I grew up with AM radio listening to pop hits, and jazz. I was never bored. Many in my generation played instruments, studied music in school, marched in parades while playing our instruments.
Personally, I played in the school band. Brought my trumpet home each day and practiced it in the garage. I excelled at sports, and played every one of them Growing up there were always baseball games to play in, or we’d go to the school to play on the basketball court. We were physically active, and fit as a result
Kids today experience technology overload. They’re not interested in learning to play an instrument. They’d rather play a video game. I think PONG came out in 1972, and you had to visit an arcade simply to drop in a quarter to play it for 5 minutes.
Heck, how many before us didn’t even have television?! And they turned out just fine. And they weren’t bored.
Easy fix. Turn off the distractions. And discover a whole new world. Take an hour hike. Lift some weights. Ride a bike. There’s so many alternative activities to do it’s ridiculous. Or, remain a slave to your iPhone. It’s all a choice.