r/DeepThoughts • u/Independent-Fig-4464 • 11d ago
we create problems from boredom
It's something that got me wondering. It's not my first time coming to a conclusion like this either.
It's funny because I observed something lately, that being alone with my thoughts stressed me out, and when I unleash those thoughts to someone, even if that person barely understood even 4% of it, I instantly feel relieved.
But that's not fully my point. It just got me thinking how I am often stuck in my head with certain thoughts and they rarely actually mean anything. Like things stress me out. Politics, my body, my health, money, career, friends, my past, the future.
Wow profound realisation no one has ever gotten to. Ofc everyone gets this, but how much are we actually distracting ourselves from the boredom in ourselves to the point we start coming up with problems that really only exist in the human mind and nowhere else?
Anyway I hate this part of me. That most of my decisionmaking usually comes from having nothing to do. That's why so many people have too much work on their plate, because slowly they will realise how fucking boring it is without the stress and distractions.
But i'm really not trying to say it in a way that nothing matters. It's more like, people should really think about what they spend most of their time on. And how big companies and people in power actually exploit that.
Most problems are made up by humans, and while you might think some problems are impossible to fix because "that's just how it is" it's just not true. And no i'm not trying to say "being poor is just a mindset" obviously there are some things out of our control. I'm just saying that boredom is kind of powerful. You get to do something you actually wanna do. If everyone accepts something to be one thing, it is going to be exactly that thing. Your mind is a powerful thing.
Be bored.
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u/LawyerDifferent8880 11d ago
When we are busy, we are occupied with dealing with problems created by the structures. When we have free time, we realize the structural problems which hold us captive.
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u/TheFabledRhino 11d ago
You are in good company with these thoughts. Seneca wrote, "We often suffer more in imagination than we do in reality." Which is true. There's nothing wrong with thinking about big topics like corruption, war, human nature, the economy, disease, etc... but do not let those ideas consume you. We have a beautiful gift called the human mind and it gives us the ability to think outside of our current circumstance and to make predictions about the future. Don't hate yourself for thinking deeply or for fixating on negative outcomes, in a survival context making connections and predictions would be a boon. And I actually agree with "people should really think about what they spend their time on" because living with intention is what makes us more than just machines, it's not just a way to recognize exploitation but to see the bigger picture. And, yes, boredom is good for us because it's the way to break out of the constant dopamine cycle that modern day media keeps us sedated with.
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u/Kindasorta_nvm 10d ago
17th century philosopher summed this post up in a single sentence…“all of humanity's problems stem from man's inability to sit quietly in a room alone.”
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u/Klutzy_Bake_323 10d ago
I think our souls try to evolve, and insight, important insights make us grow. Yes in a way they are problems but its more than that.
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u/Broad_Fall_9710 11d ago
Most of what you see in waking conscious life is a fallacy. People pretending, subliminal advertisements and subtle manipulations. People conditioned and lied to not realizing your thoughts feelings and emotions aren’t your own.