Boredom is characterized by a lack of concentration and restlessness. When bored, the mind wanders, and attention is not focused on anything in particular.

The Nature of Boredom

People Prefer Physical Pain Over BoredomParticipants shocked themselves despite previously saying they would pay to avoid it. 95% of American adults participate in leisure activities, but only 17% say they enjoy them. Boredom is the state of being underwhelmed and not having appealing options. It can lead to creativity and making changes in life.

Why Boredom is Good For You

Studies show that boredom can be useful for creativity and generating ideas. It can also make individuals more altruistic, triggering thoughts about helping others.

The Benefits of Boredom

Boredom allows for thinking about the future and long-term goals. Using phones to avoid boredom can hinder goal-setting, and boredom alleviation can lead to decreased creativity and goal-setting.

Boredom and Goal-Setting

Individuals who shock themselves to avoid boredom may experience deeper pain and negative impacts on their identity.

Shocking Ourselves to Avoid Boredom

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In conclusion, people have shown a preference for physical pain over boredom. Boredom can have both positive and negative effects on individuals, including triggering creativity and altruism, but also hindering goal-setting and leading to negative coping mechanisms.

Conclusion:

Understanding the nature of boredom and finding healthy ways to address it is important for personal well-being and growth.

Boredom makes you more creative, altruistic, introspective, and helps with autobiographical planning.
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I feel like this video might come across as condescending but the person I'm really talking to is myself. Despite the fact that I know how useful it can be to be bored, I still find myself trying to fill every last moment with stimulus. Boredom is unpleasant - the open, unstructured thinking that can take place can also feel pointless. But now I'm made this video to remind myself how important boredom is so hopefully I'll make more time to be bored.

More resources:

The boredom leads people to shock themselves study:
Just Think: The challenges of the disengaged mind
https://wjh-www.harvard.edu/~dtg/WILSON%20ET%20AL%202014.pdf

Boredom leads people to consider their future and set goals study:
Back to the future: Autobiographical planning and the functionality of mind-wandering
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1053810011001978

On boredom and altruism:
https://pdfs.semanticscholar.org/ca72/0f959d3c9c31187ac30b28ecfec430bc98cc.pdf

Does boredom make us more creative?
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/10400419.2014.901073

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