This post is probably the first I had a serious thought about not writing. The reason is simple. I have no idea whatsoever on what to write. Therefore, I decided to let my concerns flow through words and see where it goes from there. I’m not sure if you feel the...
No worry. Print 160 exams with several multiple choice questions and forget writing the beginning of one. Then, have the brilliant idea of printing this question and glue it to the 160 exam sheets. There you have. Boredom. Easy. Boredom is a source of daydreaming,...
What is it? An unpleasant feeling? The absence of meaning? Or something else entirely? I was reading Mark Hawkins book on “The Power of Boredom,” a topic I’m researching and learning more. The association between boredom and nothingness was evident, but if we...
Or shall I say “out of boredom.” We fear the state of boredom reached when doing nothing, or nothing useful at least. But several studies point to the birth of unexpected creative moments from tedious tasks or waiting periods. The reason for creating new connections...
We should learn for learning sake. Any other reason seems worthless. Photo by Chris Liverani on Unsplash I got this impression from Csikszentmihalyi’s book I’m reading on creativity. At a certain point, he says, ” The many years of tedious calculations are vindicated...