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I have this friend I work with, and we sometimes hang out at Hooters. Then, he did something really bad. He did something you just don't do with me. He issued a declaration that I cannot identify with or sympathize with. He sent me a text Saturday night. It said, "I'm bored."



I felt a certain revulsion at that moment. You may not understand this revulsion, but there is a reason for it. The thing is that I am never bored. I don't do boredom. I don't like boredom. So, I got rid of it. I might have frustration, excitement, disappointment, or whatnot. But I don't have boredom.



I gave this guy my Life Strategies canned lecture before. Naturally, since he is stupid, it was in one ear and out the other. He is condemned to misery for the rest of his days. It is his destiny. I don't care. It is his life and not mine. Plus, I gave him the answer. Now, I will give you the answer.



The opposite of happiness is not sadness, anger, or depression. It is boredom. Boredom is the byproduct of a life of meaningless activity or just zero activity. There is no flow with boredom. Boredom is the antithesis of flow.



Flow is found when you are immersed in activity. My days are endless activity. I am always doing something. I don't always manage these activities in an optimal way, but I am always doing something. Flow comes from this constant doing. I have a tremendous backlog of various projects, so the list is never exhausted. If you simply wrote down one goal--read the classics--you would have a list that would cover the rest of your life. There is always something to do.



People who are not happy do not have these lists. They don't have projects. They have no plans or ambitions. Each day is just another turn in the cycle of existence. Yet, they meet me or someone like me and all that changes. I am not like them. I am not bored. I am happy. For the brief bit that they are around me, they experience some of this flow. This seems to explain the popularity I have experienced for the last five years. People miss something in their lives, so they stick to me like a wet t-shirt to firm round breasts.



I hate hearing the "I'm bored" routine. I can't stand that shit. And that is why I get these strange requests usually when I am in the middle of something. These people want me to cure their boredom. But the only cure for boredom is found within yourself. I can't do it for you. So, I told him to go beat off to porn. I don't know if that helped, but it helped me to get rid of him.



As I wrap this one up, I have to admit that I have a stack of things to do for today. I haven't even had the first cup of coffee yet. My head is sunburnt from extended time outdoors yesterday without a hat. Gotta remember the hat. And I need to get a bunch of stuff written that is simmering in my brain. Anyway. . .

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