“Boredom is the price we pay for a life rich with meaning. Recognizing this makes the feeling more endurable.”
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Last year I went back to school when my children were 6 and 8, and I’ve kept track of how much of my motivation to do so was to sprint as fast as I could away from a life defined by wiping countertops, tidying rooms, and figuring out what’s for dinner. Technically, I still do all those things, but I also have class, readings, papers to write, and they help me feel more alive. At some point, I’ll need to slow down and face boredom, as the author advises. Just not yet.
Oh my god yes. People seem to fear boredom, to avoid it at any cost. And yet, it's honestly the root of so much creativity and creative thinking. Avoiding it is dooming yourself to mediocrity.
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