When Boredom Strikes

Whenever we reach for our phones when we're bored we want to relieve feelings of fatigue and boredom, but a study suggests that doing so only increases those feelings even more.

The study's results showed that even though we're on our phones a lot, we still take "phone breaks" every 20 minutes or so and spend about 90 seconds every time.

• Practice mindfulness and drink a hot beverage -- tea, coffee, cocoa;
• Take a walk down the block or in a park;
• Sketch something or doodle;
• Talk to someone -- having a simple conversation with someone you like talking to is a mood booster; or
• Read a book, a coup...