Boredom

The first reactions that comes to one’s mind reading the title can be conflicting either it can be the natural short dopamine fried receptors reaction that uhhh a boring word and maybe a boring article in itself and then are the second reactions a little thought after reaction and that is a feeling which now suddenly we don't experience. Remember our childhood when we used to say this word around 1000 times or maybe more in a day that i am getting bored, oh i am bored now, what to do i am feeling boredom. And cut to now when rarely are we BORED and that does not by any way say that we are happy and engaged with thought process all day long but the sheer feelings of being bored when the mind literally has nothing to offer and raises it’s hand that buddy i am bored let's do something, today we are always doing one thing or the another always on a run always in a hurry so much so we are now unfamiliar with the subtle art of doing nothing and just being with ourselves and even if by some chance we get a little me time we use it to either scroll reels, shorts or watch something on the same level and dont get me wrong boredom IS boring but at the same time it is a very important reboot for the system that keeps us going all day long. An obvious question arises why is boredom important, isn’t it good that i am busy thought the day, shouldn’t i be happy and grateful for it. Yes, we should be grateful for all of that and more but one important thing about boredom is that it forces the brain to pick up a new thing, a new skill or a new habit. Remember just as survival brings the best of a person in the same way boredom brings the best of our mind when we leave our brain unattended it is at that point of time it then thinks in a new direction just like all the skills we have today rose out of boredom in our childhood. Got bored after watching cartoon all day and voila we just learnt a new sports, got all bored by playing sports all day long and puff we just learnt how to ride bicycle so yes being busy is important and is required but at the same time it is equally important to leave a little room for boredom and to let the brain go on a paths of its own, who knows that path might turn out to be greener than all the previously taken path and remember just dont let the hard earned boredom be replaced by short term dopamine hits like the short form videos it does nothing else then decreasing your already shrinking attention span