This could be debatable

Posted by Lynne on April 9, 2013

What is it about boredom that makes us so creative? :)

Someone told me that boredom breeds foolish ideas. I myself do not agree with this point of view. Think back to all the most creative ideas, and you'll notice that they all began from one being so extremely bored. Albert Einstein for example, was told that he would never amount to anything due to his apparent laziness when in reality he was bored by his classes and during class would have countless questions running through his head such as, "why the sky was blue." As everyone knows, he turned out to be one of the greatest scientists in the history of discovery and it all began from boredom.

To end this, I think boredom doesn't bring about foolish ideas, but may as well be the making of a genius.

 

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  • Tara Benwell April 26, 2013 19:42

    2386848262?profile=originalI agree. My kids whine once in a while that they are bored. If I don't do anything to cure this boredom they usually move on to something creative, such as writing, drawing, or building something fun. Last night I went to an event called "Art Jam" at a local school. The kids had the opportunity to build all sorts of things with a bunch of scrap junk that stores and thrift shops had donated. Here is a clock tower that my kids built. They used: 

    • florescent pink duct tape
    • parts of an old bench
    • a clock that stopped working
    • two spoons (for the pendulum) 
    • styrofoam peanuts
    • their imaginations
    • Lynne > Tara Benwell April 27, 2013 1:03

      Dear Tara,

      That's really very impressive. Evidently, it's  vitally important to give enough time for kids to reach their creative state of mind to recreate our future inventors/scientist, this is to consider that the most popular and useful inventions at this time, by great people in the olden times started from nothing.  honestly, I can sense great men and women in the future is being molded in your class, Tara...

      I think, I must congratulate and thank you for your works and creative mind as well. What you have shared here gives us reasons to be hopeful for not only for now but also for tomorrow and the days to come. I just do hope it won't be wasted and will not be misplaced in the society.

      God bless, Tara.

      always a friend,

      -Lynne-

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    • Lynne April 26, 2013 15:58

      I think in that way you are still doing something.... LOL... :) maybe, you're a genius in the making... :)

  • Expector Smith April 9, 2013 23:21

    Just as this question: Why will the apple fall on the ground, not up into the sky? 

    Seems a so simple question?  But it was this question that made Newton a great scientist.

    • Lynne > Expector Smith April 10, 2013 0:14

      good reply.... 

      hmmm... yours is Newton and mine is Einstein they have one thing in mind and common... and that's looking up and how to remain up there. :)

    • Lynne > Lynne April 22, 2013 23:03

      and what makes them great I think is, they really used their minds and knowledge to prove their worth up to the very end.

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