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Staying at a spectacular

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Airbnb

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in Bell, California,

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and I was getting bored.

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So I texted the owner Nancy

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for recommendations of things to do.

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I was expecting her to respond with hikes

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and restaurants, farmers market events activities.

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But here's exactly

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what Nancy texted me back.

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Josh,

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there's a bench

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outside by the edge of the fence on

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the oceans side by the big cypress.

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It's nice to just sit there and watch

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the surfers

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and the birds.

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It's a good reminder.

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Boredom can be uncomfortable

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we wanna do something to avoid the feeling

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of doing nothing.

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Whenever I see people waiting in line at

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Starbucks, they're always scrolling on their phones.

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It's easier now than ever to avoid being

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bored.

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Infinitely scrolling on social media

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endless hours

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of entertainment on Netflix and Spotify,

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the problem.

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When we rely on tech to avoid feeling

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board, we undermine our sense of self as

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the authors of our own lives.

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If you can't put down your phone, you

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don't have a phone.

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The phone has you.

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Nancy taught me that you don't need to

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constantly seek activities to occupy yourself.

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By simply sitting, and observing the surfers and

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the birds, you can begin to rewire your

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brain to find joy and peace in the

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every day.

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The switch, doing something,

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to doing nothing.

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Getting better at board

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is an undervalued skill I am definitely

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under construction in this area, but I wanna

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work on it.

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What about you?