Why not? I think we’re looking at ‘boredom’ in different contexts: I’m discussing boredom as an exhaustion with repetitive thinking and reactivity; you’re looking at it through a lens of interaction with others, right? Why wouldn’t it be at least partly a ‘watch out?’ But watch out for what? In that context, what is your boredom pointing to? Maybe as much a pointer to pay attention to what you’re resisting and be interested in what that resistance might be, and what it entails? What is ‘self-protection’ in that context? What’s the resistance to meeting the person you’re ’small-talking’ with where they are? What is the nature of your retreat from that interaction? What is boredom telling you about your narrative in the scenario? In the moment?
Thanks for sharing this. Can you help me understand the inflections of boredom? Is it all the same? I get bored, then feel “trapped “ in conversations, monologues really, small talk, with people and want to flee.
I justify it by saying I’m taking care of my self by not wasting attention and energy in the wrong places. “Near Enemies” and “Hungry Ghosts” come to mind
Why not? I think we’re looking at ‘boredom’ in different contexts: I’m discussing boredom as an exhaustion with repetitive thinking and reactivity; you’re looking at it through a lens of interaction with others, right? Why wouldn’t it be at least partly a ‘watch out?’ But watch out for what? In that context, what is your boredom pointing to? Maybe as much a pointer to pay attention to what you’re resisting and be interested in what that resistance might be, and what it entails? What is ‘self-protection’ in that context? What’s the resistance to meeting the person you’re ’small-talking’ with where they are? What is the nature of your retreat from that interaction? What is boredom telling you about your narrative in the scenario? In the moment?
Hi Jacob,
Thanks for sharing this. Can you help me understand the inflections of boredom? Is it all the same? I get bored, then feel “trapped “ in conversations, monologues really, small talk, with people and want to flee.
I justify it by saying I’m taking care of my self by not wasting attention and energy in the wrong places. “Near Enemies” and “Hungry Ghosts” come to mind
Can boredom be an alert to “watch out”? Dan Mack