Breaking the Cycle of Boredom: Tips for a More Engaging Life

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Discussion Overview

The discussion revolves around the concept of boredom, its causes, and potential remedies. Participants explore personal experiences and philosophical reflections on how to engage more meaningfully with life, touching on themes of curiosity, addiction, and the role of external stimuli in combating boredom.

Discussion Character

  • Exploratory
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  • Conceptual clarification

Main Points Raised

  • One participant expresses that boredom leads to regrettable actions and seeks advice on how to avoid it.
  • Another suggests that extreme insanity is a personal coping mechanism for boredom.
  • A participant proposes that curiosity is the antidote to boredom and questions how to stimulate it.
  • Some participants reflect on the relationship between boredom and addiction, citing various forms of addiction as distractions from productive engagement.
  • Several participants mention the importance of keeping busy, with one referencing the saying "idle hands are the devil's workshop."
  • One participant shares a personal story about developing a passion for physics after initially disliking math, suggesting that exposure to new subjects can ignite curiosity.
  • Another participant questions whether boredom is truly the cause of destructive behavior or merely an excuse for it.
  • Suggestions for combating boredom include engaging with encyclopedias, exploring new activities, and utilizing the internet for inspiration.
  • Some participants emphasize the need to take initiative rather than waiting for motivation to strike.

Areas of Agreement / Disagreement

Participants express a range of views on the nature of boredom and its causes, with no clear consensus on whether boredom is a legitimate issue or simply an excuse for inaction. Various strategies for overcoming boredom are proposed, but agreement on a singular effective method is lacking.

Contextual Notes

Some participants note that their understanding of boredom is influenced by personal experiences and societal expectations, which may not be universally applicable. The discussion reflects a variety of perspectives on the interplay between boredom, engagement, and personal responsibility.

Who May Find This Useful

Individuals interested in psychology, self-improvement, and personal development may find the insights shared in this discussion relevant.

  • #31
the number 42 said:
Have any of you guys tried 'internet pornography'? Its amazing. You can see the most incredible acts being performed, although some of them can be quite rude.
If by amazing, you mean degrading, then yes i have heard of it.

And its actually one of the problems produced by boredom.
 
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  • #32
dekoi said:
If by amazing, you mean degrading, then yes i have heard of it.

So, if by amazing, I mean amazing, you haven't heard of it?

Anyway, heard of it? You listen to porn on the radio? The UK is so backward by comparison.
 
  • #33
i am always bored, nothing can satisfy me.
SAD.
 
  • #34
Saint said:
i am always bored, nothing can satisfy me.
SAD.
That is sad.
 
  • #35
Saint said:
i am always bored, nothing can satisfy me.
SAD.
if you have kids and you can still say that, then you are a piece of crap. Why did you have kids? Nevermind don't answer, I don't care. I have no use for someone like you
 
  • #36
i want money, tonnes of money.
no money, no happy.
 
  • #37
Forget the money and spend time with your kids. You may discover there's a great deal of happiness to be gained from giving love to children. Nobody who has kids has an excuse to be bored.
 
  • #38
if i have a lot of money,
I will buy them a lot of toys and books,
take them to travel,
put them into big car and big bungalow,
they will be very happy.

right?
 
  • #39
Saint said:
i want money, tonnes of money.
no money, no happy.
You one funny man! :smile:

*sorry EVO*
 
  • #40
Saint said:
if i have a lot of money,
I will buy them a lot of toys and books,
take them to travel,
put them into big car and big bungalow,
they will be very happy.

right?

No, then they'll be unhappy, just like you are, thinking life is only about wealth and material goods. Toys, and travel and big houses don't matter all that much to children, parents who love them and spend time with them do.
 
  • #41
Saint said:
if i have a lot of money,
I will buy them a lot of toys and books,
take them to travel,
put them into big car and big bungalow,
they will be very happy.

right?
Wrong.
I suspect you will always yearn for more. Think about it; the real problem is located nowhere near your pocketbook. :wink:
 
  • #42
BoulderHead said:
Wrong.
I suspect you will always yearn for more. Think about it; the real problem is located nowhere near your pocketbook. :wink:
wrong answer!
the problem is located very near his pocketbook.
the problem is that he has his head shoved up somewhere very near his pocketbook.
 
  • #43
if you got no enough money, how are you going to send your children to school and university?
 
  • #44
you are so full of crap. Your kids have 15-20 years before they start college. Put 20-50 bucks a week into a college fund for them. You don't have to be rich to do that.
The more you talk and read to your kids the smarter and happier they will be. Smart and happy kids don't have a problem getting into college. There are TONS of scholarships and grants and student loans. You are making up excuses for why you don't spend time with your kids when the fact is that you don't spend time with them because you think only of yourself. You want money for yourself, you want time for yourself. You spend time with the kids when it is convienient for you.
 
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  • #45
I believe Saint is not located in the west, and so student loands, grants and scholarships may not be as surplus in his location as they are in the west.
 
  • #46
I'm sure they aren't, but they are still there. Hell I'll bet 6 months pay that there are hundreds of organizations here in America that are comprised of people from wherever he is from that would love to sponsor a child from their home country and pay for their schooling.
 
  • #47
Smurf said:
I believe Saint is not located in the west, and so student loands, grants and scholarships may not be as surplus in his location as they are in the west.
yes, i in islamic country
 
  • #48
lol, my bad. You are screwed.
 
  • #49
He admits defeat!
Saint, We have defeated tribdog! This calls for celebration!
 
  • #50
Saint, you are an extremely sad, little man.

I strongly hope you are joking.

Money is only an object, it can not be good nor bad. But obsession with it can be bad. Stop abusing your human will.
 
  • #51
isn't the western world is controlled by capitalism and materialism,
i learn the money concept from you.
 
  • #52
Where do you get your info Saint? Taliban pamphlets and brochures? You can't even begin to understand what life is like in the Western World. No we are not controlled by capitalism and materialism, we aren't controlled. I don't think you could even grasp what it's like
 
  • #53
tribdog said:
Where do you get your info Saint? Taliban pamphlets and brochures? You can't even begin to understand what life is like in the Western World. No we are not controlled by capitalism and materialism, we aren't controlled. I don't think you could even grasp what it's like
Some are. Most are.

But i do not think many of the Westerners on this forum are greedy, as supposed to the majority.

So Saint, you learn the money concept from the stupid, the apathetic, and the so-called "elite" of our society (which are only the greedy), not all of us.
 
  • #54
dekoi said:
Some are. Most are.

But i do not think many of the Westerners on this forum are greedy, as supposed to the majority.

So Saint, you learn the money concept from the stupid, the apathetic, and the so-called "elite" of our society (which are only the greedy), not all of us.

We're all immoral, and he wants to be just like us.
 
  • #55
Saint said:
isn't the western world is controlled by capitalism and materialism,
i learn the money concept from you.
The vast majority of the west is indeed controlled by consumerism and materialism, however you may have realized 'physicsforums' is a place of science. People here are not your average Joe, very few of us will in fact be like that.
 

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