Comments on: How can anyone be bored?

By: axcho

axcho — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 21:23:24 +0000

Hear hear!

I am also familiar with the “only boring people get bored” phrase, and I’ve come to agree with it. The way I’d describe it is that “boredom is a state of mind” just as much as excitement and interest, and doesn’t depend on external circumstances.

If you train yourself to see, you can sit in one spot all day and constantly have something new to look at. Of course, having a sketchpad in hand makes that easier.

By: Paolo

Paolo — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 13:04:46 +0000

Thanks Michael!

By: Michael J Williams

Michael J Williams — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 00:51:24 +0000

Nice post. I like that — “only boring people get bored.”

Also, great to hear you’ve got some extra time for blogging and gamedev!

By: Paolo

Paolo — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 15:37:44 +0000

Thanks everyone! I also hope to be posting more on my blog again as well.

By: HybridMind

HybridMind — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 14:22:44 +0000

Nice points! Plus, I love that you reminded me about that great “Everything’s Amazing, Nobody’s Happy” video. That is one of my favorite comedic rants I’ve seen in awhile.

As far as parental handling of kids being ‘bored’: A good friend of mine recounted that as kids if she or her siblings ever complained about being bored they were tasked with having to go outside and pick up the dogs poop around the yard. This quickly lead them to find very creative activities and it always makes me think of that “solution” when I hear people (young or old) complaining about being bored.

I had heard that one about ‘only boring people are bored’ as well.

Thanks for entertaining me this morning…