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Boredom

Principles

• Repeatedly doing the same thing over again leads to boredom
  • Boredom means a lack of enthusiasm and energy, that we aren’t learning anything
    • ex) Long study sessions become boring and draining as our time spent becomes less effective
• We must counter boredom through heightening the Intrinsic Rewards of a task
• Motivation helps us find interest in activities

Tolerating Boredom

If you force yourself to fill up times of boredom, you’re most likely a mental wreck, and would have troubles engaging in true deep work

• Embracing boredom helps practice concentration by avoiding the constant desire for distracting stimulants.
• Instead of taking breaks from distraction, take breaks from focus
• Planning our breaks and work periods train our brain to tolerate boredom

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