Dealing With Boredom In 3 Easy Ways

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Boredom is a symptom that we aren't connected with the world in a meaningful way. It advises us to halt what we're doing and improve it - or to change our minds.
How do you avoid boredom if you're staying at home, diligently practicing your social distancing, working from home or homeschooling your kids?

Boredom is anything you're thinking about right now. That means staying at home will only be worthwhile if we are actively considering the greater good. Researchers discovered that when students were asked to reflect on why their coursework was important to them personally, their motivation in studying improved.

Reframing our action, in other words, changes how we feel about it.

1. Try New Things 
Boredom urges many of us towards the novel. Embrace that urge, judiciously. If you have the energy, try a new recipe, experiment with home repairs, learn a new skill on Rumble or dance moves on TikTok.

Doing new things not only relieves boredom, it helps acquire new skills and knowledge that may relieve boredom in the long run. For instance, we feel a surge of interest when we read an interesting novel or go through complex experiences, but only if we have the capacity to understand them.

Evidence shows that embracing new experiences, can help us lead not only a happy or meaningful life, but a psychologically richer one.

2. Create New Daily Routines
Routines provide structure to our days and a feeling of consistency that helps us find meaning in our lives. When people are involved in regular routines, their lives feel more important.

When we stop going to work or when we are laid off, we lose those routines. Closures of cities, restaurants, and schools affect even retirees and stay-at-home parents. This disruption in habit might lead to feelings of boredom.

People might reclaim a sense of meaning that protects them from boredom by establishing new habits. 

3. Refresh Yourself Mentally
It could be as simple as watching a favorite show on TV or engaging in virtual discussions with friends and colleagues. Staying at home and depression are twins that affect our mental health. At least, if you're not connecting well with people physically, connect with them virtually, reminisce on the last time out or past events and stay happy.

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