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Am I Boring You? (Ep. 225 Rebroadcast)

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Boredom and Its Effect on Productivity

Boredom may affect worker productivity. People who don't have a lot going on keeping them occupied go into something of stupor, and it becomes very hard to get anything done. If you actually get people to work more, it may crowd in labor rather than crowding out labor,. which would be pretty surprising....

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