Why do we get bored:
Boredom is
just a message sent to you by your subconscious mind to tell you that there are
much more important things to do than what you are doing now.
Boredom and relative comparison:
Relative comparisons strongly affect the way our minds
operate. When we say that someone is cute then this means that the person is cute
compared to the people we know or the people we have seen before.If at your early years, you found someone very attractive
you might later on find that the person looks normal if you got to know lots of
other people who are more attractive than that person.
You can even get bored of someone you were interested in
earlier on meeting someone else who is more interesting because your mind
always compares your past experiences to your new ones.
Why do we get bored of things we used to like?
As you gain more experience in life and as your knowledge
base becomes wider it becomes harder to impress you. Have you ever met someone
who is easily impressed by anything? Most probably that person’s life wasn’t as
experience rich as yours’ and so everything seems new to him/her.
Just like a small child can play with a boring toy for the
whole day without getting bored your friend who hasn’t seen a lot may not get
bored as fast as you.
This means that when we get used to the things we like we
find them uninteresting later on or at least not as interesting as they used to
be. If you are worried about your current relationship then you don't have to
worry because you can always restore love to your relationship once again.
Boredom and the first experience:
The first experience is usually full of excitement because
new neural pathways are developed in the brain. Trying something for the first
time (a bad habit) can hard code your mind into doing it forever because of the
change that happens in your neural pathways.
You might be wondering now, why don’t we get bored of our
bad habits? Simply because we keep increasing the intensity of the experience
each time and so we never get bored.
For exampe, A drug addict usually starts by a small dose,
get used to it then increase the dose in order to feel the same excitement he
used to feel earlier.
How to get over boredom:
In order to get over boredom you must first determine the
type of boredom you are suffering from. Are you bored because you are doing
things that are not aligned with your goals? Are you bored because your life is
not experience rich? Are you bored because you have no major interests or goals
to go after?
Once you determine the type of boredom you have to make sure
to fix the root cause instead of running after quick fixes like online
games,internet or even various kinds of addiction that will never help you get
over your boredom.
Source: 2knowmyself