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Your sense of agency is crucial to avoiding boredom
Your sense of agency is crucial to avoiding boredom

George Semaan

Daily Neuron, October, 2025

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Boredom
Boredom

Nicholas Lynch

Skeptic, October, 2025

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AI is everywhere - but here's why you still need boredom
AI is everywhere - but here's why you still need boredom

Johan Steyn

TWeb, October, 2025

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The good and bad of kids' boredom
The good and bad of kids' boredom

Meeri Kim

BOLD, September, 2025

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Can boredom boost creativity?
Can boredom boost creativity?

William Mata

The Standard, April, 2025

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'Mom, I'm bored': How to help your kids navigate he classic March break conundrum
'Mom, I'm bored': How to help your kids navigate he classic March break conundrum

Mark Colley

Toronto Star, March, 2025

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A little boredom is good for you
A little boredom is good for you

Allie Volpe

Vox, March, 2025

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Constantly scrolling on your phone? Why we can't stand being bored
Constantly scrolling on your phone? Why we can't stand being bored

Madeleine Aggeler

The Guardian, February, 2025

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Is boredom good for you?
Is boredom good for you?

Elena Sheppard

msn, February, 2025

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Feeling bored has a purpose.
Feeling bored has a purpose.

Andrea Kane

CNN Health, January, 2025

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66 days to rediscover boredom
66 days to rediscover boredom

Isabella Lee

The Guardian, January, 2025

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In an age of endless entertainment, why is boredom on the rise?
In an age of endless entertainment, why is boredom on the rise?

Rhys Blakely

The Times, November, 2024

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What boredom does for us... and to us?
What boredom does for us... and to us?

Andrea Brody

KCRW, October 2024

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El 'escroleo' infinito en redes sociales aumenta el aburrimiento
El 'escroleo' infinito en redes sociales aumenta el aburrimiento

Facundo Macchi

El Pais, September 2024

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Boredom can actually help people reach their  creative potential: Here's how.
Boredom can actually help people reach their creative potential: Here's how.

Miglė Miliūtė and Mindaugas Balčiauskas

Bored Panda, May 2024

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45 pics that are not that great but people still wanted to share them.
45 pics that are not that great but people still wanted to share them.

Miglė Miliūtė and Mindaugas Balčiauskas

Bored Panda, May 2024

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Lie down, sit still, take a break: Your brain needs a rest
Lie down, sit still, take a break: Your brain needs a rest

Jamie Friedlander Serrano

The Washington Post, Jun 2024

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On boredom: A guide for parents and educators
On boredom: A guide for parents and educators

Children and Screens

Institute of Digital Media and Child Development

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Letter from home: Bored Certified
Letter from home: Bored Certified

Laura Kelly

Arizona Daily Sun, September 2023

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Is you child 'boredom prone'? What to know now that summer vacation is here.
Is you child 'boredom prone'? What to know now that summer vacation is here.

Mya Jaradat

Yahoo! News, June 2023

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