Every man has his own life-style. People adopt different means to magnify them- selves, use multiple ways for their existence, and do various things to make their life significant and interesting. Some of them achieve greater success in their lives, where as there are some who just taste failures. Many talented young men are crushed by a load of unworthiness that goes on accumulating. This is so because they make no effort to shatter self-imposed feeling of boredom. Boredom thus is the enemy within you resulting misfortune and failure.

What is boredom?  Boredom is the lack of interest in the world around you. The world is bafflingly very fascinating. Yet, there are some who go about life as if there is nothing interesting in it. They feel their life with sluggish feelings and boredom becomes a part of their lives.

How can you know that you are bored?  When you are bored, you lash for something to happen. Suppose you are at home, doing nothing. You have no mood to study.   After quickly flick through the pages of your book, you toss it away. Even you have no interest to watch television. It is a sure sign that you are bored. You have nothing at hand which can be called interesting. You become a person standing at the road-crossing waiting for an accident to happen.

Causes of boredom:- Many children and youngsters now-days, having lots of works to do, are bored. This is so because they lack proper interest and are not enthusiastic about their works. Thus, it is your outlook, your attitude that makes your life boring. That is why if you are bored, it is not because that the situation is not in your favour and the things are beyond your control; but your efforts are half-hearted or are not filled with the power of your energy and zest. 

Effects of boredom:- Boredom is very dangerous. People suffering from boredom remain in uncertainty and struggle with negative thoughts. They remain wrapped up in mental cocoons and are depressed. Even some become wayward and delinquent. Hence, boredom converts innocent youngsters to fatal guys.

Boredom affects studies seriously. Students who are the victims of boredom lose their interest in studies and can not concentrate properly. They do not excel in studies and score poor grades. Boredom damages their creativity. Hence, intelligent students, in spite of their inborn talent sometimes fail to achieve greater success only because of boredom. Therefore, if you find your study uninteresting, it is because your eyes are not opened and mind is not filled with eagerness.

How can you win over your boredom? Think what happens when you get a call from a friend who invites you to watch a movie or to play with your other friends. You become very much excited, cheerful and energetic. Your boredom is vanished within a while. No more yawning. You become vibrant, full of vitality. You dress up, perfume yourself and rush up to join your friends. Then, how have this transformation taken place? It is because you found something interesting which stirred your mind and heart.

Hence, in order to banish your boredom you must develop your mental strength. You have to remain jovial and energized. You have to convert tiresome things to appealing ones. You have to fit into place your time and energy to explore your leisure hours. You have to enrich your own mind with keenness and enlighten your thoughts with positive posture. You can only make the best use of your talent when you develop the right attitude and learn doing things in the right way. You are not a machine. Your mind is constructive. It must become a habit, now that leisure time is giving you the freedom to choose your own pursuits. Make your studies enjoyable like playing your favorite games or watching your preferred television shows. Hence, train yourself in searching out the riches of your mind. Always think positively and take inspirations from great instances.

Children and youngsters are bored because their inherent powers are not being utilized. If you stay energetic, think firmly, observe things and situation properly and carefully, your imagination and goals can definitely be fulfilled. Hence by your mental courage and dedication, you can gain the power and force by which you can throw boredom from your life. If you generate more enthusiasm, things will be easier for you; and the boring works will be converted into an amazing play or game. Hence, unless you widen your mental horizon, boredom is bound to trail you.