Allowing boredom can rewire your brain to appreciate simpler, less stimulating activities.
“Boredom is the foundation of creativity.”
85
390 reads
CURATED FROM
IDEAS CURATED BY
Today's readers, tomorrow's leaders. I explain handpicked books designed to transform you into leaders, C-level executives, and business moguls.
Escape the dopamine trap—Dopamine Detox guides you to lasting satisfaction over fleeting thrills.
“
Similar ideas to Embrace Boredom
Boredom is an unsatisfied search for neural stimulation. But, there is scientific evidence that boredom prompts the mind to entertain itself and can enable creativity and problem-solving by allowing the mind to wander and daydream.
If you're used to needing multiple forms of stimulation while "relaxing," it may have a negative impact on your ability to focus. So instead of checking Facebook from your phone while watching Netflix, pick one of the two activities or taking a break from stimulation.
Boredom is that feeling of dissatisfaction with the world around you and disinterest in your current activity. While you want to be engaged with the world, you don't want to do any of the activities in front of you.
Boredom is our brain telling us it's time to swit...
Read & Learn
20x Faster
without
deepstash
with
deepstash
with
deepstash
Personalized microlearning
—
100+ Learning Journeys
—
Access to 200,000+ ideas
—
Access to the mobile app
—
Unlimited idea saving
—
—
Unlimited history
—
—
Unlimited listening to ideas
—
—
Downloading & offline access
—
—
Supercharge your mind with one idea per day
Enter your email and spend 1 minute every day to learn something new.
I agree to receive email updates