Tolerating boredom is a lost superpower
Tolerating boredom is a lost super power I am a person who likes learning new ideas, reflecting on them, then applying them to make my life better. These days I find that I am always plugged in: YouTube, Podcasts, Audiobooks. To learn, to absorb, to be not bored. Most of the content I consume are making me better but there are nights, especially on weekends where I fall into the death spiral of mindless YouTube videos and shorts. The problem I catch myself sometimes, being a digital zombie. I don't want to leave the house without it. Even when I am going for a walk. Even when I am shooting hoops in my backyard. Even playing the guitar to wind-down, sometimes I want to entertain myself with a podcast or a YouTube video at the same time to 'enjoy the experience more'. On the worst days, I even find myself unable to even brush my teeth without having the phone playing YouTube short videos on the sink. Sometimes in-between brushes I have to flick to change the video. Thankfully