The UK has officially entered an 'atheist age', where the number of atheists surpasses believers. Researchers from the University of Vienna studied why people are distancing from religion and found that many find spiritual practices like yoga and sermons boring. Their survey of over 1,200 adults revealed that boredom negatively impacts motivation and mindfulness, potentially undermining the positive benefits of spiritual practices. This phenomenon, termed 'spiritual boredom', has historically been overlooked despite existing research linking boredom to adverse health outcomes.
Our research shows that boredom in spiritual contexts can pose a serious obstacle, which reduces the transformative power of these practices.
A key reason why spiritual boredom has been neglected may be that it is theoretically unexpected that spiritual contexts could ever be boring.
Previous research has shown that experiencing the 'wrong' sort of boredom can make us obese, self-destructive, and sexually impotent.
Boredom can have a negative effect on motivation and mindfulness during spiritual practices.
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