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How To Never Be Bored Again
Boredom. First
of all, the way it’s worded as if boredom is a thing. We
don’t jump into a puddle of boredom and then end up bored
for the rest of the day. Boredom isn’t a thing. Boredom
is a process. You may not like what I’m about to say next,
especially if you’re often bored. Here goes anyway.
If you’re
ever bored, it’s because you’re boring yourself. Boredom
doesn’t occur externally. It’s an internal state of
mind that is labeled by a person as “boredom”. The
thing is that we have complete control over our minds. We’re
running the show. So if we experience boredom, we’re the
ones who steered ourselves down that path. If you catch yourself
boring yourself, remind yourself that it’s you doing it.
“Hey, I’m boring myself. I better activate my mind
and think about something else to create a different emotional
state.” You have between your ears the greatest supercomputer
ever created. May as well use it, especially if you find yourself
bored. That’s how to “cure” boredom from the
inside-out.
But wait,
there’s more! Here’s another method to cure boredom
from the outside in. Much of what we do throughout the day is
so habitual that we often go on auto-pilot. We do things automatically
without consciously thinking about them. This is nice for simplicity
and making our lives easier. However, the brain likes novelty.
It likes new and different experiences. Therefore, begin to do
things differently.
What I’m
suggesting is to begin to do things differently. Upload a new
program to your mind computer whose main task is to “Do
something differently.” Did you drive the same way to work?
Drive a different way. Did you brush your teeth in the exact same
way today? I’m betting you did. Try something different.
The other hand. Did you eat the same food at the same restaurant?
I do this all the time. Try something completely new! Trying new
things stimulates our brains and allows us to experience different
things. It revitalizes us and gets us fired up about life.
I estimate
that 90% or more of what we do throughout the day is purely habitual.
That’s why it’s so important to have good habits but
that’s a whole other article entirely. Track yourself to
find out for sure. Monitor yourself as you go throughout your
day. Are you doing the same thing over and over? Try something
else out. Doing different things will yield you different experiences
and thoughts. And that’s the way to fend off boredom from
the outside-in.
In this article,
you’ve acquired two new skills for how to defeat boredom
forever. Taking charge of your mind from the inside-out is one.
Consciously doing things differently from the outside-in is the
other. Enjoy!
I’m
off to lunch. I was going to go to the same place I always go
and order the same thing but after writing this article, I’m
trying something new!
Kent Sayre
is a worldwide persuasion expert and author of “The Ultimate
Persuasion Formula” available at: www.TheUltimatePersuasionFormula.com
Furthermore, he is the author of the bestselling book “Unstoppable
Confidence” endorsed by such celebrity authors as Brian
Tracy, Robert Allen, and Jim Rohn.
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