14 REASONS YOU ARE BORED IN LIFE

1. You have no goals.

Goals are what get you going. It you have no goals, your goals are not challenging enough or you have outgrown your goals, you need to refresh them. Give yourself worthwhile goals that make you feel enthusiastic about achieving them. When your goals are aligned to your inner calling, you will feel excited and energized about them and would be driven to pursue them.

2. Your goals are too big for you.

When your goals are too difficult or seem out of your reach, you find the task of pursuing them daunting. You begin to consider your goals boring and are put-off by them. It is therefore important to always set realistic goals for yourself. Lower your goals if you find them too intimidating. Begin small and as you accomplish your goals, keep raising the bar higher for you. This will ensure that you never lose interest in them and keep going with enthusiasm.

3. You are pursuing too many goals at a time.

No matter how driven you are for pursuing your goals, if your work overwhelms you are you feel completely exhausted and drained out, you will not be able to enjoy the pursuit. Your progress will be slow and the goals will feel like a burden. In order to maintain your interest and remain passionate, chase your goals, one at a time and break down each goal into smaller easily achievable bits. It will take the pressure off from you and you will get more things done at a faster pace without telling on your stamina and patience.

4. You don’t have control over your life.

Many people are so stuck up role-playing and getting on with their daily chores that they feel as if the remote of their life is not in their hands. Mechanically carrying out your duties and commitments without deriving any real pleasure from the work that you do is one of the biggest causes of boredom. When there is no sense of purpose, you cannot expect happiness and contentment to come your way.

5. Not celebrating your successes.

If your life is all about work, work and more work, you will find yourself becoming extremely dull. There is no point in accomplishing goals if you don’t celebrate them and remind yourself of what they mean to you. Take time out to celebrate the milestones and pat yourself on the back for doing good work. This will boost your self-confidence, add to your self-esteem and motivate to go on in pursuit of more challenging goals.

6. Not evolved and changed over time.

Everyone grows and evolves over time. What seemed interesting to you once may not be so enjoyable and exciting as you grow, for your needs and views change. You cannot keep doing the same old things and expect to enjoy them forever. Boredom does creep in. So move away from the status quo and try something different. Pick up a new sport or hobby. Meet new people and make friends. Develop interest in new genres of reading, watch different TV channels, and listen to new music than you have been doing before.

7. Doing the same old things or not creative enough.

To break through boredom, allow yourself new experiences, move out, travel and learn new things. Hone a skill that unleashes the creative side of you. Pick up a craft, hobby or activity that stimulates your imagination and helps you to create something new. Creative people seldom get bored because their mind is always occupied with creating something novel and amazing.

8. Not involved in adding value to others.

Associate with a social organization and devote sometime weekly doing things for others and helping them. When you stretch beyond yourself to help others and add value to their life, you will feel happy and experience a sense of gratification.

9. Poor self-imagine.

You are the person who knows yourself the best, are aware of your strengths and weaknesses, your positives and negatives. However if you keep reminding yourself of only your flaws and shortcomings or keep beating yourself up for the mistakes that you made, you are bound to feel low. Your self-esteem is sure to dip. You will then be unenthusiastic and disinterested in taking up new things and taking up challenges making your life dull and boring.

10. Not living life in sync with your liking.

Make a wish list; note down the things that you have been yearning to do but were not being able to do due to lack of time or will. Make it your goal to carry out the list and satisfy your deepest longings. Keep striking the things that you are able to accomplish. Keep adding new ones as and when they come to your mind. This will not help you make your life meaningful and interesting.

11. Fear of failure.

No one likes to fail at anything. That is a natural human instinct. Yet, without trying and failing, there can be no success. If you keep yourself away from doing difficult things, you will be restricted to try the time-tested and routine stuff which over a period of time gets boring. Get over your fear for failure, step out of your comfort zone and grab new opportunities that come your way.

12. Not bonding with like-minded people.

Interacting and hanging out with people who share your ideas, dreams, have common interests and who enjoy doing the same things as you not only refreshes you but infuses you with enthusiasm and new ideas.

13. Having a negative self-image.

When you feel worthless and not capable of achieving anything in life, you feel bored, down and depressed. Without a sense of accomplishment, life has no meaning. You drift aimlessly without choosing a particular direction to tread in. To prevent life from becoming mechanical and dull, it is important to feel good about yourself. When you accept yourself the way you are, love yourself and have high opinion about yourself, you enjoy living life and are happier doing things that make you come alive.

14. Working too hard.

When your hands are full and you are overwhelmed by work and responsibilities, you find life rather dull. If you have been working too hard, it is time to unwind. Get away from the routine work and people. Take a break or go on a holiday. It will not only prove to be a refreshing experience but will also give you an insight into your life.

You’ve got only one life and you owe it to yourself to make it interesting and worthwhile. So get going. Put yourself first. Get in the driver’s seat, get control over your life and set the wheel in motion. Figure out what is it that is bringing boredom in your life. You have the ability to turn your life around and make it more fulfilling. Find out the purpose of your life- what is it that you want to achieve and where you want to reach. Give yourself worthwhile goals and plan how to go about accomplishing them. Then go all out to achieve them. Move out of your comfort zone, go the extra-mile, make things happen and you will realize that fun and excitement in life are not far away in life.