"To do the same thing over and over again is not only boredom: it is to be controlled by rather than to control what you do."

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One of the worst forms of mental suffering is boredom, not knowing what to do with oneself and one's life. Even if man had no monetary, or any other reward, he would be eager to spend his energy in some meaningful way because he could not stand the boredom which inactivity produces.

— Erich Fromm