We’ve all been bored at some point during the work day—work isn’t meant to be mentally stimulating for every moment. Whether we’re bored routinely during a certain time of day or with our career in ...

Workplace boredom is a common, stigmatized signal, not a flaw. It indicates a lack of challenge or meaning, often due to role underload or poor job design. Instead of quitting, view it as internal ...

At any hour of the day or night, we can be entertained. Simply pick up your phone and there is endless content to consume, videos to watch, articles to read, apps to download, wormholes to discover.

Boredom is often seen as a problem, but science says it has surprising benefits. This documentary explores how it shapes ...

Lots of people will do a lot to avoid feeling negative emotions. But researchers are figuring out how these unpleasant ...

A world of entertainment and information sits at our fingertips. Our phones can quickly fill those quiet and sometimes dull moments. But maybe there are better options. Why do we get bored? How should ...

Work in Progress is a column about finding your way in the working world. Have a question for Rainesford Stauffer? Send it to [email protected]. I went from a highly stressful job to a very ...

When I first started working in private practice well over a decade ago, I would often start my sessions with teens with a simple exercise. I’d offer them a deck of feeling cards and have them pull ...

It’s 10 a.m. on a Wednesday. You’re one coffee in and already Googling “summer activities for 8 year olds” while your child lies dramatically on the floor groaning: “I’m bored! There’s nothing to ...

As a kid in the ’80s, I don’t remember being bored. I didn’t think about the value of unstructured time for kids until decades later when I became a teacher. As an educator for the past 19 years, it’s ...

When humans are bored, we might scroll our phones or go down an internet rabbit hole. But how do you know if your pet is bored? Cats and dogs sleep 15 to 20 hours every day normally; how can you tell ...