'What's so bad about being bored?' is a silly question. 'Bored' is a word used to describe a certain kind of badness - opposite of enjoying
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I've always felt that its of paramount importance to be in control of what you do with your own brain as much as possible.
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That that is the key to happiness. It's why I preferred low-paying manual jobs to higher paying ones that occupy your mind when younger.
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I'd rather clean someone's house whilst listening to audiobooks than do an office job that bored me for twice as much money.
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It always seemed odd to me that 'selling yourself' meant selling your body when that's not really where your self is.
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Someone who sells *themselves* is someone who sells the use of their mind to be used in a way they wouldn't use it by choice.
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And that strikes me as desperately sad but is something so many of us have to do & accept doing so they can feed their minds better overall.
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If I spend 40 hours a week thinking about selling carpets, I can then buy books & films & games & travel. Poor big-brained apes, we are.
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I feel most sorry for children. They're legally obliged to spend several hours a day thinking abt things that don't interest them at all.
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And it's years before they're allowed to pick the things that do interest them. I see why it's necessary but it's still a huge imposition.
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At parent's night, science teacher was hounding a boy abt why he wasn't motivated to revise. He cldn't say 'My interests lie elsewhere.'
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My French teacher told me I must boring because I found every one of the school clubs boring & just wanted to talk to my friends or read.
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There's an expectation to have a wide range of interests & I never ever have. Always a very few intense interests. University was great.
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I don't think I learnt a single thing in chemistry & physics. My brain simply won't hold on to information like that. It rejects it. Angrily
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Which is why it's good we all have different brains. I can empathise with fellow obsessive nerds of all stripes w/out getting it.
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I can be very sociable & use my mind. Find some friends who enjoy a good thought excersize. Sleep is also good for the mind.
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I have. They're here. In real life, no.
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You have none in real life? Or you don't like it in real life?
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I have zero friends interested in politics, gender, religion etc. My interests are very limited & very intense. Why Twitter is a godsend.
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Ah, I see. I have one. She never gets bored discussing these topics.
I can recommend it. We also bring food to these discussions. 
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Lovely! I have some shared interests with my friends but only for so long. After a couple of hours, I get restless.
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Understandable. Will doesn't like these conversations too much. So I need her in my life. Still. I do like moments where I can't think.
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To feel a different kind of tired. Satisfying sometimes. At least, to me.
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