One of the most frequent observations I make in life is that the people who most often complain about boredom are not very bright. As far as I can tell, these people simply cannot entertain themselves by pondering a question or reflecting on their past: they require constant external activity to feel entertained. If true, this would be mean that seemingly small differences in IQ lead to considerable differences in personality.
I would like to see a careful psychology study done that considers the correlation between IQ and subjective reports of feeling often bored. In order to make the pattern clear, it would be necessary to distinguish between two types of boredom: boredom because one finds an activity boring and boredom because one has “nothing to do”. While the first sort of boredom is surely universal, I think the second sort almost never occurs in individuals past a certain threshold value for IQ.
LOL! I agree. I am always boggled when people tell me they can’t stand to be alone … that they always have to be out doing something. I NEED time to be completely alone, to gather my thoughts and take comfort in silence. Reading, painting, pondering … there are so many things to do and such little time! How can anyone ever proclaim they are bored?