We live inside a loop of constant notifications, emails, pings, and systems. Somewhere along the way, we trained our minds to believe that movement equals worth (maybe self too). Even on slow days, we force ourselves to stay productive. If there’s nothing to do, we create something. We listen to a podcast. We scroll. We open the laptop again. It’s the modern dig a pit & close that pit.
We’ve talked before about rest/work like a lion, but honestly — do we even allow ourselves to be bored anymore? No. Not really.
Recently, I came across a trend called Rawdogging (ignore the name, focus on the concept). You simply sit idle. No phone. No music. No content. Just you and your mind. Even Vadivelu once joked in a movie about how painful it is to do nothing and he wasn’t wrong tho.
Doing nothing feels uncomfortable because we’ve built our lives around noise. But here are the real questions.
- Is your busyness chosen or compulsive?
- Are you avoiding stillness, or genuinely energized by activity?
Because there’s a difference between someone who thrives on momentum and someone who’s terrified of stopping. One is movement. The other is escape.
Sitting alone can feel scary because it highlights everything we’ve been suppressing. But boredom isn’t a threat, it’s a reset. It clears the mental clutter. It shows you which problems actually matter and which ones you created (lol).
Let yourself be bored. It might be the most productive thing you do.
Cheers
Check out the previous post: Why human weirdness is gold?
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