How Do You Find Things Interesting Again?

Nothing interests you the way it used to. After 40 years, the direct answer: the world didn't run out of interesting things. A layer of thought is filtering the interest out before it reaches you.

Scott Friedman

Leadership Coach & Life Coach · Ventura County, CA

40+ years of daily meditation · 13 published books

Key Takeaways

Interest isn't a property of objects; it's what happens when attention meets something without a layer of thought grading the meeting
New hobbies fail within a week because novelty only briefly cuts through the thought layer; the commentary returns and flats the new thing like the old ones
Three patterns flatten interest: the 'is this all there is' thought, the productivity overlay, and the comparison layer
You can't manufacture interest by trying; trying is itself thought, and thought is what's removing the interest
Life coaching works on the commentary layer between you and the world, which is the only layer where interest is being lost

About the Author

Scott Friedman

Scott Friedman is a life coach, leadership coach, and thought coaching practitioner based in Ventura County, CA. He has maintained a daily meditation practice for over 40 years and has authored 13 books on conscious living, thought coaching, and personal development.

His coaching model is radically different: you pay nothing upfront. At the successful conclusion of coaching, you pay what you think it was worth — and what you can afford. He works with clients by phone or video throughout Ventura County and across the country.

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