I can't tell you how many times I have heard people say, "I'm bored." When they really should be saying, "I'm lazy, I'm procrastinating...I don't feel like doing anything." The truth is that there are some people who think they are bored when really they are avoiding important responsibilities. They are watching TV, talking on the phone, listening to music, or exercising while claiming to be bored, huh?
When one removes the "fillers" of life and sit down awhile, he or she will find that the mind is really running from the sink full of dirty dishes that need to be washed, a messy room that needs to be cleaned, a job search that needs to be performed daily, a child that needs to be tended to, phone calls that need to be returned, and so on. Those who are truly bored are the ones who have done everything they were supposed to do, and are now asking, "Now what?" These are the people who have done all their assigned tasks, assisted others, and have done everything that they have found entertaining. Now they sit idly wondering, "What else can I do?"
As for the procrastinators who yell, "I'm bored." They are not, but what they are merely doing is hiding behind a false claim of boredom so as not to get some work done.
Nicholl McGuire
When one removes the "fillers" of life and sit down awhile, he or she will find that the mind is really running from the sink full of dirty dishes that need to be washed, a messy room that needs to be cleaned, a job search that needs to be performed daily, a child that needs to be tended to, phone calls that need to be returned, and so on. Those who are truly bored are the ones who have done everything they were supposed to do, and are now asking, "Now what?" These are the people who have done all their assigned tasks, assisted others, and have done everything that they have found entertaining. Now they sit idly wondering, "What else can I do?"
As for the procrastinators who yell, "I'm bored." They are not, but what they are merely doing is hiding behind a false claim of boredom so as not to get some work done.
Nicholl McGuire
