How Boredom Can Be Good For You

Why are some people always bored? Is it bad to be bored?

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Is boredom bad for your health?
“What were you doing before you started reading this? Were you fully focused on another article? Or doing the crossword? Eating breakfast? Organising your day? Or were you staring out of the window, feeling restless and bored?”

Bored to Death: Risks from Boredom in Adolescence
“I believe Boredom has a major role to play in adolescence, for good and ill.”

Psychology: Why boredom is bad… and good for you
“Being bored could hinder our lives in ways we don’t realise – but it may also have helped shape one of our most productive characteristics, says David Robson.”

When Is Boredom a Good Thing?
“For many years Rachel* ran a progressive school which was so popular that it had a waiting list of students eager to attend.”

The surprising benefits of being bored
“One morning during my commute, I found myself without my usual literary distractions.”

Boredom at work can make us more creative
“Most of us think of being bored at work as a negative experience, but a new study suggests it can have positive results including an increase in creativity because it gives us time to daydream.”

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