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344[Productivity] Why Boredom is Good for you | Bored and Brilliant by Manoush Zomorodi

2000 Books for Ambitious Entrepreneurs - Author Interviews and Book Summaries

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Brilliant Ideas - How to Invite Brilliant Ideas?

We're constantly looking for any kind of stimulation or distraction in order to feel busy. We never think of boredom as an opportunity to allow ourselves to find deeper meaning, make connections with different ideas and come up with brilliant break throughs. Brilliant idea actually occur when the brain is in this state, which is commonly referred to as being bored. In order to get brilliant ideas, here are three things you must do: restrict the intake of new information, stop that mental stimulation and chatter,. Allow the mind to wander away. And third, develop a capacity for boredom by setting aside time just to be with yourself.

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