Open your mind - Become the protagonist of your life

We spend our days running at the speed of light, rushing from one activity to another, from one constraint to another, since morning when we get up until evening when we collapse into our bed, leaving little room for inactivity and boredom. But is idleness really the root of all evil or the vacant space that gives new ideas room to birth?
When I was little, I remember feeling very regularly bored, when in-between games or activities, and spending long moments sitting on my grandparents’ garden steps, my head in my hands, grumbling  repeatedly “I don’t know what to do…”. My grandfather’s trivial response to this state of affairs was generally always the same: “Take a hammer and smash your knuckles, it will keep you busy”… The old generation was playful.
However, despite the tempting proposition I systematically decided not to follow, I always ended up finding a new game idea which ultimately swallowed up the rest of my afternoon. The momentary emptiness never lasted and an idea would eventually emerge from it.