La enfermedad del aburrimiento

Boredom is a daily phenomenon that torments us when reality does not meet our expectations. We know it well. It visits us all at some time, in its simplest and most fleeting form or in its deep and lasting expression. We even get to feel it in a group. The pain it causes us predisposes us to do anything to put an end to it. Human creativity emanates from his suffering and the worst monsters also result. His experience is pathological to the point of being attributed to the disease. However, boredom is just a symptom. Its mission is to alert us that the relationship with the environment is damaged. Our responsibility, delve into the root of the problem and repair it. In this essay, Josefa Ros Velasco teaches us to listen to the voice of boredom, to explore its reasons and to direct our actions, with the available resources, to return to an optimal state of satisfaction. On the one hand, she shows the multifaceted character of her experience, in a journey through the different spaces in which she has historically gained prominence. On the other, she delves into its nature, highlighting its functionality and sharing the keys to its use. "The disease of boredom" is the journey towards a radical change in the way of perceiving and coping with boredom.