{"id":262583,"date":"2021-05-30T01:53:00","date_gmt":"2021-05-29T22:53:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/how-to-fight-off-boredom-in-retirement\/"},"modified":"2021-05-30T01:53:00","modified_gmt":"2021-05-29T22:53:00","slug":"how-to-fight-off-boredom-in-retirement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/how-to-fight-off-boredom-in-retirement\/","title":{"rendered":"#\n  How to fight off boredom in retirement"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a36b53101d24\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a36b53101d24\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/how-to-fight-off-boredom-in-retirement\/#It_takes_discipline_to_stay_curious\" >It takes discipline to stay curious<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-4' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-4'><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-4' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/how-to-fight-off-boredom-in-retirement\/#Morey_Stettner\" >Morey Stettner<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p>&#8220;<strong>#<br \/>\n  How to fight off boredom in retirement<br \/>\n<\/strong>&#8221;<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"article__subhead\" itemprop=\"alternativeHeadline\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"It_takes_discipline_to_stay_curious\"><\/span>\n  It takes discipline to stay curious<br \/>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"column column--full article__content\">\n<div class=\"article__side\">\n<div class=\"container--sticky not-active\">\n<div id=\"cx-next\">\n              <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"js-article__body\" class=\"article__body article-wrap at16-col16 barrons-article-wrap\" itemprop=\"articleBody\" data-sbid=\"WP-MKTW-0000284252\">\n<div class=\"barrons-article-ad-wrapper\">\n<div data-track=\"barrons-article-ad-wrap\" class=\"barrons-article-ad sticky_item\">\n<div class=\"barrons-main-article-ad-target sticky_target body_ad\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>       When you chat with friends, are you more apt to make statements or ask questions?<\/p>\n<p> There\u2019s no wrong answer. Well, actually there is.<\/p>\n<p>If you tend to hog the conversation, you\u2019re not learning. Your lack of questions can isolate you from others.<\/p>\n<div class=\"paywall\">\n       So sprinkle friendly questions into the mix. As a rule, try to limit yourself to three or four statements before you pose an inquiry (\u201cWhat do you think?\u201d).\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Then listen with a real hunger to find out what others say.<\/p>\n<p>When you\u2019re retired, fighting off boredom starts with forging human connections. And showing genuine interest in others helps you understand how they feel and think.<\/p>\n<p>Read: A wake-up call for retirees who don\u2019t get enough sleep<\/p>\n<p>If you overdose on statements, you deaden your curiosity. After all, you already know your opinions. You already experienced the anecdote you\u2019re about to share, so narrating a detailed account of what h<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>ened to you won\u2019t expand your horizons.<\/p>\n<p>Summarizing every plot point of a television show you love (or hate) may satisfy your inner critic. But you won\u2019t find out what others are watching\u2014and how it affected them.<\/p>\n<p>As we age, our already limited attention span shrinks even more. So it takes extra discipline for seniors to stay curious.<\/p>\n<div id=\"cx-membership-tile\"><\/div>\n<p>Arousing your curiosity can enliven daily life on many levels. In addition to sparking more stimulating conversations, it can double as a brain exercise that sharpens focus and memory.<\/p>\n<p>Read: Rule No. 1 when looking for a financial adviser: Trust no one<\/p>\n<p>Craig Stark, a memory researcher at University of California, Irvine, urges people who want to stay mentally sharp to \u201c<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.afar.org\/images\/uploads\/general\/Transcript_Gaming-and-Your-Brain-Webinar_03.20.21.pdf\" class=\"icon none\">feed your brain novel information<\/a>.\u201d Curiosity can provide the impetus to gather that new information.<\/p>\n<p>There are other ways to stoke your curiosity. Start a \u201cThings To Learn About\u201d list and keep it in a visible place. For instance, ask neighbors how they\u2019ve planted such a lush garden or read about a foreign country to get to know it better.<\/p>\n<p>Here\u2019s a personal example. For a decade, I\u2019ve read <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/news\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"2\" title=\"News\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">news<\/a> stories about the Syrian civil war. But I wanted to learn more. So I checked out two books from the library,\u00a0<em>City of Sparrows<\/em>\u00a0by Eva Nour and\u00a0<em>Red Line<\/em>\u00a0by Joby Warrick. (Both are excellent, by the way.)<\/p>\n<p>Curiosity begets curiosity. Reading about the plight of Syrian refugees made me wonder about people in other parts of the world who flee for their lives.<\/p>\n<p>So I read two books about Mexican refugees\u2014<em>American Dirt<\/em>\u00a0by Jeanine Cummins and\u00a0<em>Prayers for the Stolen<\/em>\u00a0by Jennifer Clement. Reading two thematically related books is like sampling a new menu item and loving it: You\u2019re curious about something, you try it and you come away with an expanded appreciation of the world around you.<\/p>\n<p>Let\u2019s say you\u2019re not into books\u2013and you\u2019re not particularly <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">social<\/a> so you don\u2019t get many chances to hone your conversational skills. You can still enrich your retirement years by unleashing your curiosity.<\/p>\n<p>Consider adopting mindfulness techniques to enhance your sensory acuity. From breathing exercises to meditation, the ability to stop and focus your thoughts can in itself make you more aware and curious.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere\u2019s great value in being in the present moment,\u201d said Liz Korabek-Emerson, a certified mindfulness teacher in Eliot, Maine. \u201cYou can train your attention to be on more than just your thinking. It can include your feelings and emotions, your sensory awareness and physical sensations.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>When you\u2019re attuned to all this stimuli, you\u2019re more engaged with your surroundings. Perhaps you try to trace the source of a smell while walking in the park or gaze at cloud formations in the sky.<\/p>\n<p>The key is to look past what\u2019s familiar in an effort to gather more knowledge. \u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOnce we label something, like a tree, we stop paying attention to it,\u201d Korabek-Emerson said. \u201cWe assume we know everything about it. With mindfulness, we notice more about a tree\u201d such as differences in branch length or leaf color.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCurious people notice details,\u201d she added. \u201cThey allow themselves to be surprised.\u201d<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"byline article__byline\">\n<p>      <span>By<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"author  hasMenu\" data-scrim='{\"type\":\"author\",\"header\":\"Morey Stettner\",\"subhead\":\"The Wall Street Journal\",\"list\":[]}' itemscope itemprop=\"author\" itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/Person\">\n<h4 itemprop=\"name\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Morey_Stettner\"><\/span>Morey Stettner<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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