Boredom and Learning

Cognitive reappraisal often works as a strategy to alleviate boredom. Boredom is usually negative, but some authors suggests it might still be useful. If you can't keep your mind from wandering while reading a dry text, what hif you tried summarizing it instead? Try something active like the pimen tehnique. Maybe the problems are too hard and need to be broken up first,. or too easy and need an extra challenge to make them more engaging.