Lonely Loneliness

Bored=Boring?

Question:

I read somewhere that if someone is constantly bored then most likely that person is boring.  Do you think this is true?  There advice is to go out and just do *something*, anything, to discover the things you like and dislike.  I agree with this.  Well what do you think?

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Ja’Net <jgabr…@nimbus.ocis.temple.edu> wrote: >I read somewhere that if someone is constantly bored then most likely >that person is boring.  Do you think this is true?  There advice is to go >out and just do *something*, anything, to discover the things you like >and dislike.  I agree with this.  Well what do you think?

My cousin says that to his teenaged step-daughter when she complains of being bored. "You’re not bored, you’re _boring_!" (she’s bored. They pay hardly any attention to her.) Great way to raise a kid, huh? It could apply in some cases, but certainly not all. Julia –Angels can fly, ‘cuz they take themselves lightly.

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Ja’Net <jgabr…@nimbus.ocis.temple.edu> writes: > I read somewhere that if someone is constantly bored then most likely > that person is boring.  Do you think this is true?  There advice is to go > out and just do *something*, anything, to discover the things you like > and dislike.  I agree with this.  Well what do you think?

Yes, I think bored people are also boring.  They usually whine, complain, and act irritable.  Who needs it. I don’t think one has to go out and "do something" to discover what they like and dislike.  Make a list of things you love and you’ll come up with a dozen or more things you love and enjoy in life.  It doesn’t take a lot of activity to figure it out. imho, Karen -=-=-=-=- Karen Ronan

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Ja’Net wrote: > I read somewhere that if someone is constantly bored then most likely > that person is boring.  Do you think this is true?  There advice is to go > out and just do *something*, anything, to discover the things you like > and dislike.  I agree with this.  Well what do you think?

I don’t necessarily think a bored person is boring. But people who like to complain about being bored have deeper problems than nothing to do. They don’t want to do anything, and there is a reason for this. Many times it’s caused because of emotional loneliness, and no matter what activities they try to do, they still fill empty from a lack of companionship. On the issue of being bored, there is no reason to be bored, unless you like to complain that you are to lazy to do anything else. If you’re using boredom as an excuse for loneliness, you are’nt bored, you’re lonely. Go figure. *sigh* Chatter

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J & J wrote: > My cousin says that to his teenaged step-daughter when she complains > of being bored. "You’re not bored, you’re _boring_!" (she’s bored. > They pay hardly any attention to her.) Great way to raise a kid, huh? > It could apply in some cases, but certainly not all. > Julia > –Angels can fly, ‘cuz they take themselves lightly.

That’s not boredom either, it’s neglect. She’s feeling neglected by her family, and doesn’t know what to do about it. I agree, that’s no way to raise a child. Chatter PS, love that tag line.

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Ja’Net <jgabr…@nimbus.ocis.temple.edu> wrote in article <Pine.OSF.3.91.970113093306.29168B-100…@nimbus.ocis.temple.edu>… > I read somewhere that if someone is constantly bored then most likely > that person is boring.  Do you think this is true?  There advice is to go

Definitely NOT!!! That’s a fat load of sh_ … uh .. I mean, a fat load of rubbish! I don’t know why people say this. Maybe its because you’re with THEM when you’re bored and they uncomfortably feel like they are boring and thats why they are bored, I don’t know. Never really thought about it too much. I do know that above average intelligent people have a tendency to be bored more easily than people of average or lower intelligence. This is of course not to say that if you’re bored you’re intelligent though. I think most of the time people talk about very superficial meaningless things and my mind quickly throws the stuff thats meaningless away and I become bored easily in conversations that aren’t "intellectual". The problem then in these cases, is with the boring people you are with!  - David /—————————————  oo   David Joffe     D…@pixie.co.za        (__)       _   Computer artist                                .’  `.   BSc Computer Science 3rd year                /         University of Pretoria                      ’"                                                       .       (  )   http://www.geocities.com/SoHo/Lofts/2018/    ’-| )__| :.     Work: (virtual reality) http://www.5DT.com/    | |  | |  ’. ______________________________________________ c__; c__;  ’-..’>.___

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Net Chatter (eagl…@hotmail.com) wrote: : Ja’Net wrote:

: > : > I read somewhere that if someone is constantly bored then most likely : > that person is boring.  Do you think this is true?  There advice is to go : > out and just do *something*, anything, to discover the things you like : > and dislike.  I agree with this.  Well what do you think? : I don’t necessarily think a bored person is boring. But people who like : to complain about being bored have deeper problems than nothing to do. : They don’t want to do anything, and there is a reason for this. Many : times it’s caused because of emotional loneliness, and no matter what : activities they try to do, they still fill empty from a lack of : companionship. This is exactly me.  I always think that whatever I get into, I’m doing it sort of alone, and it’s boring all the same. Could u get into more details? : On the issue of being bored, there is no reason to be bored, unless you : like to complain that you are to lazy to do anything else. If you’re : using boredom as an excuse for loneliness, you are’nt bored, you’re : lonely. Go figure. *sigh* : Chatter —                                            Rogerio Fung<Rapa>                                 "Travelling on a road you can not see                                 is the same as carving your own way."

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David Joffe wrote: > Ja’Net <jgabr…@nimbus.ocis.temple.edu> wrote in article > <Pine.OSF.3.91.970113093306.29168B-100…@nimbus.ocis.temple.edu>… > > I read somewhere that if someone is constantly bored then most likely > > that person is boring. j…@pixie.co.za<<snipped>>

  A very wise man once told me that to be bored is a symptom of a lazy mind…..perhaps you just need to learn how not to be so lazy….

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On 1 Feb 1997 20:34:34 GMT, mrich…@chat.carleton.ca (Melanie Richmond) wrote: >boredom is not about being boring or being lazy. it’s about not being able >to appreciate the opportunities and activities around you…it’s the world >of the pessimist.

Given the fact that I’ve been bored all day today…perhaps there’s some truth to that. *shrug* ScottR | 4s…@qlink.queensu.ca | anon-12…@anon.twwells.com                   "Who would ever guess                 This is the best of times                This is the worst of times                     And it’s passing             Pay attention." –D.G. Bly, 1994

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Scott I Rollins <4s…@qlink.queensu.ca> writes: >On 1 Feb 1997 20:34:34 GMT, mrich…@chat.carleton.ca (Melanie >Richmond) wrote: >>boredom is not about being boring or being lazy. it’s about not being able >>to appreciate the opportunities and activities around you…it’s the world >>of the pessimist. >Given the fact that I’ve been bored all day today…perhaps there’s >some truth to that. *shrug*

Nahh. I KNOW I’m a pessimist, and I’m rarely bored. I can say that when I’m in control of my time (not somewhere for someone else) I’m never bored. As the song in The Lion King said, "There’s more to see than can ever be seen; more to do than can ever be done." Would that that were enough. DogBoy "Sleeping in the arms of a nightmare…"

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