From c7dac5ea69ca9406f803741a219e5ee65ec06eff Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Hamza Ahmed Date: Sat, 16 Nov 2024 22:59:03 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] Update post "be-more-productive-by-being-bored" --- .../index.md | 30 +++++++++++-------- 1 file changed, 17 insertions(+), 13 deletions(-) diff --git a/content/posts/be-more-productive-by-being-bored/index.md b/content/posts/be-more-productive-by-being-bored/index.md index 051a8ab..da860af 100644 --- a/content/posts/be-more-productive-by-being-bored/index.md +++ b/content/posts/be-more-productive-by-being-bored/index.md @@ -1,14 +1,18 @@ --- title: Be More Productive by Being Bored -date: 2024-01-02 -author: "ahmza" +featureimage: feature.webp +featureimagecaption: Overstimulated brain +date: 2024-01-02T00:00:00 +lastmod: 2024-11-16T22:58:00 +author: ahmza draft: false -weight: - -tags: ["prodcutivity", "lifestyle", "minimalism"] -description: "In the modern age we are overwhelmed with stimuli. Learn to cut out the noise." +tags: + - prodcutivity + - lifestyle + - minimalism +description: In the modern age we are overwhelmed with stimuli. Learn to cut out the noise. +weight: null --- - ## **Introduction** In the modern age we can get overwhelmed with so much information. In this post @@ -20,7 +24,7 @@ I think the reason this is more relevant in our lifetime compared to past generations is the availability of stimuli. If you want to spend hours scrolling through social media, all you have to do is pick up your phone. -**_The availability of tasks we can use to procrastinate keeps increasing._** +_**The availability of tasks we can use to procrastinate keeps increasing.**_ ## **Is this important ?** @@ -28,13 +32,13 @@ Our lives are full of stimulation and we try to race to the next "fun" thing. Count the times you have sat doing nothing, and without thinking pick up your phone. -**_By having so much stimuli we neglect boring but important tasks_** +_**By having so much stimuli we neglect boring but important tasks**_ -**_Example 1:_** I find playing games more stimulating compared to cleaning and +_**Example 1:**_ I find playing games more stimulating compared to cleaning and organising my space. If I removed games from my life then cleaning would become fun. My brain would find it more interesting than doing nothing. -**_Example 2:_** Walking into a room with a book and a phone, almost +_**Example 2:**_ Walking into a room with a book and a phone, almost instinctively we will go for the phone. Walk into a room with only books this changes. Maybe not straight away but you will pick up a book and start reading. @@ -47,11 +51,11 @@ mundane. **_By forcing ourselves into boredom, our brain finds tasks to keep itself busy._** -**_Anything can be fun when you have nothing else to do_** +_**Anything can be fun when you have nothing else to do**_ ## **HOW ?** -**_This will require discipline_** +_**This will require discipline**_ **Structure your life.**