Flat boredom
Bored
Strength 1 of 4
Restless with too little to engage you, time dragging while part of you wants something, anything, to happen.
In the body
- Sighing and fidgeting
- Eyes drifting to the clock
- Head propped on a hand
- Yawning without being sleepy
Needs behind it
When these needs aren’t met
Softer and stronger
- Bored
- Uninterested
- Indifferent
- Apathetic
Often confused with
Lonely
Bored is missing interest or stimulation; lonely is missing other people, and no activity quite fills that gap.
Restless
Bored has nothing calling for your attention; restless has energy in the body that can’t settle anywhere.
Uninterested
Bored is restless and wants something to engage you; uninterested is simply unmoved by one particular thing, without the itch for something else.