Letting go of the obligation to keep children entertained could also help parents feel less stressed. Approximately 41% of ...

Burnout and boredom can look like two sides of the same coin. But it’s critical that we differentiate the two. Burnout and boredom are the two dreaded b-words of the modern workplace. We fear one, ...

Boredom is feared by everyone, from adults in the workplace to kids home on their summer break. But a recent Academy of Management study finds boredom can have positive outcomes such as generating new ...

Millennial parents of today’s generation of kids grew up in a unique, budding world of technology, which also coexisted during a time of pure, organically created boredom. It was a time when weekend ...

Bored? That's not necessarily a bad thing, experts say. (Ezra Bailey/Getty) At any hour of the day or night, we can be entertained. Simply pick up your phone and there is endless content to consume, ...

This Collection supports and amplifies research related to SDG 3 - Good Health & Wellbeing. Boredom is a state that reflects a momentary unsatisfactory interaction with our internal and external world ...

Boredom is a lot more interesting than scientists had thought. A new study of students in Germany reveals that there are five distinct types of boredom. That’s one more than researchers had expected.

Don’t judge a person until you’ve walked a mile in their shoes. Wise advice; but not so easy to do. How can we enter into the lived experience of another person—how can we think their thoughts and ...

Experts say the sustenance parallel is apt: Boredom functions like pain or thirst, signaling us that something needs to change. But the theory that boredom spawns creativity turns out to have “pretty ...

Distinguishing between narcissistic boredom and narcissistic emptiness can help explain why narcissistic behavior often ...

Boredom ranges from a mild, hazy inability to pay attention, to an unholy feeling that even pain might be a sweet relief from nothingness. It is the itch we spend our lives scratching, and it is a ...

New research has found that boredom is rising year after year for teens in 8th, 10th, and 12th grades, with greater increases for girls than boys. "I'm so bored!" It's a typical complaint by teens in ...