Who said the cure for boredom is curiosity

Thank you- you really are an inspiration. What a wonderful article at the perfect time for me! Some exciting changes after 15 years of working on something are headed my way…this calmed my fears of the new. Thank you!! Also, I am bored of my neighborhood so I am moving soon. I will be taping it to my new wall too.

It compares people who are either fragile, resilient, or anti-fragile. Anti people thrive in chaotic and unfamiliar situations. You are one of the examples of someone I look up to as Anti-fragile. Even though you may not seek out chaos, you seem to really have fun when you do run into it. I love it. Great stuff! Totally agree, if life gets boring — change it. The boredom could be a lack of challenge from living in your comfort zone. Setting yourself a meaty challenge that makes you feel a little queezy should focus your attention and stimulate your mind.

Time to change it up- thanks Chris! Maybe 6 months of moving around is my max? Sometimes it is good to take up random offers to try different things. If you told me a couple of years ago that I would be getting up at 5.

But when presented with the opportunity I took it and it really gave me a new lease on both life and my fitness regime. Thanks for the post Chris. I LOVE routine. I cannot function properly without an established routine. However, I often experiment with new things because I am a very curious person. I have been bored for the past seven years living a life I thought I should live, afraid to make a change, afraid to fail, staying comfortable in what I know.

Who knows where this new journey will lead me, first stop New York City, then…. Great post Chris! For me, getting out and about is a big cure. Going somewhere new, driving up to the mountains, bumbling around until I find something interesting like a coffee shop, store or park.

Give myself a break from the usual and seek out the new and different! I agree whole-heartedly that curiosity is the cure for boredom. Even though I was really productive last week, I became stuck in a rut. After allowing myself to stay in the rut and enjoy it, I came to realize I was avoiding the most important task in my mind, writing down the outline for my book.

After sitting down and writing it out, my subconscious let me out of the rut. Boredom can be a hard one. And I have been bored!! I can totally relate to james G. I travel for work and have been around the country but mostly LA these days. Living in hotels and not getting out and meeting people. Thanks for the inspiration!

I love it, I am curious about most things in life, perhaps a bit too curious about some things, but overall I ma never bored. I was in a rut. So, what did I do? Packed everything up and my family and I moved to a new town in a new part of the country.

Dismantled the entire support structure. Were curious again. Trying new places to explore, new restaurants, new parks. I like the quote at the beginning! I am only passionately curious. My boredom completely disappeared while reading sbv posts.

One of the antidotes to boredoom is BEER…. Due to boredom both my cerebrum and cerebellum paralyzed. Now i started playing online chess,took up readingbiographies watch different channels on TV, last but not the least is internet, youtube; watch interviews of great people and achievers; watch Bond movies which are forever interesting.

Thank you folks for the posts. His website is located here. Skip to content. Dorothy Parker? Ellen Parr? Dear Quote Investigator: The following statement about curiosity has been attributed to the well-known wit Dorothy Parker and someone named Ellen Parr: The cure for boredom is curiosity. Would you please examine the provenance of this saying? Boldface has been added to excerpts: 1 The cure for boredom is curiosity. Here are additional selected citations in chronological order.

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