Boredom is a symptom of laziness, not a lack of options.
I have a lot of things to do. When the kids at school ask me what I do if I don’t ____, I have no lack of things on my list. I have shelves of books to read. I have guitars to play and songs to work on. I have ongoing Bible studies. I have blog posts to write. I could do some target practice at the range with the real thing or the back yard with an air-soft toy. I could paint, trim, tighten, and clean all kinds of things. I could go to a movie or a museum. I could go for a walk. These are just off the top of my head and none of these are things that my students want to know if I do.
Yet I find at times that I am bored. Why? Because I am too lazy to focus on the things I know I could be doing. It could be a matter of mood or energy but it is never a loss for something to do.
So don’t get too flustered the next time a young person says they are board. Offer to teach them to scrub a toilet and see how quick they think of something to do.
homo unius libri
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