Why We Should All Bore Ourselves
Is “doing nothing” a good use of your time? I used to dislike showering when I was younger because it was so boring and it interrupted my playtime. My parents told me I would feel clean and refreshed afterwards, but I just felt cold and clammy. Apparently, a lot of kids hate showers because the rushing water and temperature shifts are all too overstimulating. But I found it unbelievably underwhelming. I never visibly saw myself become cleaner and refreshed, and I certainly didn’t feel it, so it was a boring, meaningless chore. However, some of the best ideas I’ve ever had were during these times of boredom. A lot of people call them shower thoughts. Showers were so boring, I had nothing to do but sit with my thoughts as the water kept running. I thought about my dream pet, inventing flying shoes, or what I wanted to be when I grew up. But I’ve started to have fewer shower thoughts as I keep growing up, and I worry that my childhood creativity has faded. And I’ve been wondering ab...