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Ooh! I was hoping someone would post on this.
In my philosophy lecture on tuesday, Prof. Mark Kingwell (who I reccommed if you're into reading philosophy) discussed boredom and procrastination with us. What he explained is pretty much the following:
Boredom is the most paradoxical wish. It is the wish for a desire that one does not currently have. But instead of being because of a lack of stimulation, it is most commonly caused by overstimulation. Kingwell likened this feeling of boredom to looking through a fully stocked fridge, and saying "there is nothing to eat" or going through all of your clothes and saying "I have nothing to wear."
Procrastination on the other hand, is not wanting to have a desire that you don't have. So, you're overstimulated and bored with what you ought to be doing, but you don't wish to not want to do what you ought to do, so you put it off.
Yah, sorry if that made no sense. Try listening to a brilliant man talk at you at 500words/minute!
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