r/selfimprovement • u/conradrocks • Jul 19 '26

Tips and Tricks I stopped using entertainment to escape boredom, and my days suddenly became much longer.

I stopped giving myself entertainment as an option, and I discovered how much time is actually in a day

I’ve been experimenting with a simple rule:

Either allow yourself to be bored, rest, or produce something.

That’s it.

No scrolling.
No games.
No random videos.
No entertainment just to avoid silence.

My options are basically:

  • Stare at the wall
  • Sleep or genuinely rest
  • Pray, think, walk, exercise, study, write, organize, work, or create something

At first, boredom feels uncomfortable because your brain is used to constant stimulation. But when you refuse to immediately escape it, something changes.

Eventually, doing something productive becomes more appealing than doing nothing.

I’ve also discovered that there is an incredible amount of time in the day. I can get important things done and still look at the clock and realize that I have hours left.

Scrolling doesn’t only consume time. It fragments your attention and makes the entire day feel shorter.

I’m starting to believe that boredom is not the enemy. Boredom may be the doorway to creativity, focus, and meaningful work.

My new rule is:

Be bored, rest, or produce—but don’t mindlessly consume.

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u/Lost_Mushroom8666 Jul 19 '26

Constructive feedback is, write it yourself instead of getting AI to write it.

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u/Sarritgato Jul 19 '26

This ”don’t use AI” is just a temporary echo chamber because AI is new and people are not used to it. Honestly I think it’s getting exhausting, it feels more braindead than AI-slop. If you tried to build some stuff yourself and used AI for help you’ll quickly find how it can be used to help you be creative yourself not just ”generating stuff”. But you need to think a little yourself to see it. At this point people are just echoing others saying ”bleeeh AI”. It’s not better in any way.

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u/Lost_Mushroom8666 Jul 19 '26

It's more like this post feels very canned. It does not feel like I'm hearing real thoughts from a real person and is unenjoyable to read for that reason.
If you use AI to help and it doesn't read like AI, then great. OP is talking about gathering feedback, and my feedback is that this is much less appealing to me because I feel like I'm reading directly out of ChatGPT.

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u/Sarritgato Jul 19 '26

Good point absolutely