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Apr 28, 2024
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Itās interesting because itās such an American mindset that boredom = bad. Weāve been reading a bunch of parenting books so we donāt end up emotionally messing up our toddler (lol) and thereās a French author my wife likes who talks about how from a young age, Europeans teach their kids to cope with boredom and it becomes a part of their life + they understand the importance of it from a young age. Here itās so different, boredom is almost seen as this bad thing. But I think for as much as the human experience relies on doing things and moving fast and accomplishing goals, it also needs long drawn out moments of boredom to reset itself.
Apr 29, 2024
marianoleonczik Yeah, I think it's tied to the American ideal of "productivity," and your value being tied to *doing* something. Allowing yourself to be still and just exist is harder for us, because we're conditioned by so much media to seize the day, YOLO, etc. Which is all true, but if you're constantling carpe-ing diem then you're probably not giving space to enjoy and process all that stuff you're doing. Sometimes rising and grinding means sitting and thinking.
Apr 29, 2024
