I find that, if I trace many of my problems/frustrations back far enough, I eventually find that they are ultimately caused by an avoidance of boredom.

I end up stuck in procrastination loops or succumb to distraction addiction far too often. These distractions are not as interesting as any active engagement and are purely a waste of time and life. One doesn't need to be productive, but they should at least want to do what they are doing: Watch something you like or play a game, if you aren't doing anything directly productive (either from a hobby perspective or a marketability perspective).

I also started to notice that many of the warped thoughts I deal with are, in many cases, things I am exposed to via these distractions. If I simply watched shows I actively like, played games I find interesting/enjoyable, or worked on my various personal projects, I would probably be less warped by this nonsense.

Arguably, this is even why I can't find comfort in silent moments, any more. I am constantly try to stuff something into the void, that it will stop existing and agitating me.

So, I need to let myself feel comfortable sinking into that hole of boredom. I must not desperately thrash about to find any cheap means to float out of it, but I must become content within it and then pull myself out of it with only my own strength, once I feel so inspired by the empty moments.

Humans are hard-wired to find boredom exceptionally uncomfortable but I must come to peace with that and use it as a guide, not merely a reaction,
...Nights