Boredom appears due to a lack of interest.
Boredom is what a person experiences when they feel great boredom or have to tolerate something that does not matter to them . The term comes from the Latin word taedĭum , in turn derived from the verb taedere which can be translated as "to be upset."
For example: "I'm fed up with work tedium: I need to get a new job that generates enthusiasm" , "The judge's whistle put an end to the tedium: the teams tied without goals in a match that had no emotion" , "The morning It passed slowly, with tedium; "There wasn't much to do in that field."
Appearance of boredom
Boredom appears when an individual does not find meaning in an activity. Therefore, at that moment you feel annoyance and reluctance since there is nothing that provokes interest or enthusiasm . Tedious activities, in this way, cause boredom or discomfort .
Suppose a young man, at the direction of his boss, must attend a conference on leadership . The topic is unattractive to him: when the talk lasts more than two hours, the boy no longer knows how to deal with the tedium. He yawns, looks at the clock insistently, plays with his hands and even scribbles on a piece of paper to try to distract himself.
The usual thing is that, to avoid boredom, the person looks for a hobby or some activity that allows them to get out of that state. A woman who is bored by having to clean the window panes can do the task while listening to music so that the moment is more bearable and cleaning is a little more pleasant.
Tedium is associated with boredom.
The concept in literature and cinema
Throughout history, many authors have written about boredom and this would be the case, for example, of Baudelaire who, in his poem titled "To the Reader" , does not hesitate to describe it as the strongest sin of being. human.
Likewise, we cannot ignore the existence of a film that is precisely titled "Tedio" . Cédric Kahn is the director of this 1998 film, which earned several César Award nominations and stars Sophie Guillemin and Charles Berling , among others.
It tells the story of Martín , a university professor who is experiencing one of the most complicated moments of his existence up to that moment. And he is suffering both personally and professionally. However, a young model named Cecilia will cross his path, who will become a real breath of fresh air.
They will establish a passionate romantic relationship that, little by little, will lead Martín to situations that he could never have imagined, will make him leave aside all his principles and ideas, enter a circle of obsessions and unexpected mysteries and immerse himself in a really dangerous spiral.