What bores you?

I don’t want to say something like “I’m never bored” because that feels a little cliche and unbelievable, but I don’t really run into much that will actively turn off my attention to whatever is in front of me.

With that in mind, I could give an example of a potential situation but it doesn’t happen too often. When I play Magic with my usual group there are times when I run into a situation where I’m not drawing the cards I need and basically can’t play anything. So I sit there and watch, waiting in hopes I draw into a thing I can actually do. I don’t usually let it get to me, because I like to watch them play even if I’m struggling. I can provide commentary, crack jokes, read their cards and think through how everything connects and interacts on each of their  boards. So it’s not like I get BORED bored, but there’s always a chance that I feel like I’ve already seen and done everything I could, so I look for something else to do while I wait.

Situations like I’ve described above don’t happen too often, where I’m in the middle of something but am powerless to do anything. I try to make the most of the situation to avoid boredom.

The other thing to mention for all of this is that I also make sure I put myself in situations where I don’t risk being bored. That part can be tough, but it’s doable. Just make sure I’m engaging with something of interest and be knowledgeable enough to get through it. This way, there’s always something for me to do, because there truly IS always something out there to do.