Ocupation: Psychologist
Life: March 23, 1900 - March 18, 1980
Birthday: March 23
Death: March 18
One of the worst forms of mental suffering is boredom, not knowing what to do with oneself and one's life. Even if man had no monetary, or any other reward, he would be eager to spend his energy in some meaningful way because he could not stand the boredom which inactivity produces.
source: Erich Fromm (2012). “The Sane Society”, p.282, Routledge
topic: Meaningful, Men, Knowing, Knowing What To Do