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Then, the story of time in <strong>your</strong> head turns into<br />
stress in the body.<br />
No time, no stress.<br />
Isn’t it boring when the content of the present moment<br />
doesn’t change?<br />
The mind wants new content every three seconds. It<br />
can sat<strong>is</strong>fy its desire very easily, by looking at the<br />
smartphone for new messages, looking at the<br />
newspaper for new stories, looking at the stores for<br />
new products, looking at <strong>your</strong> email inbox for new<br />
requests, looking at the TV for new shows.<br />
It ofers a way for the mind out of the perceived<br />
emptiness of the present moment which it labels as<br />
"boredom".<br />
Th<strong>is</strong> often occurs when a person <strong>is</strong> used to constant<br />
content change, because he or she has been playing<br />
video games that have th<strong>is</strong> character<strong>is</strong>tic. When the<br />
person stops playing, he or she wil perceive reality<br />
as quite slow compared to the virtual world he or<br />
she <strong>is</strong> used to. Th<strong>is</strong> person then feels restless.<br />
For people who feel restless, the emotion of<br />
boredom manifests itself in behaviors like biting<br />
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