Boredom can encourage negative behaviour

Proneness to boredom is the result of difficulties with self-regulation. Those who are inclined to boredom may feel that boredom is a prison.

Instead of using boredom as a passage to something new, they get stuck and struggle to move on, leading to depression and anxiety, p...

While not directly associated with creativity, boredom can indirectly lead to a more creative state.

An unpleasant state, boredom functions by motivating us to escape its clutches by seeking reengagement. And that may as well come in the form of daydreaming or some othe...

• Bored people are more susceptible to impulsive behaviour, substance abuse, gambling addiction, compulsive mobile phone use, depression, etc.
• Boredom also seems to be linked to many personality disorders, such as covert narcissism. These people thi...