In the early days, he didn't know what to do with his life. He followed his intuition and followed Zen way of life, calligraphy, electronics etc. All without any notion of practical application in his life. What he called dots that only could be connected backwards.
Albert Einstein was bored.
After graduating, he couldn't find a teaching post. He worked at the Patent Office. The birth of theory of relativity was on a public transport as he was day dreaming as he was commuting to work.
Later on came hard work.
If we were not bored, we will not have the chance to listen to our intuition and inner voice. They are audible when we slow down. We will try different activities when we are bored. We will only daydream when we are bored.
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