We can investigate, with curiosity, the experience that boredom is, without having to turn it into something dangerous. So, finally, ask yourself: Is the experience of investigating boredom boring? By taking this approach, we can stop squandering the most fertile ground we possess, stop wasting the incredible energy that is our own attention, stop collapsing into the habits of avoidance with which technology so powerfully tempts us, and stop believing the thoughts that tell us unfilled time is nothing, nowhere, and of no inherent value. A