what is the boring room?

So what does a 'boring room' have to do with all this?  I'm not against video games (or TV) per se.  Constant distraction - or medication for that matter - is another matter.  Our creativity and spiritual selves have great difficulty being heard over the din of constant distraction.  Video games provide a false sense of accomplishment.  Television entices us with emotional 'juice'.  So our days can degenerate into work, distraction/medication, and  fitful sleep.

But what happens when we purposefully seek quiet, or even boredom?  What happens when we create space in our day.  I tell my kids 'you can't play your video game, or watch your TV show until your jobs are done'. But, you are always welcome to find an empty couch, or a quiet room to be still.  While the TV/games produce only a temporary 'buzz', the quiet time can yield insights, new ideas, and opportunity for growth.