I don’t chase entertainment anymore.
That probably sounds strange in a world where boredom is treated like an emergency. Phones come out instantly. Noise fills every quiet moment. There’s always something new to watch, scroll, listen to, or react to.
I used to spend hours, sometimes all day playing games. Now they lack depth, they honesty are not even fun to play and they are always screaming at you to buy this or that. I’m good. Id rather spend my money on tangible things that exist in the world. Not digital crap.
Not only that – it drains you mentally while doing little to no actual work. Just zombie staring at a screen..
Entertainment used to feel different
I remember when entertainment felt intentional.
You chose it. You looked forward to it. It had a beginning and an end. Now it’s just… constant. Background noise that never really satisfies but never fully shuts off either.
Somewhere along the way, entertainment stopped being enjoyable and started feeling compulsory.
Boredom isn’t the enemy
I don’t think boredom is a problem to solve.
It’s a signal.
When there’s no immediate distraction, your mind starts wandering. You notice things. You think. Sometimes uncomfortable thoughts show up — and that’s exactly why people avoid silence.
But boredom is where creativity lives. It’s where ideas form. It’s where you remember what you actually enjoy doing. I just love sitting outside in quiet, watching the trees and the clouds and thinking deeply.
Some of my best moments happen when nothing is happening at all.
Quiet reveals what actually matters
When I stopped filling every gap with noise, a few things became clear:
- I don’t need much to feel content
- Being outside beats being entertained
- Doing something real beats watching someone else do it
- Presence beats distraction every time
Those realizations didn’t come from consuming more — they came from consuming less.
This isn’t about rejecting modern life
I still watch things. I still listen to music. I still use the internet.
The difference is intention.
Entertainment is something I choose now — not something that automatically fills every spare second. When it’s done, it’s done. No endless loops. No background noise just for the sake of it.
That space gets filled with better things.
A quieter life feels fuller
Less entertainment didn’t make life boring.
It made it richer.
Days feel longer. Time feels slower. Moments actually land instead of slipping past unnoticed. That’s part of why a simpler life keeps pulling me in — not because it removes joy, but because it makes room for it.
– Just a note from the yard.