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Originally Posted by neverending
These claims of boredom I kept hearing from people these days frustrate me. A junior high English teacher said something to me (well, to the class) MANY moons ago that changed my life. She said "Only idle minds become bored." And without pointing finfers here (I'm taking this opportunity to make a general point) - it really is true. If your mind is active you will NEVER be bored.
Exercise your mind! Do you have interests? Do you have passions? You are sitting with the world's greatest entertainment, informational & educational resource at your fingertips. Seriously- I haven't been bored in over 40 years- quite the opposit- I never have time to do, read, watch, research, play everything I want to.
Every second you're alive you have infinite possibilities in front of you. Make some interesting choices.
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That's similar to what I tell my kids (well, mostly Dustin's son really, because he ALWAYS used to say he was bored)..."Only boring people get bored"...There is ALWAYS something to do...But, a boring person wouldn't be able to think of anything...So, to avoid being 'boring', they always come up with something
Also, about the 'net thing...I always tell them "You have all the information in the world, right there in that little box"...Encyclopedias, dictionaries, instruction manuals, images, EVERYTHING...If you want to learn more about ANYTHING...Just look it up"