Finding surprise and cheer in friendly boredom

Our man inside the game struggles to watch international friendles, but this week he tried

It’s still OK to be bored. That is to say it’s OK to visit any number of places all over the world and find yourself at the mercy of whatever is on offer there. Or not on offer, as the case may be. And I realised a long time ago that it is impossible to be happy all of the time. It is impossible to be stimulated all of the time. It is impossible to have a great time all of the time. It’s OK to be bored.

The trick to being bored is not to let it get too far. Boredom can lead to you becoming an uninteresting person. And it is true to say too much of the good life can leave one feeling nonplussed about places and moments in history when one is expected to be dazzled. So it’s OK to be bored.