Thanks for sharing this, it’s very inspiring! I was actually thinking about that time period today too, ~2010ish, and how it felt so much easier to be bored back then because my relationship with technology and social media was so different (I still hadn’t bought into the idea that we needed to share our entire lives online). But having a focal point/intention in those moments of boredom sounds like a really great way to actually cultivate it.
Thanks for reading, as always. I don't think I qualify as an expert, but the time alone with our own thoughts seems essential for good mental health. I realize we avoid doing that because it's uncomfortable, but that feels backwards.
Why should it be so uncomfortable to be with ourselves? How could we ever feel at peace if we aren't okay being in our own company? Easier said than done, but we can at least question it.
Totally, such great things to question! There's a good book about this called Quiet by Susan Cain. She talks about the early 1900s shift from a culture that embraced introversion and what she calls a "culture of character" to one that later (and today) prefers extroversion, or a "culture of personality." Social media is great at celebrating the culture of personality and deepening the idea of FOMO.
Thanks for sharing this, it’s very inspiring! I was actually thinking about that time period today too, ~2010ish, and how it felt so much easier to be bored back then because my relationship with technology and social media was so different (I still hadn’t bought into the idea that we needed to share our entire lives online). But having a focal point/intention in those moments of boredom sounds like a really great way to actually cultivate it.
Thanks for reading, as always. I don't think I qualify as an expert, but the time alone with our own thoughts seems essential for good mental health. I realize we avoid doing that because it's uncomfortable, but that feels backwards.
Why should it be so uncomfortable to be with ourselves? How could we ever feel at peace if we aren't okay being in our own company? Easier said than done, but we can at least question it.
Totally, such great things to question! There's a good book about this called Quiet by Susan Cain. She talks about the early 1900s shift from a culture that embraced introversion and what she calls a "culture of character" to one that later (and today) prefers extroversion, or a "culture of personality." Social media is great at celebrating the culture of personality and deepening the idea of FOMO.
Thanks for the reminder to read that. I remember you mentioning it before.