This is a citation of an outside article. Gravyday is not responsible for its content. Original URL below. There’s a right and wrong way to be bored The doldrums can be helpful when it comes to creativity, but chronic boredom isn’t so positive. Boredom isn’t fun. It shouldn’t be; its entire purpose is to motivate us to do something else—anything else. Like pain or thirst, boredom is an emotional state that tells us we need to change our behavior. Take a drink. Stop touching that hot pan. Get a move on and find something productive to do.(more)