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title: Be More Productive by Being Bored title: Be More Productive by Being Bored
date: 2024-01-02 featureimage: feature.webp
author: "ahmza" featureimagecaption: Overstimulated brain
date: 2024-01-02T00:00:00
lastmod: 2024-11-16T22:58:00
author: ahmza
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- prodcutivity
tags: ["prodcutivity", "lifestyle", "minimalism"] - lifestyle
description: "In the modern age we are overwhelmed with stimuli. Learn to cut out the noise." - minimalism
description: In the modern age we are overwhelmed with stimuli. Learn to cut out the noise.
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## **Introduction** ## **Introduction**
In the modern age we can get overwhelmed with so much information. In this post In the modern age we can get overwhelmed with so much information. In this post
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generations is the availability of stimuli. If you want to spend hours scrolling 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. 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 ?** ## **Is this important ?**
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Count the times you have sat doing nothing, and without thinking pick up Count the times you have sat doing nothing, and without thinking pick up
your phone. 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 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. 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 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. changes. Maybe not straight away but you will pick up a book and start reading.
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**_By forcing ourselves into boredom, our brain finds tasks to keep itself **_By forcing ourselves into boredom, our brain finds tasks to keep itself
busy._** busy._**
**_Anything can be fun when you have nothing else to do_** _**Anything can be fun when you have nothing else to do**_
## **HOW ?** ## **HOW ?**
**_This will require discipline_** _**This will require discipline**_
**Structure your life.** **Structure your life.**