My Learnings From Doing Absolutely Nothing For Few Hours

When I was a kid, I was bored a lot, I mean a lot. I imagine it is the same for almost everybody.

I filled that boredom with lots of silly tasks and put myself into a range of imaginative scenarios, most times as a protagonist.

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Today, when I get bored, I endure myself with a range of expensive toys and services I have earned to afford, at my behest. Growing up, I was jealous of guys like me who could afford all the fancy toys of leisure.

The adult me is living a luxurious misery.

I was burnt out doing nothing

Even when I am doing Nothing, I am exhausted.

I have this fiddling obsession with scrolling through the apps. I am immersed in the world of beautifully crafted video games. If not that, then to feed my conscience, I am learning about being productive while taking a break from productivity.

When I am taking a break from work, I am exhausting myself with my expensive leisures and interests.

I let myself get bored for a few hours

Here's a lesson from my bout of productivity learning :

Doing nothing means engaging in baser instincts and not replacing one vice with another.

I stashed away every bit of a fidgety device I used for my time of the break and replaced it with simple walks. A walk around the building complex or just down the street to pick up coffee that involved no device, no music and no audiobook. Essentially, no distraction.

I repeated this for a few days. Few Hours of Intentional Boredom.

The result was an astonishing lack of anxiety. Whenever I sat to work, I was better focused. The shocking observation was the cut down in coffee consumption.

I let my mind heal itself without any stimulation.

So, is doing nothing really a thing?

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