Boredom is prone to myth-making — much like the story of Phineas Gage. This matters. If we believe certain myths about ...

At any hour of the day or night, we can be entertained. Simply pick up your phone and there is endless content to consume, videos to watch, articles to read, apps to download, wormholes to discover.

Though neuroscience suggests that boredom can be good for us, we all try to avoid it. Even the most exciting jobs in the world—astronaut, nuclear engineer, helicopter pilot, virus hunter—can be filled ...

Experts say the sustenance parallel is apt: Boredom functions like pain or thirst, signaling us that something needs to change. But the theory that boredom spawns creativity turns out to have “pretty ...

A growing number of American families rethink packed schedules as children show a clear preference for unstructured play. The Harris Poll surveyed more than 500 children ages 8 to 12 across the United ...

A world of entertainment and information sits at our fingertips. Our phones can quickly fill those quiet and sometimes dull moments. But maybe there are better options. Why do we get bored? How should ...

Millennial parents of today’s generation of kids grew up in a unique, budding world of technology, which also coexisted during a time of pure, organically created boredom. It was a time when weekend ...

Don’t judge a person until you’ve walked a mile in their shoes. Wise advice; but not so easy to do. How can we enter into the lived experience of another person—how can we think their thoughts and ...