This has been a weird shift in the last 30 odd years, especially the last 20. Everyone used to get bored all the time before internet and social media. Now if most people take even a day off both internet and social media, they go insane. It's like boredom, which was the most common state for most people throughout all of history, has been completely eradicated in a few decades. The only way to get bored now is to be stuck on a bus without your phone. But that's also created another shift. Like as kids we would alleviate boredom with movies for example. Everyone could sit through a 2+ hour movie captivated entirely by it with no issues whatsoever. The issue was what to do next, and the answer was often just watch another movie. Now, because our attention has become so fragmented, most people can't even watch a movie in one sitting without playing a game or checking their phone at the same time. It's too long on one thing. That's dangerous I think. I'm trying to retrain myself to focus on one thing without distractions these days. I think that's a very valuable skill. And one more than 90% of society today doesn't have, adding to its value. And I think it starts with being comfortable with being bored again.
