In Part 1 of this series, we established that boredom is the precursor to creativity. It provides important moments of stillness that allow one's mind to wander. Or as Deepak Chopra puts it, to “dream, imagine, and reflect.”

But is that what boredom really is? And why do we associate it with laziness?

In Part 2 of this series, we try to make sense of why boredom has such a bad reputation, or if it’s just a matter of semantics.

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