Blog 9

 I have no new pictures of my cute little panda this week. I have been practicing the best I can, but for some reason, my magic circles aren't working correctly. I have restarted the arms of the panda probably four or five times now but I can't quite seem to get it right. I have replaced time actively crocheting with time watching YouTube about certain techniques to see if I can remedy the problem.

I think this occupation probably falls on category F: Enjoyment (low boredom) on the scale presented in the article. (Westgate & Steidel, 2020) I feel as though I enjoy this occupation and almost never feel bored while participating in it. Sometimes, though, when I do lose attention on it, I tend to feel as though it is losing some of its value, so I try to hone in on what I am doing more.

I think that boredom now pushes me to do things that I find worthwhile, whereas when I was younger, boredom would usually push me to get into trouble. Most of the time when I am bored now, I pull out my crochet, read a book with my daughter, or study. When I used to get bored, I would usually go hang out with anyone who would hang out with me. This was usually people who my mom didn't want me to hang out with, so it definitely got me into a lot of trouble when I was younger.

Since I pull my crochet out to work on it when I get bored, I continually find more meaning and achievement within the occupation. My boredom and crochet is on an endless cycle. I feel like the more bored I get, the more I will work on my crochet, then the better I will get at crochet, which will make me more likely to grab it when I am bored next, or at least I would think so.

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  1. Knitty GrittyNovember 3, 2022 at 6:07 PM

    Hi Makenna!

    I love that you brought up the changes boredom has gone through in different stages of your life. I think it is entirely normal to let boredom drive us to poor choices, especially during our teenage years. I know I can attest to that myself. How do you think boredom will change for you as you continue to grow and change? I think, personally, it will change the most for me when I graduate school. I will have boredom still, but will have less of a drive to fill the time instantly with homework and assignments. Though I have a strong drive to pursue hand therapy, this lack of school will probably take some time to come around. I will likely have something to study for the next 7-8 years. I am interested to hear how you think boredom will change for you.

    Hannah

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    1. AnonymousNovember 4, 2022 at 8:33 PM

      Hi, Hannah,
      I think that for me, boredom levels will change most when I graduate from school and have more children in the future. I just think those are the two biggest changers that I will experience that would potentially trigger some boredom.
      Thank you for your question!
      Makenna

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