Quote by Susan Cain

Enjoyment appears at the boundary between boredom and anxiety, when the challenges are just balanced with the person's capacity to act.

— Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi

“In a really enjoyable game, the players are balanced on the fine line between boredom and anxiety. The same is true when work, or…

— Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi

“Boredom is fear's patience. Fear doesn't want to exaggerate. Only on occasion--and fear considers this very important--does it want to know how things stand…

— Herta Müller

Boredom is a pleasing antidote for fear

— Anonymous

“Enjoyment is the first sign of a great talent, my dear! ... Take it from me. I'm a writer! I know the throes of…

— Jessica Glasner

Enjoyment is not a goal, it is a feeling that accompanies important ongoing activity.

— Paul Goodman

“a certain amount of boredom is...essential to a happy life”

— Bertrand Russell

Boredom sets into the boring mind. (The Struggle Within)

— Metallica

The concept of boredom entails an inability to use up present moments in a personally fulfilling way.

— Wayne Dyer

“Unfortunately, psychology has not adequately come to grips with the difficult subject of entertainment (or with its opposite, boredom). Despite a few initial efforts…

— Thomas Gilovich

“Boredom is the fear of self.”

— Marie Josephine Suin De Beausacq

Boredom: the desire for desires.

— Leo Tolstoy