It's banal to suggest it, but reading, reading a lot of different types of novels and non-fiction (and poetry!). I also recommend physically going to the library to access them and explore the stacks and recommendations and other offerings.
+1. Also writing. WRT reading: I think the trick is that being absorbed in something mitigates boredom and existential ennui. And for me, the effect is most pronounced when I read something difficult, i.e. encyclopedic novels (Gravity’s Rainbow, Ulysses, Mrs Dalloway) or difficult philosophical books (Gödel, Escher, Bach or Being And Time).
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It's banal to suggest it, but reading, reading a lot of different types of novels and non-fiction (and poetry!). I also recommend physically going to the library to access them and explore the stacks and recommendations and other offerings.
+1. Also writing. WRT reading: I think the trick is that being absorbed in something mitigates boredom and existential ennui. And for me, the effect is most pronounced when I read something difficult, i.e. encyclopedic novels (Gravity’s Rainbow, Ulysses, Mrs Dalloway) or difficult philosophical books (Gödel, Escher, Bach or Being And Time).