The Benefits of Boredom

New studies which look at the long term effects of multitasking have shown that it enables creativity by tying together diverse actions, thoughts and ideas when the mind is free from rigid focus or diffused.

Juggling several thoughts at once can be confusing but c...

• Researchers found that boredom can indeed be problematic. Those who get bored quickly are more likely to be depressed and anxious, tend to be aggressive and see life as less meaningful.
• But researchers also found a much brighter side of boredom. Boredom encourages a search for mean...

There are two possible ways music might be beneficial while working:

• It makes us feel good, therefore helping us to work through otherwise tedious tasks.
• It makes us smarter. The Mozart effect is a well-known example - that listening to a piano sonata composed by a genius ca...