Challenge 14 · 7 days
The Boredom Challenge
Spend 20 uninterrupted minutes each day doing absolutely nothing. No phone, music, podcasts, television, books, or conversation. Simply sit and allow yourself to be bored.
“I don’t have to escape.”
Why this challenge
Boredom often feels dangerous only because we have trained ourselves to escape it immediately.
This challenge teaches you that boredom is uncomfortable, but it does not require rescue.
You can remain with yourself even when nothing is entertaining you.
What you do
Spend 20 uninterrupted minutes each day doing absolutely nothing.
No phone.
No music.
No television.
No book.
No conversation.
Simply sit and allow yourself to be bored.
What to notice
What did I notice? How did I feel? What was most difficult? What did I learn?
Keywords
- I don’t have to escape.
The point
- Spend 20 uninterrupted minutes each day doing absolutely nothing.
- No phone.
- No music.
- No television.
- Set a timer for 20 minutes. Notice the urge to escape. Stay. Breathe. Observe.
Your record
Where this stands
The tracker is the record. Writing on a day checks that day in. Mark the challenge completed when you finished it, or not continuing when you are done with it. Those marks are the review on your map. The lines under a day are here for whatever you want to say.
7 days
7 days. Open a day to write it. Writing checks that day in.
Day 1
In your own words
This space is here for the day the other lines do not fit. Write it the way you would say it. Add a picture if that is closer. It stays with this day, and it stays on your map.
Day 1
When you finish
How difficult was it?
1 = Easy, 10 = Very Difficult