The Not-Boring Truth About Boredom
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The Boredom Lab - What Is It?
Boredom is an uncomfortable feeling of wanting, but being unable to be eng ged in satisfying activities. John says that there are two core things happening in the mind of a bored person. The first thing is what boredom researchers call a desire bind. And the second part of boredom is what john's team calls an unoccupied mind. So it's as if they have brain power sitting on the shelf and not being used.
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