The document discusses the nature of boredom, its psychological causes, and practical strategies to mitigate it. It suggests various steps such as changing perspectives on tasks, incorporating creativity, maintaining blood sugar levels, and managing work schedules to combat boredom effectively. It emphasizes the importance of finding personal satisfaction in activities and integrating enjoyable breaks into study routines.

1. Coffee Solves Everything
Solves Boredom Today

2. Do you get Easily Bored?

3. Or
You have an unavoidable exam
But all that is there in your book is not that interesting

4. Boredom is haunting you..
You are BORED

5. So what do you do?
To solve this, you need to know what exactly is the cause of Boredom

6. Scientific Cause
Opioids- one of many neurotransmitters - which are molecules that the
neurons in our brain release. The effect of opioids is pleasurable.

7. A new experience will stimulate the release of opioids.

8. But once you’ve had an experience, some neurons inhibit the other
weak neurons.

9. Same information again! – Reduction of activity and less opioid
pleasure.

10. Usual Reasons
Boredom may occur when you find an activity unimportant to you.

11. Or things that does not give you personal satisfaction.

12. Or when you have to do things for others but not for yourself.

13. People who are bored does not necessarily think that the activity is
impossible.
They are not hopeless of finding activities which they like to do.

14. What can we do about it?
What will help you stay away from boredom and be stable in your
studies?

15. Step 1
Looking anything from an other angle.
Try doing it differently. You can learn watching a video, listening to an
audio, or even using art and collages.

16. Step 2
Creative output
Give some time to bring about some creativity. Try making new ways to
learn. Arrange your room and fill it with creative arts. After all that is
where you spent most of your time. Make it worth it.

17. Step 3
Blood sugar levels
Maintain your blood-sugar levels. Chocolates are a good choice

18. Step 4
Mastering the art
Once you feel that you have mastered what you are doing, you are less likely to
feel bored. New opportunities are definitely going to knock your door.

19. Step 5
Appreciation
As you master the way you learn, appreciations will eventually find its
way to keep you focussed on your studies.

20. Step 6
Feeling of being good at something
This feeling of being good at what you are doing will bring out the creative ideas in
you. You will gradually tend to like this process.

21. Step 7
Braking your works, Inserting enjoyable things in between
Effective breaks combined with creativity will earn you some credits and if good
enough, you might earn some money as well if you market it the right way.
(20 minutes) (10 min break) (20 min) (15 min break)

22. Step 8
Keep schedules and stick on to it
Keep yourself busy and involved in your new creative ways and improving its
effectiveness.

23. Step 9
Daily work out
A very Important matter to keep your mind and body healthy.

24. Step 10
Yoga
You might want to try yoga in the morning This improves the blood
circulation to your brain and helps you be more creative and calm.

25. Step 11
Realising the value of your work and finding ways to make it more
productive for you.
Whatever is it that you are doing, make it beneficial for you. For every
bit of knowledge you come across might come handy for you when you
least expect it.

26. Step 12
A part time job
A part time job that you like (photography, freelance journalism or
anything) would keep you happy even in a busy schedule.

27. Step 13
Watch a Ted talk
Yes, to an extent a good Ted Talk a day is definitely going to help you.

28. This has helped me,
it will help you too..

29. Thank you
Shilpa Sasidharan