Test for this. Sit still and measure "boredom". Boredom is a symptom of arrogance as it derides the present moment as unremarkable despite it being a miracle. (It's not about intellectual appreciation, it's about the 'feeling'.)
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It's one who turns everything into a project. Life is spent running around from one mental game to another. Real world, with all its ugly imperfectness, is just an obstacle to get around and see less of.
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It's a desperate attempt to make the night day by filling the world with stars. A project in vain as not even millions and billions have worked. Still... often the reason day does not come is because it requires the sacrifice of all those stars.
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If I'm spending so much energy distinguishing between subtle differences that I can't enjoy life anymore shouldn't I instead let go of some differences?
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I do this consciously when I decide to eat junk food. It's quite fun to be in moments of gluttony. I don't feel bad about it b/c it was controlled gluttony. Just like how controlled aggression is protection, this too can be virtuous when controlled.
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