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Actively embrace boredom

Actively embrace boredom

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Actively embrace boredom

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- When was the last time you were bored? It's probably been awhile. In today's world of multitasking, optimizing productivity, and constant busyness, admitting to boredom would be like saying that you don't have any hustle or drive. But what if one of the key ways to increasing our creative capacity and output was actually doing less? What if the proper place to look for the best source of our creative ideas was in the time and space in between our tasks, goals, and achievement-seeking? What if being bored was one of our most powerful ways that we have to stimulate creativity? It turns out that in fact it is. Now you can completely justify times when you're bouncing a ball against a wall or staring off into space while waiting in line. If you're feeling skeptical or maybe even a little guilty about allowing yourself to be bored, rest assured that neuroscience actually supports it. Research has shown that boredom can…

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