8 Reasons Why You Often Feel Bored

Illustration of the reasons why you often feel bored (Freepik/diana.gytsku)

YOGYAKARTA Bored is defined as a condition of not doing anything. Emotionally, boredom is seen as an unpleasant emotion where lack of enthusiasm and difficulty concentrating on current activities. Everyone has experienced boredom. According to a survey reported by Psychology Today, Sunday, February 25, between 30 percent and 90 percent of American adults experience boredom at a time in their daily lives. Teenagers as much as 91-98 percent also experienced boredom.

"In general, men are more bored than women," wrote associate professor at the University of Illinois, Springfield, Shahram Heshmat, Ph.D. Here's the reason why someone often feels bored.

Boredom is similar to mental fatigue caused by repetition and lack of asking for details of the tasks being done. In any experience, something predictable and repeated, will be boring.

Flowing is a completely immersed state in a challenging task, it can also be called being in a certain zone according to your ability'. By flowing, one can enjoy what is done, accept the challenge, and cover the goal. Too easy task, the Heshmat kate, will be boring. But the task is too difficult, causing anxiety.

For some people, they may feel bored because they need new, encouraging, and risky variations. These thrill seekers tend to realize that the world is moving slowly. So the need for external stimulation tends to be experienced by extroverts and those who are in the range of experiencing boredom.

Boredom is related to attention problems because we are never bored with activities that make our attention centralized. After all, it is difficult to be interested in something if you can't concentrate on it. People with attention problems, such as disruptions to attention and hyperactivity, have a high tendency to experience boredom.

People who lack self-awareness are more prone to boredom. Individuals who are bored, are unable to articulate what they want or want to do. They have difficulty describing their feelings. The inability to know what makes a person happy, can lead to deep existential boredom.

A person who does not have inner resources to overcome boredom will constructively depend on external stimulation. Without inner entertainment skills, the outside world will always fail to provide sufficient joy and novelty.

People often feel bored when they feel trapped. Feelings trapped, is a big part of boredom because they are mapped or constrained so that their wishes cannot be realized.

In many ways, boredom is a modern luxury. Boredom actually didn't exist until the end of the 18th century. When the previous days were nomad people, most of the days spent looking for food and shelter. That means boredom is not their choice. Currently, gadgets and ease of access make it feel bored often hit.

Boredom is not always bad and means unproductive. Because boredom is a catalyst for action, it is important to be sensitive and motivated to act so as not to waste time.