OUTWORK Everyone By Being Bored

Boredom is the antidote to most of modern life's problems.

• foggy thinking
• overwhelm
• distraction
• isolation

Struggling with any of these?

Make space for boredom.

Here's how.

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0:00 - F*ck Hustle Culture
0:57 - Two CRITICAL Neural Networks
2:24 - Does Boredom ACTUALLY Enhance Creativity?
5:19 - The Advantage of Feeling Bored
10:14 - Dumbing Down Your Smart Phone in 5 Steps
16:19 - How to Make Space for Boredom In Your Life This content is for educational and informational purposes only. While we share strategies and techniques that have worked for us and others, we make no guarantees regarding results. Business growth depends on many factors, including effort, market conditions, and execution. The information provided is believed to be reliable, but no representation or warranty, express or implied, is made as to its accuracy or completeness. Your results may vary. Always do your own research and consult with professionals before making business or financial decisions.

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[AnthonyVicino]

Yo friends! Thank you so much for checking out the video. Hope you got a ton of value from it.

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What're you struggling with these days?

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[noahlopez]

You should read the book called "peak" it shows that talent generally doesnt exist and some people are not born with a gift but instead these "gifted" people actually went through deliberate practice at such a young age that the brain adapted so quick to what their learning that they became geniuses on their craft at a young age

[JohnCarlosMartinez]

Reminds me of something from the book Deep Work: Embrace boredom. Don’t take breaks from distraction. Instead take breaks from focus.

[SaltPepperEconomics]

Senior year of Highschool I won awards and scholarships from the mayor for my artwork. Shortly after I gave a presentation in school about this very topic. My entire creativity came from bringing shower thoughts out of the shower and into every day life. Boredom as an asset, not a liability. My teacher was so impressed she had me give the speech in multiple classes. I was more than happy to do it.

[seki]

I've been daydreaming for the past 10 years. I thought that it was something bad, and I thought that I should remove this habit from my life. But now that I watched this video, you completely changed my mind. Thank you. And the funny thing is, people in my workplace always call me a creative person with unique ideas. I always thought that this is something I was born with. Little did I know that daydreaming can be such a powerful tool for creativity and problem-solving. Thank you one more time for this video. Your Youtube chanell is a hidden gem.

[pluviophile-lv]

I feel like meditation for an hour is the same as boredom for an hour. Once we let ourselves to be bored alot of our problems get solved by our minds.

[JohnSmith-bmzg]

This channel is the next level in motivation. The art of fighting without fighting.

[AmbersDaintyThrowBlanket]

“You can’t consume your way to fulfillment, you have to create it” WOW that slapped my brain just right haha. From having kids or writing or making art or building…it works for all of it. Seems so obvious but good to hear, thanks!

[jamiemason]

The paradox is a boring life will lead to an exciting life

[bekchik]

you can't consume your way to fulfillment is something i will definitely use from now on

[noahmessi]

In my youth my parents were pretty strict. I had to always be home before dark. Which wasn’t a big deal until I got in my teens. I chose to not break my parents rules, so most of my nights were filled with “boredom”. I learned to entertain myself and was really comfortable in my own my mind. The feeling of “boredom” was something I didn’t appreciate and actually loathed. Fast forward to leaving the nest and going to college. “Boredom” was something I constantly tried to run away from. I didn’t study because I felt bored. I didn’t workout because I felt bored. I didn’t go to bed early because hey I could go hang out with friends and not be bored in bed. During this time I felt less comfortable in my own head, my thoughts went from having this positive outlook to a more negative one. I was constantly chasing “fun”. After graduation and starting my career the feeling of “boredom” returned something I tried so hard to run away from. I became even less active and began gaining excessive weight. What’ more fun then binging a show after work, binging watching and binge eating. I realized I was entering a slippery slope and started my weightloss journey. I began going to the gym after work and cooking Healthy meals when I returned home. By the time I ate dinner and showered it would be around 9:30Pm - 10Pm. I began to see rules and loss 40-50lb. I felt great but uneasy it was the most “bored” I ever felt in my life. So I returned back to my old habits of chasing “ fun”. I’m currently watching this video weighing the most I ever have 260lb at 5”10. What this video has my me realize is “boredom” is not a feeling I should be running away from but running towards. My battle is not laziness, overeating, or overthinking. It’s returning back to that child who enjoyed that feeling of “bored”. Thank you for this video!

[OrthodoxHC]

Salute! The real progress is in doing boring and mundane tasks that you don't want to do but you need to do. Working out and doing reps is boring, taking a quiet walk is boring, but your body needs you to do those tasks.

[VictoryAviation]

Notes: Working as much as possible isn't the solution to more productivity/creativity.

"Boredom serves as a motivational factor to actually go do stuff"
-Boredom drives us to experiment with new and novel phenomena.
-Boredom induces more introspection and time spent thinking about the future (daydreaming).

Ways to increase productivity through increasing boredom:
1. Turn your phone to grayscale (I hear this over and over and hate the idea, but it must be important).
2. Turn off all notifications.
3. Only use your phone in pursuit of your goals.
4. Have a separate phone used only for social media.
5. Simplify your phone's home screen.

Three ways to make space for boredom.
1. Do not listen to music, audio books, or podcasts while driving or walking.
2. Take boring breaks (don't go to your phone during breaks).
3. Increase your capacity for boredom (meditation).

DON'T SKIP WATCHING THE VIDEO! There's a ton of great information in it. This exercise was a way for me to re-watch the video with intention and remember the main points. Hopefully it helps someone else out.

[j-dided]

@8:45 “Consumption is always easier than creation”. Beautifully said, I have always thought something along those lines but you nailed it! I need more people like you in my life! Cheers brother!

[zax]

Fascinating. Tried the greyscale change on my phone and felt the shock of dopamine leaving. I'll keep it

[man-observing-world]

Loved this so much. Sometimes I stair into oblivion for 10-20 minutes, then I usually get a ton of quality stuff done shortly after. Never really put two and two together like this.

[CreativeJourneyWithPaul]

Wow. So many people have problems with focus and ADHD. It is good to know. It is good to know that we need boredom to be more creative.

[hermanhandbrush]

Super. I especially liked what you said at the beginning about how you felt bad because no matter how hard you tried, you would waste hours each day on "stupid shit." That is my problem too.

[fklr-]

This is good. I struggle all day to get the answer to a certain problem and once I sit down for a few mins I figure out the answer

[kingkongsatt]

You are one of the few people on youtube that I always looking forward to watching the videos and get a different perspective of seeing things in the world differently or learning something new. Keep up the videos !!!! I'll keep watching and learning your ways of thinking things in life or it changed a chunk of my perspective in life the past 4 months I followed you. Hope you have a great day !!!