Does anyone else not mind being bored?

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I'm practically never bored (ok sometimes in training courses and tedious work presentations). Not because I do all that much other than work, eat, sleep & think, but because I have a very low entertainment threshold. Even small events spaced out over time make me feel like a have a life that could do with less excitement, not more.

Boredom was the prevailing emotion of my childhood. Every day was boring as hell.

Admittedly, elementary school truly was boring because everything was too easy but I was never allowed to do any of the "special schoolwork" of what the so-called "smart children" were allowed to do.

I spent most of the time from mornings to afternoons sitting in my chair, dangling my feet.


I figured that being an adult has it advantages. For one, I'm never forced to do nothing and wait for boredom to settle in.

Having grown into a young adult also meant I could get an ADHD diagnosis and meds that are important in that they offer me the focus to succeed.

While I stick with things even without the meds (I'm often enthusiastic about everything), using my high IQ and my talents while my brain's in a state of hyperactivity and non-focus doesn't exactly work out. If something's just for fun then I don't start on it if I know it requires a fair share of attention and I may end up becoming bored about not being able to do it at that moment.

I have a very, very, very low threshold for boredom with external things. But I can entertain myself with my own thoughts anytime. It's only when I have too many external distractions going on that I get bored.

At work, I do not mind being bored, being paid to do nothing, ric flair wooo!

Any other time, being bored isn't exactly my cup of tea...

I can entertain myself with my own thoughts, it often gets in the way when I'm supposed to be doing something. Being forced to perform mental labor that is too easy is what bores me. I can perform repetivie and mundane physical tasks as long as I can put my body on auto pilot, turning the task into a sort of stim why I concentrate on my own thoughts. However I do like external entertainment as well.

This is why high school is such a nightmare. I wish I could go back to being home-schooled and doing double-lessons along with reading plenty of books from the library. Unfortunately, public education with large classrooms caters to the lowest common denominator.



I cannot seem to stop my mind once a logical paradox is introduced. I do agree about the repetitive physical tasks and the relative ease. In a way, I wish I could be more impatient so people would not always assume I am an adult on the internet. If there was a face-to-face conversation, I would not be suspected of being older than the average high school freshman despite approaching graduation.