Being Bored Is Exactly What You Need Right Now

[@werise9821]

I was literally scrolling through ytb because of boredom, and this video helped me not being bored, that is crazy

[@thetennisjournal]

This really makes me rethink the boredom I feel living in a small town . There’s not much going on but it leads to time to reflect and personal time and a lot of activity doesn’t lead to anything positive.

[@HoboGardenerBen]

The flip side of that is that a lot of small towns have devolved into addiction. I have seen the impacts of meth addiction all over the united states, but particularly in poor small rural towns. Back in the day there was alcohol addiction issues basically everywhere, ether had a huge wave as well. The good old days were pretty sad and horrible in a lot of ways. Definitely more stillness, but our culture doesn't present people with healthy ways of handling our emotions. The water wasn't safe to drink so people drank beer and cider all day, literally all day. That's our heritage. Johnny Appleseed was planting apples for cider for booze for the western colonial expansion. The advancements we have made are complicated double-edged swords. I'm not even sure what my point is, just thinking about stuff. Be well

[@thetennisjournal]

@@HoboGardenerBen yeah they have a lot of addiction here too I think people easily fall through the cracks and there’s not a good way to apply yourself so it creates a situation were people turn to drugs

[@HoboGardenerBen]

@@thetennisjournal Yeah, it's tricky business. Negative feedback loops build up steam into their own tipping points in the same way as good ones.

[@thetennisjournal]

@@HoboGardenerBen exactly

[@geordiejones5618]

The algorithm blesses me once again with a very random but high quality video essay from a small channel. This was excellent and your hook was even better than that. Great work.

[@Onkruid]

Great ideas and even better editing. Good job! You might like Cal Newport's Slow Productivity work too. I see that as a kind of micro level application of some of these ideas in work or study. The degrowth movement sounds interesting, will look into this more for sure because of your content, thanks!

[@michaelzieniewicz1107]

Tak for denne video og de andre meget gode videoer!

[@bedhead-studio]

This channel is changing my life. Thanks!

[@Ungrievable]

True. I hold the perspective that the worth of every sentient being is intrinsic, not contingent upon external, socially manufactured ideas. This belief stems from the fact that every individual is forced into existence by another individual, and is not provided with any humane means of departure from it. Each sentient individual, once here, has no choice but to navigate a life of needs and desires, and must find and maintain social support in order to flourish-all of these are circumstances imposed upon them. Despite the inescapable burden of needs and wants, the suffering that accompanies life, and the eventual confrontation with death-the cycle of procreation persists. In recognition of these facts, I have recently made the choice to refrain from bringing my own potential offspring into the world, thus sparing them from the risks and harms inherent in existence. There is no guarantee as to how things might work out for them, in their lives, or for any of us for that matter. The future is always uncertain and always risky. Regardless, it’s not a risk I’m willing to take on behalf of someone else. The belief that productivity is inextricably linked to an individual’s worth, stems from distinctly human, anthropocentric constructs. Such a connection between productivity and worth is unlikely to be found among the vast majority of non-human animals which seem to exist in better harmony and balance with the planet than we currently do.

[@tomday1318]

Keep it short so people listen. Then give more. Thx good thinking...keep look out for deprived of free speech.

[@TaoHanabi]

Besides hardship there is love, joy, peace, wonder and so much more. It is in hardship however that we get the opportunity to attain growth and purpose. I'm not saying we live in a perfect world, far from it but a human who's not faced with any external stimuli (hardship) devolves quickly into something very unsightly. Life would be dull and we'd all be like the last man accoridng to Nietzsche without suffering. If you truly want to make the world a better place have strong children.

[@Ungrievable]

@@TaoHanabi Well, I’ve never met anyone that has NOT or will not experience the loss of love and the loss of loved ones. I’ve never met anyone that has NOT experienced or will not experience various degrees of pain and illness throughout their lives, or in the lives of the people they care about. I’ve never met anyone that has NOT experienced various degrees of anxiety, disease, illness, degrees of isolation, degrees of exclusion, anxiety, depression, or outright despair, grief over death, sadness over the finitude of life, and on and on, at some point in their lives. This person that you’re describing--this so-called: _“human who’s not faced with any external stimuli (hardship) whatsoever_ ”, simply doesn’t exist in the real world. It appears that this may a straw-man that exists only in your own mind. Of course, once we are here, then we can (and do tend to) manufacture meaning and purpose and/or find meaning and purpose that others have manufactured. Example: religion, the arts, etc. That’s a given. This is what we gravitate towards and that is a great thing. Nihilism is a ridiculous position to try and uphold. Our purpose is to care, given that we all are in this together.

[@TaoHanabi]

@@Ungrievable The point I tried to make was that hardship ought to be seen as an opportunity for evolution. It is the lack of willingness to face hardship that creates sickly and twisted hardships such as overconsumption, anxiety, insecurities and so on. The person who is willing and faces said hardships has the potential to become greater than what he used to be. Therefore hardships are really reasons to live and not to reject life. In fact, the absence of sufferjng would make life static and absurd. Rejecting the majority of life i.e. hardship, how's that any better than nihilism. It makes of life one gigantic pity party. In my opinion that's a very life-denying way of viewing reality. There is a lot of peace and beauty to be extracted from accepting life wholistically. (Perhaps only accessible by viewing life through an amoral lens? Idk tbh)

[@Ungrievable]

@@TaoHanabi Within the complicated tapestry of existence, acknowledging the negatives and harms ALONGSIDE the positives, does not diminish the significance of finding meaning and purpose in life once we've already embarked upon it. Nor does it inherently imply an embrace of nihilism. There appears to be a proclivity among well-intentioned intellectuals to hastily discern nihilism where it may not be present. This tendency could be perceived as a reflexive response that inadvertently bestows an undue degree of importance on nihilism, raising it to a completely unwarranted level of significance imo. Nihilism, in essence, is a rather curious notion to uphold and to regard as some kind of a formidable adversary. It receives an excessive amount of attention and credibility. Yes. Nietzsche, the prominent and often over-cited pioneer of self-help philosophy (the OG Self Help Guru, if you will), did attribute a disproportionate level of importance to nihilism, elevating it to an unjustifiably high position in philosophy. He bears some responsibility for the undue prominence that nihilism has attained. Nihilism is not of much concern to me given how ridiculous of a position it is to hold. What’s your definition of nihilism anyway?

[@architectsneedunions]

Very refreshing video style, very calming, very helpful. Thank you.

[@johnmcnassor1223]

Excellent video! Thanks much.

[@kiiro5989]

Inspired to have my own thinking from it, simply mind ignited with what you conveyed with words, it is powerful like all your pieces of work. If anything thank you.

[@dquanissavage6287]

Celine Marie Truly Such A Awesome Video Today!!🔥🐐🐐💎

[@kaiwenhe5518]

I am gratefull that YTB pushed your videos to me. Interesting.

[@mentalmadness9783]

How about the differentiation between extroverts, introverts and ambiverts in the middle, how would they cope with the boredom in a forced environment? Are introverts just more mentally prepared to be stuck in a cabin for a longer period of time? I'm somewhere between but leaning towards being more introvert but I'd love to try that experience, being so remotely that it's not even possible to entertain yourself and see if I go crazy or if I can find serenity after the initial shock.

[@stickittotheman00]

I think a part 2 with thoughts about AI would be cool as well!

[@officebatman9411]

I agree that boredom is good on a personal level, but in my opinion, you should think whether that applies to a society. I think the major shift is not to accept boredom as a society, because we clearly aren’t producing enough of the things that we actually need (food, clean water, ect) In my opinion there are just things we need to stop producing. Things like entertainment and personal cars and things like that A lot of the work we strive so hard to do is fake detached from our true needs

[@mentalmadness9783]

Very interesting topic. Wierdly it feels annoyingly good to have had a "productive" day, where you've completed many of the tasks that you'd planned. I try to balance that with being productive in a non destructive way, for example taking a run in the forest or hitting the gym, or gardering for example is a good way to be productive, but to drive around in the car for fun is just brutally immoral to me even though I live rurally, some people just can't have fun without destructive or wasteful activities. If I hike for a few hours in the evening I've not been productive in that sense but personally that is the best way to spend my day. The simpler the hobbies you have, the less you're crippled by having a well paid job just to keep yourself and your expensive hobbies going. For example if I were into motocross, boating, horses, hockey and similar hobbies I'd be broke all the time. When I enjoy simple and cheap hobbies I feel free and at the same time content, for example canoeing, hiking, dancing, foraging, running, cycling etc.

[@simonschreyer4559]

I like your lucid way of thinking. 👌🏽There is a good book on the subject by Bertrand Russell titled "In Praise of Idleness”.

[@SeeYouOutsideShow]

Excellent

[@cantescape4310]

Nothing like watching a boring Celine Marie video o a Saturday night

[@tomday1318]

These people needed to rebuild their lives. Then there could get their lives back.

[@HoboGardenerBen]

I forget, is it irony to be watching a video about the negative consequences of advancement and stimulation instead of doing nothing and allowing myself to feel boredom? Or would it be more correct to say I am being hypocritical? All I know is the hall of mirrors effect of youtube feels very strong right now.

[@mostaphaah]

one word : bank interests

[@MK-nv8sl]

The pandemic caused temporary reduction of manufacturing and this led to an increased demand on many goods and services - this caused price increase and triggered the government to give money to families (in US at least). The result is high inflation. Inflation is bad.

[@basedsasha]

boredom is a sign of the meaninglessness of life

[@cerulmeualbastru]

Great topics and ideas but the presentation needs more work. You are like a student presenting a ppt in class. Don’t lecture like old academics at their boring conferences. Communicate with your eyes, your face.

[@HoboGardenerBen]

I disagree, I like the voiceover style. Showing your face makes the video into a personal brand expression. It's no longer primarily about the information, it's about the person making the video the viewer's sense of relationship to them.

[@HoboGardenerBen]

I wrote the other one before she showed her face. Sure enough, I immediately focused on how pretty she is and became distracted about the content.

[@cerulmeualbastru]

@HoboGardenerBen but she is not looking at the viewer. You can tell she looks at her notebook. It feels like someone is reading to you, unless of talking to you. Which doesnt get the message across as strongly.

[@cerulmeualbastru]

@HoboGardenerBen you missed my point entirely

[@HoboGardenerBen]

@@cerulmeualbastru I just took up the related off-shoot of the value of being on-camera at all. A more specific response to your comment wpuld be to say I like that she isn't presenting like a social media professional. That is the norm these days, a sea of amateur professionals, everyone a polished pro. I find the more plain student approach refreshing, makes her seem more like a real person talking about something they are interested in instead of someone just trying t leverage their brand

[@newmb321]

there is no way boredom is good. I need my dopamine hits!

[@tomday1318]

Boardom leads to thinking, creativeness, time for shutting down the screens.

[@newmb321]

@@tomday1318 never!!😭

[@SC-gw8np]

You're probably a sensor (look up Jungian archetypes). People who are intuitives have a rich inner life and thus don't get bored as easily.