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#438 - Michael Easter - Learn To Embrace Discomfort

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The Evolutionary Purpose of Boredom

Boredom, from an evolutionary perspective, signals that whatever activity one is engaged in has lost its return and prompts one to find a more productive task. In the past, boredom would drive humans to pursue food or survival tasks. Nowadays, we use our phones as easy escapes that offer no productive value, making it like junk food for the mind.

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