"Feeling bored is unpleasant, and people may unknowingly make it worse," write University of Toronto scholars Katy Tam and Michael Inzlicht in their paper, "Fast-forward to boredom: How switching behavior on digital media makes people more bored." In their study, they found that individuals reported increased boredom after frequently switching between modern digital content.
As they frame their inquiry, numerous studies over many years have shown that boredom increases coincident with social media and digital media use. It's clear, write Tam and Inzlicht, that, "Using digital media to alleviate boredom appears ineffective; not only that, it seems to make it worse."
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