Do you ever get bored?

MeatSack said:
In life. I mean I feel like I've had every conversation a million times and despair at the idea of small talk. Only really in depth discussions keep my attention. A lot of the time I'd rather speak to homeless people or strippers about random takes on life as opposed to the normative mindset everyone seems to hold.

Maybe I just need to get laid and regain my sense of humour. :)
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Are you on any meds? Genuine question.
 
Zefan said:
If you're bored, you're basically saying you can't think of anything to do. There is loads of stuff to do, if you can't see it then you're pretty mental.
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I am bored. I can't think of anything I WANT to or can afford to do. I guess I must be pretty mental.

At 31, I am actually the most bored I have ever been in my life.
 
I have to say ever since I've started university I haven't been bored. It's only now when I'm back at home that I am starting to get bored.

Even though I have exams in January I'm still trying to find something worthwhile to fill the gaps.
 
I think that what you explain away as boredom and a dislike of small talk is actually your inability to deal with certain social situations. In actuall fact you find it very uncomfortable/difficult to talk and intertact with people in these social situations and you generally try and avoid them citing boredom.

Being able to make small talk and turn it into a conversation/discussion is actually quite a skill as pointed out by Nitefly.

Im with magnolia. Are you on any meds?

/Salsa
 
I find when I'm bored that I use the time to contemplate things about my life, my friends etc..
There is nothing wrong with being 'bored'. Constant stimulating overload can be just as monotonous.

I am betting that most of the greatest breakthroughs in human history were achieved from combating boredom.

@Cleeecooo Small-talk is a polite way to get through meeting strangers. Don't expect people to fully disclose their hopes and dreams to you, your a stranger to them. I tend to role-play small-talk with strangers, just to see their reactions.
Your right, most people are dull, we all are in our way. ;)

Small-talk is a subtle social skill that I have used on many occasions to get what I want out of people.

@Jambo Mate forget what you want, figure out what you need. The need tends to be the crucial factor in feeling engaged and achieving a sense of fulfillment.
 
Zefan said:
Most people are not.
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I agree, I just have the misfortune of meeting the boring ones :(

@Baron C, I completely understand that, and I don't mind some small Talk, but when someone refuses to let me keep myself to myself like I usually do, then refuses to go passed the small talk, I do get somewhat annoyed.
 
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Keep it civil please! :)


For me there's a difference in the terms when the word bored is used;

I get bored with my job, absolutely. But during my own free time, I'm never bored 99% of the time.
 
tbh if people arnt interesting or a character /creative i tend to just homer them :D it doesn't bother me that i maybe rude or that others dont like it :p

im very straight forward and it saves a lot of hassle :)

as for being bored i guess that is a mindset or something you maybe lacking at the moment
 
hilly said:
Keep it civil please! :)


For me there's a difference in the terms when the word bored is used;

I get bored with my job, absolutely. But during my own free time, I'm never bored 99% of the time.
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UH OH. YELLOW TEXT. KEEP YOUR HEADS DOWN GUYS.
 
I personally cannot stand people. I have a small group of friends I can tolerate but that is about it.

I'll generally hate someone before I've even talked to them but will give them one or two chances to change my mind.

Saves getting randomly attached to people then getting depressed when you eventually find out they are *insert naught word here*
 
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