Just Be Bored, and You'll Level Up

Lesson: When we are "bored" or "have nothing to do" we often times like to occupy our minds with instant gratification activities that "feel" productive but in reality, are just costing us brain points. Instead, just be bored, and the magic will come.

[randal-h]

A Lao Tzu quote comes to mind: ‘doing nothing is better than being busy doing nothing’

[Carla-wkmz]

Reducing my screentime is the first step in my self improvement journey. It's a really big shift. It got me so much more free time. So much more time to think and sit with myself. It's trully amazing. To anyone reading this, this is your sign to do it, and keep it up!

[bullanguages]

3:38 that reminded me of a famous quote, like "All of humanity's problems, stem from man's inability to sit quietly in a room alone."- Blaise Pascal. Great video 🔥

[lucaswu]

“Boredom” is a gift. A moment of peace in between action. Boredom creates action. You are the one that decides what action you use your boredom to take.

[fabianafelire]

Yes! I think doing “nothing” is like being mindful of the present moment. I say to myself “I am bored, what do I want to do NOW?” And eventually I start doing something I care about :) nice tip!

[Luke_Grenoble]

Being bored leads to self-awareness. Great message, brother

[viniciap]

I'm 31 now, and it took me 30 years to realize that what i used to call perfectionism was actually just me giving myself an excuse to not start new habits and improving myself. Something in the lines of "what's the point in doing it if i don't have the perfect setup, if i won't be consistent?'. I was so wrong, the whole point in becoming disciplined is knowing that you will fail and embrace it, and do better the next time until you stop failing. Glad that you realized the same thing at a very young age. Cheers from brazil mate.

[paulom]

this 'getting bored' concept I learned around 2 months ago. Whenever I told someone that getting 'bored' is good for your mental health, they laughed at me. Well its motivating that people are learning that getting bored actually compels you to do things that you generally don't want to do.

[RealCore]

Our brains hate being bored, so if we sit there and become bored instead of scrolling on social media or playing video games, we'll want to do anything but that. W Video my guy!!

[exosproudmamabear]

I made my father take my pc when I was trying to study for high school entrance exams. I was so fucking bored that I started to study like a crazy and read books all year. I also started to dance and go out. It was the only year my bipolar disorder depression skipped a year. I had an amazing exam score, got into the best school in my city. I gained a bit of weight, but I lost all of them in the summertime with diet and exercise. Needless to say at the start of the high school I was in the best shape ever after my bipolar disorder came in both mentally. Although it didnt really last long.

[Fillup]

The ability to sit in a room in total silence is the way.

[nullObject_]

I can relate. In the context of free time, boredom is similar to hunger - it's an internal signal that you basically have spare resources: your body isn't exhausted or in pain, and your mind is somewhat fresh. Since boredom is mentally unpleasant, it makes sense that the subconscious mind defaults to instant dopamine hits, it's the same with hunger and snacking when trying to lose weight.

[brynx]

a hurricane came here (jamaica) in july 2024, and for that whole month, exactly for 34 days I had no electricity or internet and I really saw a change in my attitude after my electricity/internet came back

[reihino]

Being bored also makes us more creative. We have more time to think and do things we may not have considered before. As kids when we were bored we would come up with crazy and intricate games, activities and ideas that we no longer think of now because at the first sign of boredom we reach for our phones.

[NANGSGARAGE]

Boredom kicks in and I start cleaning my room 😅

[coldplayer]

bro doesn't even ask for a thumbs up or to subscribe. my man 🤙

[inkedsights]

I totally agree with you ! I have 1 hour of commute to get to my job and the days where I restrain myself from using my phone (not even listening to music) when I arrive at my job I am so bored that every task I do is really fun and gratifying to do whereas if I scoll on instagram or listen to music in the subway when I arrive at work I feel tired and unmotivated.

[ajcgpol]

I'm 42 and I imagine how amazing my life would be at this point if I had this kind of clarity on my teenages. Well done

[anthonysanchez]

So true. Once you get bored you either stimulate your brain with entertainment or get tired of being bored and do that dreaded task/habit you want to do. This makes me realize how evil our phones are. They really do suck your life away.

[ondramach]

Haven’t been tracking my habits. You just gave me some motivation to start tracking AND consistently doing them again. Thank you for that brother.