We tend to avoid hard tasks like writing, but if we instead see effort as valuable, we might see the joy in the challenge.

The review finds that wait times must be shortened, that few people detransition, and that trans youth care has enormous benefits.

Behaving as though you lack control over your own life will often lead others to see you as boring.

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The TikTok trend of surviving a long-haul flight while doing nothing misses the point of boredom altogether—that we need to act, not be more bored.

Boredom is prone to myth-making — much like the story of Phineas Gage. This matters. If we believe certain myths about boredom, it could lead us astray in how we respond.

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The idea that we need more boredom in our overstimulated lives is popular right now. One neuroscientist is calling B.S. on it.

Why the Do Nothing Challenge Doesn’t Do Much for You: Boredom lab researcher James Danckert says our collective obsession is misplaced.

Why the Do Nothing Challenge Doesn’t Do Much for You: Boredom lab researcher James Danckert says our collective obsession is misplaced.

AI works by predicting the most likely next thing, but in doing so, it risks becoming predictable and monotonous—and so do we if we rely too much on the tool.

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This enlightening essay explores how modern life has eradicated true boredom—replacing it with constant stimulation, digital dependency, and cultural emptiness. But in rejecting boredom, we’ve lost cr...

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My neighbour asked me to move indoors last month, and I minded.