Why being bored is not only a revolutionary act against a system that milks your attention, but also an act of unbridled creativity that could "turn up" your human potential "to eleven".
There's always resistance! But we also practice it in real time, so they can feel it for themselves. Every class, I try to have 3 ten minute mandatory boredom moments, where we do nothing in the silence.
That's so awesome! I will definitely share this idea with my teacher friends. You're basically teaching them not only to foster creativity, but to sit with themselves and their thoughts & emotions - which is incredibly valuable.
Totally agree. When I did a digital detox for 30 days it was the most productive month of my life.
Glad it worked for you! Tech should enable us, not enslave us
Yes yes yes! I always tell my students, "Boredom is the bedrock of creativity. If you have writer's block, get bored until it's gone."
Love to hear that, Anthony! What's their take on this? It seems counter-intuitive for some young people to "get bored".
There's always resistance! But we also practice it in real time, so they can feel it for themselves. Every class, I try to have 3 ten minute mandatory boredom moments, where we do nothing in the silence.
That's so awesome! I will definitely share this idea with my teacher friends. You're basically teaching them not only to foster creativity, but to sit with themselves and their thoughts & emotions - which is incredibly valuable.
Exactly. And if you are always in "input" mode, how can you ever expect to output original ideas?