Is it wrong to be bored?

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Sure hope not, or I shall be a regular offender!

Boredom is a luxury. In ancient times and throughout evolutionary history, humans and animals have always been too busy trying to do everything they can to survive instead of being idle.

I think it's normal.

I actually don't get bored.

I don't get bored either. There's always something I should be doing, and if I'm procrastinating on that, I enjoy doing nothing.

I don't get bored easily, but I do get bored in certain circumstances. No, it's not wrong. It's human.

I get bored. I think bored is a state where you want to be doing something other than what you're doing. I've got loads to do, but I'm still bored. I want someone around to have a laugh with.

My mam used to say do housework if you're bored. She obviously had no clue about boredom.

I don't think it's wrong to be bored.

lol My mother used to do the same thing.

I'm unable to get bored as long as i'm home, the problem is when i'm somewhere else like in another house and when i have nothing to do then uhm i get really anxious because i'm always doing something. Its just impossible for me to do nothing. So i guess i can't get bored, just anxious when i can't do anything xD Not sure why that is.

well said

If boredom is wrong I'd be a right wrongun... I get bored too quickly for my liking, almost constantly trying to find something to do.
Then with the ocd going strong, if I fail to find something I get to dwell on terrible things. :/

Assuage mmm

to me... boredom means that i want to be doing something that i can't engage in for some reason. it means i feel obligated to do _X_ but i want to do _Y_, so instead i am doing nothing.

Last edited by hyperlexian on 03 May 2012, 8:10 pm, edited 1 time in total.

To me, boredom is wanting to do something but not knowing exactly what it is that I want to do. I don't get bored very often because I spend nearly all of my waking hours getting lost in my imaginary world. The problem is when I get stuck for ideas about what I want to do with my imagination (lack of inspiration). That's the biggest reason why I become bored.

I'm rarely bored, but seldom satisfied.

Yes! I get that too. Sometimes I want or need something and I don't know what it is. I worry about experimenting too much, or it can alienate people.

Anyway, I'm working now, and it's not boring, I just have so much to learn...