Idleness Aversion: Why We Always Feel the Need to Be Doing Something Have you ever caught yourself reaching for your phone the second you had nothing to do? Maybe you're waiting in a queue, sitting alone in silence, or just standing by while food is cooking—and suddenly, without even thinking, you unlock your phone and scroll through an app. You weren’t bored. You weren’t looking for anything. You just didn’t want to sit still. If that sounds familiar, you’ve experienced something called idleness aversion . 🌱 What Exactly Is Idleness Aversion? Idleness aversion is our natural discomfort with being still or doing nothing. Even for a few seconds, our minds feel uneasy when there’s no activity happening. So what do we do? We try to fill the gap—by tapping, checking, scrolling, or doing anything that makes us feel like something’s going on. It’s not about productivity. It’s about staying mentally occupied—even if the action is unnecessary. 📱 Real-Lif...