tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2495499100279472520.post6172434413174494449..comments2024-03-18T19:41:40.545-06:00Comments on Michael Offutt: It's quite possible that boredom is the root of all evil.Michael Offutt, Phantom Readerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10557969104886174930noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2495499100279472520.post-70818182103409283862017-05-08T23:00:53.715-06:002017-05-08T23:00:53.715-06:00Personally, I doubt that your life is very boring;...Personally, I doubt that your life is very boring; instead it's quiet and may not have a lot of physical activity. But clearly your brain and heart are working away, and that's how you sometimes get your kicks--the intellectual way.<br /><br />This post especially rings true for my character Charity MacCay (I'll be publishing her story this month). She admits in one scene that boredom is the most dangerous state she can be in, and she proves this because she starts to play around with a gun and soon shoots someone. This is actually kinda funny 'cause she only wounds him but he deserves it and this is in 1869 in the West, where bad guys and guns were everywhere.Helenahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14967821142796562697noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2495499100279472520.post-48890393354263160952017-05-05T13:12:46.771-06:002017-05-05T13:12:46.771-06:00Very thought provoking topic. When I moved to Mexi...Very thought provoking topic. When I moved to Mexico, I brought with me American way. work/stress/no rest. After five years I've learned to relax. Every time I call home or visit, I get a laundry list of people's accomplishments and excuses why they haven't done more. I think people need to learn to rest without guilt. When my kids were growing up and they came in whining that they were bored, I'd always say,"well I have a few toilets that need cleaning." I wouldn't see them again until dinner.Karen Baldwinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01522178275164058849noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2495499100279472520.post-40104933881744905902017-05-05T10:11:13.847-06:002017-05-05T10:11:13.847-06:00Boredom is a choice.
We all want to be happy. Bu...Boredom is a choice. <br /><br />We all want to be happy. But somehow, we've been taught that happiness exists outside ourselves. So, we strive for that one thing that's going to make us happy, whether it be that perfect job, that perfect relationship, or that perfect family. <br /><br />But happiness is a choice. And it's within us. When we disconnect from that, when we give our power to the vagaries of the world, we become hopeless. Or bored. <br /><br />I live a boring life. I like my boring life. I find joy in the things I do. (Or, at least I try to. Some days are better than others.) And this is my choice.Liz A.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16531953467834426316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2495499100279472520.post-21539383940977423772017-05-05T07:02:44.372-06:002017-05-05T07:02:44.372-06:00A thought-provoking post. I don't get bored to...A thought-provoking post. I don't get bored too often and can usually find something productive to occupy my time. I think the path to happiness is lowering expectations. If you expect too much it's easy to become disillusioned.<br />stephen Hayeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17659054447637207734noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2495499100279472520.post-35605170927914305672017-05-05T06:15:45.844-06:002017-05-05T06:15:45.844-06:00I've always struggled to understand people lik...I've always struggled to understand people like my brothers who just show no interest in the areas that can keep one from getting bored. To me that is a love of history and culture, the arts (get into chess, acting, singing, music, writing, painting, whatever!), and sport. I have so many hobbies that I not only don't get bored but I have trouble finding the time to do everything that I want to. I think a good solution would be to start redefining work, since automation is heading down the road toward being able to produce everything for us. Start providing a good life for everyone while pushing them towards the arts/sports/leisure time activities. Build up community and family and stop the grind of dull work, while letting automation do that work for us. At least some countries are starting to have that conversation--America will ensure that we are dead last at approaching it, at least among Westernized countries.Ted Crosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09022309459554237650noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2495499100279472520.post-65191793994639595762017-05-05T05:53:29.523-06:002017-05-05T05:53:29.523-06:00Idle hands are the devil's tools and whatnot.Idle hands are the devil's tools and whatnot.PT Dillowayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09394481476862013009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2495499100279472520.post-81263855960724687162017-05-05T04:43:24.331-06:002017-05-05T04:43:24.331-06:00This is all so true. I have thought to myself. &qu...This is all so true. I have thought to myself. "You get into trouble when you're bored." <br />It seems that every desk job I've ever had I end up getting bored, especially when things get slow, even though I'm good at dealing with boredom, but at work there isn't much you can do about it. It feels like such a waste of time. At home, I'm never bored because I can write, not sure what I would do if I didn't write. In general, people weren't meant to be cooped up in offices all day long. Cindyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07922596724107742478noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2495499100279472520.post-61885622224718706872017-05-05T03:48:10.518-06:002017-05-05T03:48:10.518-06:00I think you made a lot of valid points. Boredom is...I think you made a lot of valid points. Boredom is like apathy. People don't care. That does lead to evil. (What's the say? The only way for evil to triumph is for good men to do nothing?)<br />Today's generation is used to instant gratification. They are bored with the process and just want the results.<br />As far as income equality, I was born into upper middle class and I'm still there. However, my brother was a go-getter. Probably why he now has a million dollar home and I don't.Alex J. Cavanaughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09770065693345181702noreply@blogger.com