is Boredom the key to creativity?
Remember When Boredom Was just a regular occurence?
There was a time in life when boredom wasn’t something to avoid, it was simply part of the human experience.
Remember those long summer afternoons as a kid?
We turned sticks into swords.
Stones into soup.
Backyards into kingdoms.
Entire worlds lived in our imaginations, not on screens.
We didn’t need constant stimulation.
What we needed was s p a c e …
Space to imagine.
Space to invent.
Space to listen to what wanted to move through us.
That quiet, unstructured time was the birthplace of creativity. Inspiration didn’t come from outside, it emerged from the void within.
Fast-Forward to Today… Silence Feels Uncomfortable
Now, we fill every empty moment:
📱 scrolling
🎧 listening
📺 watching
📩 refreshing
We reach for stimulation the second discomfort arises. Silence has become foreign, and boredom feels like a problem to solve.
And yet…
We wonder why creativity feels harder to access.
Why we feel disconnected from our intuition.
Why clarity and inspiration seem further away.
Your Mind Needs Space to Wander
Neurologically, “boredom” isn’t nothingness. It’s your brain shifting gears.
When you’re not actively “doing,” your mind moves into what’s called the default mode network — the place responsible for:
✨ imagination
✨ emotional processing
✨ self-reflection
✨ problem-solving
✨ meaning-making
In other words… your best ideas often come when you stop trying to have them.
In Shower revelations
Road Trip inspirations.
Walk in the woods induced clarity.
These are not coincidences.
Maybe the Solution Isn’t Doing More
We live in a culture obsessed with optimization. More output. More visibility. More productivity.
But creativity doesn’t bloom under pressure. It blooms in openness.
The answer to stagnation isn’t:
❌ forcing inspiration
❌ consuming more content
❌ filling the silence
The invitation is to:
✨Soften
✨To slow down
✨To go inward
To allow your imagination, which you’ve buried in to-do lists and “shoulds” for most of your adult life- to come out and play again.
A Gentle Challenge for You
The next time you feel stagnant, uninspired, or restless, rather than reaching for your phone or any other form of instant gratification in order to numb your discomfort try this:
✨ Let yourself be bored.
✨ Let your mind wander.
✨ See what shows up.
Even if it’s just for a few minutes….
Not because you should.
Not as a productivity hack.
But as an act of remembering.
Your inner world has wisdom.
Your imagination is still there.
And your creativity isn’t gone, it’s just waiting for space to emerge again.
If You’re Ready to Reconnect With Yourself…
This is the work I love supporting clients through… slowing down, listening inward, and rebuilding a relationship with your own inner guidance system.
I currently have openings for 1:1 coaching and enrollment is also open for my Fire Horse Rising group program beginning mid-February.
If you’re feeling the pull to return to yourself… To move through life with more presence, clarity, and creativity… you don’t have to walk that path alone.
Let’s reconnect you to the part of you that already knows the way forward. ✨
