Life itself, existence may not be enough to defeat boredom. The slow process of enlarging a hole by repetitive motion is called boring. This may be why slow, repetitive things that seem to go nowhere have been described with the same word: these things are boring. Boredom, which means being temporarily disinterested in what is happening, was found as early as ancient Pompeii. Boredom is a feeling that we humans don't like and it happens to everyone. But now we have Facebook, Youtube, Google and iPhone games to keep us busy. So why do we get bored and why does boredom matter? Even though boredom seems trivial to humans, boredom is actually exciting because it is the most unique emotion of all. One moment you're sitting through a long, dry lecture wondering why the professor hid the watch, and the next moment you're on a rocket. heading towards the end of the galaxy where anything is possible. If boredom is a type of discomfort, then why are we able to imagine the greatest possible things as a side effect? The answer is that boredom is like a gateway to our imagination. Jennifer Schuessler underlines this when she says: “…boredom itself can be a very useful human capacity, at least according to some psychologists and neuroscientists, who have begun to examine it not only as an accomplice to depression and addiction but as an important source of creativity, well-being and our very sense of self” (Schuessler 10). When we are bored, our mind takes us to an exciting place to keep our brain stimulated. Even our brain activity during borden decreases by only 5%. My grandmother always said that only stupid people are bored. I've always wondered if that was the case. We... at the center of the card... takes us away from bad things and guides us in a healthy direction. Boredom protects us from monotonous speakers and mind-numbing tasks. Boredom forces us to do new things and new stimuli. Once overcome, the propensity for boredom is a sign of a healthy mind. Creatures who felt it ended up doing more. So next time you feel a little bored, be proud and give yourself some time away from the usual distractions to “get bored”. It may be boring, but boring is literally how the holes are made and perfected. Works Cited Gosline, Anna. "Bored?" Scientific American Global RSS. Np, nd Web. March 14, 2014. Schuessler, Jennifer. "Our boredom, ourselves." The New York Times. The New York Times, January 23, 2010. Web. March 14. 2014. .