Boredom should not be treated as a problem to be escaped with another scroll on a phone. Making room for boredom creates mental space for reflection. That mental space enables wrestling with life's deeper questions about meaning and purpose. Allowing boredom interrupts habitual distraction and invites introspection and self-examination. Embracing boredom can counter tendencies toward constant stimulation and help clarify professional identity and personal priorities. Related insights address imposter syndrome, professional identity, and strategies for fighting workaholism. Prioritizing unstructured mental time supports clearer thinking, renewed perspective, and deliberate engagement with core values and long-term goals.
Are you afraid of boredom? In this video, Harvard professor Arthur C. Brooks, author of The Happiness Files: Insights on Work and Life, makes the case that boredom isn't a problem to escape with another scroll on your phone. Make room for being bored, he argues, and you create the mental space to wrestle with life's deeper questions of meaning and purpose.
Are you afraid of boredom? In this video, Harvard professor Arthur C. Brooks, author of The Happiness Files: Insights on Work and Life, makes the case that boredom isn't a problem to escape with another scroll on your phone. Make room for being bored, he argues, and you create the mental space to wrestle with life's deeper questions of meaning and purpose. You can watch more videos from Brooks on our YouTube channel, including insights on imposter syndrome, professional identity, and fighting workaholism.
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