Creativity Can Break Your Boredom

Many people have a problem with keeping boredom away. And this is true, in spite of the fact that technology has brought us much more things to do in the way of entertainment. Never has there been so many things at our fingertips to enjoy and keep us busy. Yet we still get bored very easily and tired of things quickly. Our attention spans are shorter, and our appreciation for entertainment has dulled.

The only thing worse than being bored while you have all these things, is facing the boredom without these things. At least if you have them, you know you can do them if you want. But if they are not there, then it seems the problem is a bit worse. You are stuck, even if you feel like doing one of the activities you think is boring. I experienced this lost feeling when I moved out of my parents house into my own apartment.

When I moved, however, I did it in anger, and a full week ahead of the planned date. By doing so, I was very limited as to what I could fit into my car. I had very little to put into my apartment. I had my prize possession, an Ibanez acoustic electric guitar, and a few things my mother threw in the car before I left. So now, I had to wait for the rest so my brother could bring it in his truck, four days from today.

I plucked around and played a few of my favorites, until it soon became tiresome to me. I stared at the walls for some time trying to figure out what to do. I was so lost. I really did not know how I was going to stand this for four days. Then I remembered that one of the boxes I brought had a paint set in it. I loved painting, so I dug it out and painted for a while. Until that left me bored. Now I was just at a total loss.

I could not think of any ways of amusing myself. Then it hit me. I actually had a creative idea. I grabbed the paint and went to a bathroom mirror. I began to artistically paint a hard rock face onto mine. I was about to create for myself, a fantasy I had, of being a rock and roll heavy metal star. After painting my face, I pulled on my old brown boots, and went back to the living room. I looked like I belonged on a heavy metal album cover.

I went back to the front room and grabbed my guitar, and pulled over the dyson all floors vacuum that was in the corner, and put it in front of my only chair. I sat in the chair, put my feet up on the vacuum, and began to play and sing like a hard rocker. I soon became lost in this act of creativity.

Over the course of the next couple of days, I actually wrote five good songs that I still play to this day. And people love them. It is amazing what some alone time and a little creativity can bring out of a person. Through this small bit of discovery, I have found a new way of entertaining myself, and it helps me later on to entertain others as well.

Tags: boredom, creativity, music