Katherine Burke
Aug 28, 2017 · 1 min read

During one of my less-productive phases in my late teens, my father, a physician and academic, considered my situation and remarked, “Sometimes it’s good to be bored.” He meant that my all my striving, engaging and achieving, while important, wasn’t a linear or predictable process. Taking one’s foot off the gas and drifting at times was good. Boredom could free the mind and soul to recreate, realign, and repurpose — to find inspiration.

(We built a cabin about 50 years ago, too. During this summer’s visit I looked down at the floorboards and remembered pounding those nails in as a ten-year-old. Why didn’t I create that same experience for my kids?)

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