{"id":217702,"date":"2020-03-21T08:10:09","date_gmt":"2020-03-21T15:10:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/?p=217702"},"modified":"2020-03-21T08:15:01","modified_gmt":"2020-03-21T15:15:01","slug":"freedom-from-boredom","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2020\/03\/21\/freedom-from-boredom\/","title":{"rendered":"FREEDOM FROM BOREDOM"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">What is the greatest threat we currently face? Boredom.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What <em>SHOULD<\/em> we do if we&#8217;re just stuck at home all day?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-videopress\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"VideoPress Video Player\" aria-label='VideoPress Video Player' width='750' height='1000' src='https:\/\/videopress.com\/embed\/XRfZeidu?autoPlay=1&amp;loop=1&amp;muted=1&amp;persistVolume=0&amp;preloadContent=metadata&amp;hd=0&amp;cover=1' frameborder='0' allowfullscreen allow='clipboard-write'><\/iframe><script src='https:\/\/v0.wordpress.com\/js\/next\/videopress-iframe.js?m=1770107250'><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For myself, I enjoy making art. Freedom from boredom is this:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>Having difficult, interesting, fun, challenging things to pursue which <a href=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2020\/03\/20\/generate-2\/\">GENERATE<\/a> AND CREATE STUFF, not just consumption.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The reason of boredom? Hyper-consumption and &#8216;<a href=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2020\/03\/18\/dopamine-resistance\/\">dopamine resistance<\/a>&#8216;. The cure? <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2018\/07\/30\/happiness-is-creation-philosophy\/\">CREATION<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">So what <em>SHOULD<\/em> we do (if we&#8217;re just stuck home all day?)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1180\" height=\"1573\" data-attachment-id=\"217703\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/e499831a-7690-4d94-90d2-984dcb403607\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/E499831A-7690-4D94-90D2-984DCB403607.jpeg?fit=1668%2C2224&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1668,2224\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"E499831A-7690-4D94-90D2-984DCB403607\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/E499831A-7690-4D94-90D2-984DCB403607.jpeg?fit=1668%2C2224&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/E499831A-7690-4D94-90D2-984DCB403607.jpeg?resize=1180%2C1573&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"calligraphy\" class=\"wp-image-217703\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/E499831A-7690-4D94-90D2-984DCB403607.jpeg?w=1668&amp;ssl=1 1668w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/E499831A-7690-4D94-90D2-984DCB403607.jpeg?resize=768%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/E499831A-7690-4D94-90D2-984DCB403607.jpeg?resize=1152%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 1152w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/E499831A-7690-4D94-90D2-984DCB403607.jpeg?resize=1536%2C2048&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/E499831A-7690-4D94-90D2-984DCB403607.jpeg?resize=720%2C960&amp;ssl=1 720w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1180px) 100vw, 1180px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Ideas:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2020\/03\/18\/how-to-calligraphy-with-zen-brush-2\/\">Zen brush 2<\/a> calligraphy on iPad or iPhone.<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/procreate\/\">Procreate<\/a> app on iPad\/iPhone to make illustrations or remix images.<\/li><li>Create a <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2020\/03\/19\/build-a-website\/\">website<\/a><\/strong>. <a href=\"http:\/\/wordpress.org\">WordPress.org<\/a> as the ultimate open-source engine to use.<\/li><li><strong>Workout<\/strong>! Just open YouTube and search an intense yoga, HIIT, or barre workout, or bodyweight exercises. Get your heart rate up, and get swole!<\/li><\/ol>\n<\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What is the greatest threat we currently face? 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