The Hidden Power of Boredom: How Accepting It Can Unleash Your Creative Potential

In a world obsessed with distraction, learn how boredom can spark creativity, self-reflection, and life-changing insights.

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Have you ever wondered how life affects us? What effect does our thinking have on us during this process? It takes away the joy from things, leading to depression. I often feel like I’m rotting away from boredom, if not for my paintbrush and colors — as Van Gogh famously stated. But here’s a question for you: why do we believe boredom is an issue.

Imagine this: You’re sitting in an empty room with only a phone and a book about one of the world’s most boring subjects. Most of us would instantly pick up our phones and begin scrolling through TikTok, Instagram, X, or YouTube. Anything than that dull book, correct? But what if I told you I was going to take your phone away? After some fidgeting about the room, you would eventually take up the book. But why?

The Fear of Boredom

We are less bored than our forebears who did not have access to social media and the internet. However, we are more scared of boredom than they ever were. In our scenario of the empty room, you don’t want to read the book, but you do since it’s…