The most common way to define boredom in Western culture is that it has nothing to do with it. Boredom is generally seen as an unpleasant emotional state in which the individual experiences a widespread lack of interest and difficulty concentrating on current activity.

Boredom is a universal experience. Almost everyone suffers from it in their lifetime. Estimates from the current survey show that 30% to 90% of American adults experience boredom at some point in their daily lives, as do 91% to 98% of young people. Men are generally more bored than women. There is also a positive link between poor education and boredom.

Boredom is a prediction of loneliness, anger, sadness, and anxiety. As Kierkegaard puts it, boredom is the "root of all evil." Boredom is a driving force that people do all sorts of things to reduce pain. People with chronic boredom are at higher risk for drug addiction, alcoholism, and forced gambling.

Here are some common causes of boredom or Sadness:

1. Monotony in the Mind

Boredom is like mental fatigue and is caused by repetition and lack of interest in the details of our tasks (such as tasks that require constant attention, waiting at the airport, prisoners locked in cells). Any experience that is predicted and repeated becomes boring. In general, too much and too little stimulation of the same thing can create a feeling of lack of desire and trap in its prey.

2. Lack of Flow

Flow is a state of being completely immersed in a task that, despite being challenging, closely resembles one's abilities, is tantamount to "being in the zone." Flow occurs when a person's skills meet the level of challenge posed by the environment and when a task involves clear goals and immediate impressions. Very simple tasks are boring. On the contrary, things that people find very difficult can be frustrating.

3. Need for Novelty

Some people are more likely to be bored than others. People who are in dire need of novelty, excitement and diversity are at risk of boredom. Sensation seekers (e.g., skydivers) will find that the world moves very slowly. The need for external stimuli may explain why extroverts are particularly bored. Discovering newness and taking risks is the way these people take their own medicine to get rid of their boredom.

4. Pay attention

Boredom is associated with problems with attention. What bores us never fully captures our attention. After all, it's hard to be interested in something when you can't pay attention to it. People with chronic attention disorders, such as attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, are more prone to boredom.

5. Emotional Awareness

People who lack self-awareness are more prone to boredom. A bored person is unable to express what he wants or wants to do. They have difficulty expressing their feelings. Failure to know what will make someone happy can lead to deeper existential boredom. Not knowing what we are looking for means that we do not have the ability to choose the right goals to engage with the world.

6. Internal recreational skills

People who lack the internal resources to deal with boredom constructively will rely on external stimuli. In the absence of inner recreational abilities, the outside world will always fail to provide enough excitement and novelty.

7. Lack of autonomy

People get bored when they feel trapped. And the feeling of being trapped is a big part of boredom. That is, they are trapped or compelled that their will cannot be fulfilled. Adolescence, for example, is a time of great boredom, largely due to the fact that children and adolescents are not given much control over what they want to do.

8. The role of culture

In many ways, boredom is a modern luxury. Boredom literally did not exist until the end of the 18th century. It came at a time when the Enlightenment was giving way to the Industrial Revolution. In the early days of human history, when our forefathers had to spend most of their days seeking food and shelter, boredom was not an option.

Boredom also has its benefits. Boredom must be seen as a "call to action." Boredom can be a catalyst for action. It can provide an opportunity to think and reflect. It can also be a sign that work is a waste of time - and not worth continuing.

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