"boredom" in trading

And I think boredom in trading is actually one of the most misunderstood signals. When the market feels boring, it almost always means you're in an accumulation or distribution phase, and those phases are where the actual money is made or lost, just very slowly and without the dopamine hit of a big move.
The problem is that our brains are wired to equate activity with productivity. So when the market is chopping sideways and there's nothing to trade, people start creating activity where there shouldn't be any. Forcing entries, jumping between narratives, overtrading on low timeframes just to feel like they're doing something. And that manufactured activity is almost always unprofitable, because it's driven by the need for stimulation rather than by an actual edge.
One of the hardest things I had to learn was that doing nothing is often the most productive thing you can do. Sitting in cash, watching price develop, waiting for your setup to form, that's active participation even though it doesn't feel like it. You're not missing out by not trading. You're positioning yourself by being patient and ready.
If the market feels boring to you right now, that's probably a sign you're doing it right. The alternative is forcing trades for entertainment, and that's just a very expensive way to not be bored.