The unsuspected benefits of boredom, or the art of doing nothing primary: the tribes

Boredom, do you fear it?Are you looking for all possible means to flee it?What if you were wrong?Boredom has its benefits and you should know them!Intelligence, creativity, altruism ... All the virtues of boredom.This state of mind has a very bad press in our society.However, he leads us to release our mind and take a step back.

When you get bored, time seems much longer than usual, you have an eye riveted to your watch.The brain is not activated.There is no meaning in your day.In a professional environment, boredom can lead to the boron out, which would affect 63% of us, 30% of which would live this phenomenon as toxic and as a step towards depression, specifies Jean-Olivier Collinet, of Jobyourself.

Culturally and by our education, we do not have the right to be bored.Born is something taboo.

We see it in particular at home: we see a bad eye that our children are bored as soon as their brain is no longer in activity or in hyperconnection.They are waiting for something. Fortunately, most of the time, when they are bored too long, they find ways of not getting bored, they develop tracks to stimulate themselves.They become more and more creative, they start to dream.

Laziness = productivity?

On the way to work, for example, in public transport, we tend to automatically take a book or surf on our GSM.We therefore do not give our brain time to get in off, we do not give it this moment of relaxation and letting go that would make us more effective at work.However, we should take advantage of these moments to just watch, dream and let us wear.

Because boredom brings creativity.In the company, the fact of getting bored would make it possible to put your brain in pause mode.Creative companies also set up fun zones, where you can drag, laze.Being lazy leads to more productivity in the company.Of course you have to find the right limit ...

Boredom is also due to a problem of concentration and attention.We see that people who cannot concentrate tend to be bored.

Fear of boredom is a risk to health.Some people do not like to stay to do nothing.Our education also tells us that we do not have the right to get bored.Some will fill the void of boredom with a tobacco break, alcohol, addiction to gambling, drug addiction.Boredom can even lead young people to a depressive state, even suicide, explains Jean-Olivier Collinet.

How to bored something positive?

To tame the boredom is to do something positive.

If we do not develop these moments there, our brain is permanently active, this is one of the reasons for depression or overractivity.Boredom is therefore a way to feel better.It is interesting to note that boredom, concentration and meditation are often side by side."You have to stop doing and learning to be," writes psychotherapist Odile Chabrillac in the little praise of boredom.