boredom

In his 1995 essay “In Praise of Boredom,” Nobel Prize–winning poet Joseph Brodsky wrote: “When hit by boredom, go for it. Let yourself be crushed by it; submerge, hit bottom. In general, with things unpleasant, the rule is, the sooner you hit bottom, the faster you surface.” Adds Vodanovich: “If you don’t succumb to its negative effects, boredom is a great motivational force.”
Thats taken from a Scientific American article on boredom.

So easy to say. I dont think its true. Boredom is a debilitating condition. It arises from a disconnect between what you want and what you are doing/getting, a fundamental disconnect between values and actuals. But this is not consistent with the fact that there are some people who are NEVER bored and some who are ALWAYS bored. So if its a temporary disconnect then this should not be the case...unless it has to do with self awareness. people who are self aware know what makes them bored and they avoid it? They live life according to their values?

And the self help guys say: if you are bored then stop being a boring person...if you cant be interested in the little things around then something is wrong with you. I agree but Im too bored to find out what is wrong!