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When boredom sets in

There's something i've been meaning to ask you. 

When you are bored does that mean you are not at ease with your own company and what you need to do / are supposed to be doing?

I have a restless energy, which can be a good and a bad thing. The nervous ticks keeps my muscles working and expending energy, which in theory means i will burn off the food i've just consumed. But I wouldn't have eaten if i hadn't been restless, so it's a bit of a catch 22 i'm afraid.

But I am convinced this is one of the keys to understanding the procrastination habit. When you are at ease with yourself, when you know what you are doing and for what reason, there is no time for restless energy or boredom to set in is there? Which means i need to re-assess several things:

1. My mood. What is my problem? What am i trying to avoid doing?

2. My goals. What is it about my current task that is not fulfilling in itself. Does it not fit the goal? What is it about the current goal that does not sit well with me? Do I need to re-assess the goal, or just acceept that sometimes we need to get away from it all and change tack completely?

 

Posted on Friday, October 26, 2007 at 04:25PM by Registered CommenterElle | CommentsPost a Comment

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