<!-- bryant-content-generator:start --> # Boredom is a warning sign, in yourself first and... > Boredom is a warning sign, in yourself first and then in the company you keep. A person who constantly needs to be entertained has usually stopped acting, and inactivity and unhappiness tend to feed each other. The cure is purposeful occupation, not frantic busyness: the work that moves a life forward, rather than the motion that keeps a person from ever looking at it. **Source:** [[livestreams/Acting With Purpose Before Certainty Arrives - Workbook|Acting With Purpose Before Certainty Arrives]] ## Share on Social Media ``` “Boredom is a warning sign, in yourself first and then in the company you keep. A person who constantly needs to be entertained has usually stopped acting, and inactivity and unhappiness tend to feed each other. The cure is purposeful occupation, not frantic busyness: the work that moves a life forward, rather than the motion that keeps a person from ever looking at it.” — Bryant McGill https://bryantmcgill.com/quotes/quotes-boredom-warning-sign-keeps-person-looking ``` <!-- bryant-content-generator:end -->