Doing the same every day, like a life of a novelist or writers (inspired also by the book Novelist as a Vocation (Haruki Murakami)) is to be called a boring life.
Such a “boring” and slow life might just be the happiest one as Karun Pal shares on his gem Why a ‘Boring’ Life Might Be the Happiest One. His writing reminded me of Slow Living, something I’m always striving to do intentionally, or related, living a boring life.
# Uni-Tasker Devices, and away from Algorithms
I feel we are at a turning point. That’s why we want to go back to owning things, want distraction-free experiences, and above all, want tools that benefit us, not the pockets of large companies. There are more stories of people using old iPods for music, buying music and typing on a typewriter solely for writing (like I did Distract-Free Typewriter, leaving the cloud, or just using Local First products like Obsidian, DuckDB. Devices that are Uni-taskers, doing one thing well.
It’s back to single-use devices. Besides being not distracted, it’s also that we, the people who are the product, are tired of the algorithm telling us what we listen to, watch, or write about.
# Give Us Boredom, and Nothing to Do
We are human beings. If you wait one minute or two, something will always come to mind. In my experience, there is no shortage of ideas. Embrace not doing anything, embrace Boredom, Daydream. Follow your Intuition.
Being bored is the new luxury. It will heal your mental state. We will slowly but surely regain our sense of belonging and feel more comfortable—more at Boredom is the New Luxury.
Origin: Novelist as a Vocation (Haruki Murakami)
References: Slowing Down