How to overcome Boredom.

kinzakhan (54)Friendin Steem Schools • 3 years ago (edited)

Let's understand why do we get bored?

We are living in a world where everyone is in a race to make it a smaller place, to make things easy, to save time. This gives us lots of free time but sadly majority of us waste this time on Netflix, weed, alcohol and many other useless things. And therefore most of us live a mediocre life wishing we had more time. If you want to beat mediocrity and live a life of your dreams, you need to start doing some easy things that will transform you.

1) Read:

Reading means getting unlimited supply of knowledge that can transform any area of your life. stuffs that you read in schools and in colleges are crap. They don't teach us anything about life areas like health, relationships, finance and spirituality. If you are the one to mock someone for reading any self-help book, or think these books are not cool enough, then my friend, you are missing intense powerhouse of knowledge. All the great self-help books are written by expert authors from their experiences and knowledge after doing an intense research in that subject they want to share with you, use it to your advantage, if you are not avid reader, start slowly, start with reading 10 pages, reading does not only help you in getting knowledge but it also reduces your stress by 67%.

2) Meditate:

Meditation means silencing your mind. When we do not have any thing to do, we worry about our past or about our future. In your free time, instead of worrying and useless overthinking, you need to control you mind. Meditation is easy and it is the best way to control your mind. Start with doing it for 5 minutes every morning . Just cross your legs, sit straight and close your eyes, start deep breathing and focus on your breathing. Lots of thoughts will enter your mind, you just must acknowledge these thoughts and they will go away. Meditation will free your mind from compulsive thoughts of past and thoughts of future. It will be tough at the beginning but it will get easier with practice. This way you will control your mind rather than letting your mind take control of you.

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3) Exercise:

What is a better use of your free time than to use it to work on yourself, work on your body. You can hit gym, go for a walk or do yoga. Do whatever that suits you but make sure you exercise even if it is only for 10 to 20 minutes.

4) Keep a diary:

Write down your thoughts in your journal. You can write about your goals. Keeping a diary will help you in gaining clarity, gaining new ideas and review past experiences. It will also keep a track on your progress towards achieving your goals. You can also write about even smallest things that you are thankful for. This way you will appreciate everything you have and will stop worrying the stuffs that you don't. You can write down in any format, digital or traditional. When you have nothing to do go express yourself in your diary.