How to deal with boredom
Do you get bored at home? Does boredom affect your life? How to deal with boredom?
Do you sometimes feel that you don’t have any desire to speak or do anything? When someone asks you about life, do you usually say statements like life is boring, I’m so bared, I don’t know what to do?
All of these statements indicate that boredom affects you and your life in some way. You might get bored at home or work and in most cases, you might not know the reasons that cause your boredom. To deal with boredom, you first have to learn about the causes.
Causes of boredom
1. Not having a goal in life
Most people who suffer from boredom don’t have a specific goal that they want to accomplish or limit their goal to one aspect in life. There are people for example, who focus on their work and in the process, ignore other important categories in their lives like their health, social life, among others.
2. Daily routine
Daily routine is when you do the same tasks every single day without any change.
3. Feeling dissatisfied
Many times you might not be happy to do some required tasks that are required of you to do.
4. Your surroundings
You might be with people who suffer from boredom. As you know boredom is contagious.
I’m so bored
To learn how to deal and overcome boredom, follow the guide below:
1. Have a goal in life
Have you ever asked yourself what are your goals in life? How can you achieve your goals? In my book “the ultimate guide to achieve your goals” I stated that having a goal is crucial for success. After all, how can you achieve success without knowing what you want? When you have a goal in life, then you would focus your time on achieving your goal.
2. Manage your time
When you decide on a goal and you know what you want in your life, then you need to learn to manage your time effectively. Organizing your time will help you to work on achieving your goals and in the process you will be busy and boredom will not be part of your day.
3. Change your attitude
Sometimes in life, you might be compelled to do some tasks that you don’t like. In this situation, ask yourself what is the best thing that can happen if you do it and how it can benefit you. By focusing on the positive outcome of doing a task you don’t like, you are overcoming your boredom from doing something you don’t like.
4. Surround yourself with success
Surround yourself with people who are optimistic and successful in life. Just like boredom is contagious, success is contagious as well.
5. Break your daily routine
To overcome boredom, breaking your daily routine from time to time is beneficial. Eat at a different restaurant, wear something new, or visit a friend that you have not seen for a while.
6. Learn something new
During your spare time, learn something new to help you in your life such as learning a new language, communication skills, computers, read book, meditate, or anything else you might think of.
Always remember what Viggo Mortensen said, “There’s no excuse to be bored. Sad, yes. Angry, yes. Depressed, yes. Crazy, yes. But there’s no excuse for boredom, ever.”
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You know Dia, I can’t recall the last time I said “I’m bored”. I guess because I have so much going on. I’m on the constant move: I’m playing with the kids, doing something fun, researching new stuff, contributing to goal achievements, and so on. Hmmmmm, as I ponder – I guess I don’t dance with boredom because I basically live under the 5 tips you shared above.
Hi JK,
Good for you my friend that you keep yourself busy and this is how it should be
When we have goals in life, then there is no room for boredom.
All good ideas Dia. I would add one more: Follow your passion. When we are engaged with our passion, boredom doesn’t have a chance!
Alex
Hi Alex,
For sure when we follow our passion and goals, then we would focus on them and we won’t be bored.
Great message. Dia. If anyone finds themselves saying “I’m bored” it is time to take a good look at what they are up to in life.
Hi Rob,
That is right my friend. Boredom is caused by the person’s actions in life like not having a goal. By examing one’s life and how the person spends his/her time, they would know why they get bored sometimes.
You are right, there is no reason to get bored. I like number 5. Break your daily routine. We all need to get out of our comfort zone at times. We can get so busy that we forget to change our routine. Even if this means going to the park and swinging on a swing. I say when you think you are bored do something fun or silly. It makes you feel alive again.
Thanks Dia, this is a subject people need to learn to get over!
Debbie
Hi Debbie,
For sure my friend breaking our daily routine is crucial as it helps us to get out of our comfort zone and do something different.
LOVE that quote at the end Dia, spot on bro. Although I think everything in your list has major relevance, I’d say the idea of ‘having a goal’ is easily the most important to counteracting boredom. As a blogger, I’m sure you’re never bored. Stuff is swirling around in your mind all the time. I experience these same feelings and such action and thought keeps me happy and driven all the time.
Honestly, I really cannot remember the last time I was bored…
May we all have worthy goals.
Good read buddy.
Hi Marcus,
Exactly my friend, having a goal is the most important to counteracting boredom. If we have a goal, then we would be busy taking action and working to achieve this specific goal.
hello dia,
how are you?
thanks for sharing this and your suggestions are quite helpful in dealing with boredom.
i enjoyed reading this.
take care and enjoy the rest of the day
Hi Ayo,
I’m glad you enjoyed it my friend
Hi Dia,
good stuff, i try to surround myself with great people everyday… online and in real life.
the hardest part foe me would be to maintain and keep up with all of these wonderful relationships…
finding them is the easy part
happy thanks giving! -eve
Hi Parker,
Surrounding yourself with positive people and keeping up with all your relationships is great. As you are busy, you won’t experience boredom.
Dia, this post creeps up on you and you find yourself thinking later, ‘When do I get bored and why’? So a real gem of a post as it works its way into you. The answer to the question was that I find that when not enough is happening as quickly as I perceive it should, I get itchy feet and bored. I need to re-configure my expectations to allow more natural development. Your post has helped me ask a question I didn’t know I had to ask and solve a problem I didn’t know I had. That makes it top quality at every level. For that accept my great thanks Dia.
Hi John,
Glad you enjoyed it my friend. Yea, once we have a goal and have a lot of things happening in our lives, we overcome boredom.
Dia: I thought this was a really good post and did a great job of explaining the need to have a purpose. I thought your suggestion to have a goal in life was a great suggestion. It really is a way to always ensure that you are working toward something and there really is no place for boredom. Once you figure out your purpose and what you are passionate about, there is just not enough room for boredom. Great points here.
Hi Sibyl,
Exactly my friend, once we have goals in life, then we would be busy pursuing these goals, hence there is no room for boredom. The important thing is to have a goal.
Dia,
Man these are some great tips. I wish I had time to be bored. People really have free time? I thought that was a myth.
Hi Frank,
hehe Believe it or not, some do get bored because they don’t have goals to go after. That is why it is crucial to have goals to work on.