"Blissâ€”a-second-by-second joy and gratitude at the gift of being alive, consciousâ€”lies on the other side of crushing, crushing boredom. Pay close attention to the most tedious thing you can find (Tax Returns, Televised Golf) and, in waves, a boredom like youâ€™ve never known will wash over you and just about kill you. Ride these out, and itâ€™s like stepping from black and white into color. Like water after days in the desert. Instant bliss in every atom."

-- David Foster Wallace

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