Anyone else bored with life?

Gender re-assignment surgery. You will have a whole new set of problems and seem on-trend!

Here are somethings ive done past two years to try and bring back enthusiasm for life. Some helped a little.

1: rejected the idea of growing up (im an 'established adult') by doing things that seemed interested to me but were not typical for people to start or do later in life.

2. I was good at skateboarding in my youth, i actually started skating again. Did i look weird? sure, did i care? no

l[/quote]

Thanks. Strange you should say this. Always wished I'd learned to skate. Will investigate even if I look ridiculous

Years ago I was bored after 9 years living all alone in a town. I had friends that I talked to on the phone but that was it. It was a nice town and great surroundings for my long runs (which I will never forget) but I got tired of it. I moved back to be near my extended family and lo and behold I was living a new life immediately. The move did wonders for me. Everything changed for the better. When you want change sometimes you must change.

Mikey likes it but the real excitement for me is Cocoa crispies and Captain Crunch. Throw in a few bowls of those "all berries" captain crunch and you can't bet much better than that.

Live vicariously through your children.

The masters your age who are still rushing it either don’t have jobs or kids. And if they do have kids, they get their wives to do everything.

Pro tip: don’t have life responsibilities

The usual solution is to get divorced, give your wife sole custody and skip out on child support. It’s the American dream.

So bored wrote:

... Can't believe it when I see masters my age still crushing it. I've lost nearly all motivation, am tired all the time, ...

I used to be like you. Got home from work. Sat on the couch. Too tired to get up. Couldn't believe it when I saw people my age still running, biking, and driving around with kayaks on their roofs. I had a knee injury and couldn't run anymore.

After complaining about my knee injury to my older brother, and how I probably needed some kind of surgery for it to heal, he told me: "Just ignore it. Go running anyhow. It'll probably just heal itself."

I knew that wasn't going to happen, but I also knew that the only way to prove it was to try running everyday. So I started running and my knee hurt. I didn't care, I kept going. It got a bit better and somewhat tolerable. Then I signed up for a 10k race. It seemed crazy, because it was so far and I was so fat. Finished that and signed up for a half marathon. Couldn't believe I signed up. Couldn't believe I finished. Couldn't get out of bed the next day and had to take a day off work. Then in a rash decision, I signed up for a marathon. Ran it, finished and signed up for another. That was 13 years ago, and I have run 40 marathons since then.

So, just set your excuses aside, start running more, if it's dark by a light for your cap, and just keep going.

The OP and other posters are perfect examples of why you should chase a job you love, not money. Money can't buy happiness. If anything it makes your life worse when you spend your life chasing money and realize on your death bed you skipped vacations and skipped having fun all for pieces of paper that end up being worthless when you can't walk and get fed by a tube. Get out, do something fun.

Here's an easy example: You live in a rural area. Buy a junker car and race through the open fields and woods all day. If you wrap it around a tree, walk home and buy another junker car and do it again. I went to Utah this summer and stayed in a community of 300 people. I have a 2014 Fusion Hybrid and I spent considerable time drifting around corners at 70+mph and doing some top speed tests on the dirt trails. 130+mph on dirt in that car is pretty much skating on ice. It was a blast. You could easily do something like that. I wouldn't recommend those speeds on your first day. I grew up on a race track so I have superior car control and anticipation. But you can build up to it. Or you can buy a dune buggy and build some jumps. Do that same thing as above. The buggy costs a lot more obviously, but it is also a blast.

Alright, I'll give a serious answer. I was bored with life a few years ago, although I was in my late twenties rather than your age. I decided to shift my mindset and start to do things that I wanted to do rather than what I was expected to do. The first order of business was attempt learning a new skill or activity that I always wanted to learn but wasn't exactly sure if I could do it. So I learned how to play the viola because I love music and always wanted to learn how to play a string instrument.

Taking up the viola opened a whole new world to me in the sense that it gave me confidence to take on something new in life. It's not just about the music, although learning to play music is a gift that can last a lifetime. It's about doing something new that you always wanted to do but you are not sure that you can do, taking yourself out of your comfort zone, and building your confidence and changing your conception of self from.

Since I decided to take up that new activity, I have pursued a number of new activities that people around age 30 typically do not take up. I did them because I wanted to and I didn't care how I would be perceived. Also helps that I don't have a family but don't let that hold you back. Maybe a few people will give you the side eye but most don't care and a few are intrigued. I am happier for it. The people that judge harshly are probably pretty lame themselves.

So if you want to spice up your life in a way that is not destructive to yourself and others, this is my advice for starting out. Think of something that you always to do or learn but not sure you can do it, and then go for it. Dedicate a half-hour to an hour a day to this activity. I know you have a family and other responsibilities, but I think you can carve out a spare half hour or so.

Sounds you need a mistress!

Run for POTUS. There's nobody out there any better than you looking at 2020.

Join the exploding Neo Luddite movement.

Get off the grid.

Pray to God without ceasing.

Stay away from tofu and soy.

Avoid Russian women named Anushka.

Run more.

Stay Hard.

T.M.A.D.D.D.H.A.S.F.N.E.

Enjoy your kids. They deserve someone that is excited to wake up everyday to be with them.

Why else would you be posting on LRC other than being bored with life? Welcome to the first day ... of the next 20 years.[/quote]

This hit hard.

Can you move to a more populated area? No extended family nearby and no social life is going to be an impediment to life satisfaction. In middle age, having friends is really important and keeps life interesting

Maybe it's time to mix it up. Instead of trying to run 7 days a week (or whatever), maybe try mixing in something new? Maybe start something new once a week, and if you like it you could aim to run 3 days a week and do something new the other 4.

My wife and I recently started attending an Orthodox Church. I grew up non denominational Protestant. She was baptised in the Catholic Church but never practiced. Neither of us had attended church in almost 10 years. The Orthodox Church has been a great experience. The parishioners are genuine and super nice. The services are beautiful and like nothing I've experienced before. The leadership of welcoming but not overbearing.

I wasn't necessarily in a bad place before attending, but I'm in a wonderful place now feeling energized and full of wonder. I'm eager to be a better version of myself, and being on that path has been challenging and rewarding.