or crime.

The causes of boredom are not well understood. Research suggests that factors such as temperament, intelligence and personality type may play a role in how susceptible people are to feeling bored.

This is the most common form of depression, and it’s usually the first type that people think of when they hear the word “depression.”

People with a major depressive disorder feel sad, empty or anxious more days than not for at least two weeks. They may also have physical symptoms such as headaches, trouble sleeping or eating too much or too little. People with this condition may also lose interest in things they used to enjoy and have thoughts of death or suicide.

People with a major depressive disorder often experience a chemical imbalance — they have too much serotonin or other neurotransmitters in their brains. This imbalance causes them to feel down, tired and unmotivated.

The Sanskrit term for solitude is ekānta. By solitude, I do not mean that you live in a remote place but have access to TV, books, the internet and the rest of it. By solitude, I mean that you are just by yourself. You, in your own company, in your own life.

The only person you have to talk to you is you, the only person you have to listen to is you, the only person around is you. The only object of engagement for your mind is you. When you are bored, you go back to yourself and when you are happy, you share it with yourself.

During the practice of ekānta, you do not even see others, let alone meet them or talk to them. The only person you get to see is you.

An unmistakable sign of a restless mind is its inability to embrace ekānta. For the restless, nothing is more terrifying.

Ekanta: The Practice of Solitude is a fast-track method to understand yourself and turn inward, even if it is driven by boredom.

Are you bored with life? Do you feel directionless, agitated and uncertain?

The video below tells you how to live a purposeful life, a life that helps one face the challenges that life throws at us, more often than not.

Timeline:

• 1:25: Your mind is shaped by age 3
• 3:37: The 3 methods of removing sadness
• 8:39: Are you working up to your potential?
• 13:09: It’s impossible to always be happy

If you feel bored, it could be that you need more activities in your life so that you can stay stimulated and engaged. Here are some things to try that might help:

1) Get out of the house more often – Go shopping or have lunch with friends instead of watching TV every day after work, don’t give yourself too much free time.

2) Try new activities – Sign up for classes at the YMCA or volunteer at an animal shelter; take up yoga or painting classes; join a book club or pick up a new hobby.

3) Get involved in something bigger than yourself – Volunteer at an animal shelter; take up yoga or painting classes; join a book club or visit museums regularly and meet more people.

4) Meet new people – Spending time with different people can be an excellent way to break out of a rut. You’ll meet new people who have different interests than the ones you already know, which will introduce you to new ideas and experiences that may inspire you creatively.

It’s not easy to find someone who can make us feel happy and secure. We can spend weeks, months or even years searching for that perfect match, only to be left feeling like something’s missing.

It’s a common problem. There are a number of reasons why we get bored with our partners, but the most common is because they don’t meet our needs. They’re not giving us what we need emotionally or sexually.

Boredom doesn’t just happen in relationships — it happens everywhere in life. It’s natural for things to get boring from time to time; it’s part of life! But when you’re bored with your partner, it can seriously affect your relationship and cause a lot of stress in your life.

“Boredom is a vital problem for the whole of mankind and is far more important than any other problem that can be solved by the use of money.” – Albert Einstein

Albert Einstein was one of the greatest minds of all time. The physicist’s theories and formulas have changed the way we look at the universe.

But he wasn’t always a genius. In fact, he was pretty darn bored in school.

When Einstein started school, he was already behind his peers. His parents had moved to Germany from Italy when he was an infant, but they didn’t speak German fluently, so Albert didn’t learn how to speak until he was 4 years old.

He also struggled with reading and writing until age 9 — about two years behind schedule for most children his age. Plus, his parents were too busy working to help him catch up on his studies.

Einstein didn’t do well in school because he found it boring — and that made him act out in class sometimes (like when he’d throw apples at his teachers).

But as a young adult, he realized how important education was for success later in life. So instead of giving up on school altogether as many kids do when they’re bored out of their minds, Einstein decided to make it fun by inventing games while learning math problems or memorizing vocabulary words.