What’s Your Type of Boredom, Ennui?

How to tell the difference between these 3 types of boredom?

Saturation boredom leads to anhedonic boredom which results in avoidance and withdrawal (constriction). Ennui: a feeling of listlessness and dissatisfaction arising from a lack of occupation or excitement.

Bad faith boredom: gap between authentic self and bad faith self (ego ideal) leads to pathological or dysfunctional behaviors such as recklessness and aggression (for instance, in narcissism and psychopathy).

Regarding boredom: it is usually a sign that you are not challenging yourself enough - or that you have no long-term vision/plan - or that you are insecure (don’t trust yourself to be able to accomplish your goals).

Motivational Boredom IS the Meaning of Authentic Life: direct contact with nothingness as a form of Being, as self-awareness (not to be confused with worthlessness).

Problem of Western civilization: intolerance of boredom and of nothingness (example: death). Overstimulation=direct exposure to life --- leads to desensitization and ultimately to boredom via attunement.

Defenses are "meanings" of a Bad Faith Life: 1. Unconscious 2. Fantasy (incl. religion) 3. Mastery (action) 4. Diversion (entertainment).

We confuse these defenses with meaning but this leads to infinite regression nesting: meaning is dictated by others whose judgment is, in turn, determined by yet others ad infinitum.

When defenses fail, we are bored which is the only healthy state because: 1. It generates action or fantasy 2. Left untouched, inert, it brings enlightenment. We should seek boredom and aspire to it.

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