How Our Bored Lonely Brain Craves For External Stimuli

What the brain does the instance we wake up from a long slumber, is it battles itself from getting bored and falling back asleep again. So we drink plenty of coffee to stay alert, do cardio exercises, constantly look at our smartphones for signs of life or aimlessly surf the Internet.

We go on a quest, to search for known stimulants for a jump start, which will entertain our mind.

The conscious alert brain has no particular purpose or aim, it just floats in the environment seeking to be stimulated, …

Why Your Brain Explodes Thinking You Are Better Than Others

watching a movie is like dreamingWhat the brain does from the exact moment that we wake is it battles itself from boredom. So we drink coffee to stay alert, constantly look at our smartphones for signs of life, surf pointlessly on the Internet. We’re constantly searching for any known stimulants which will entertain our mind.

The conscious brain has no particular aim, it floats. It’s not directed. What it’ll continuously do is revisit previous experiences, scan for new exciting opportunities, attempt to solve problems, which kicks in the creativity juices.

These days, the boredom gaps …