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You Need to Be Bored. Here's Why.
Harvard Business Review
Harvard professor Arthur Brooks explains why boredom is useful rather than something to avoid. He describes how a wandering mind engages the brain's default mode network, which supports creativity and curiosity, and suggests it may protect against depression.
Commenters cite it when arguing for less phone time and more idle, undistracted thinking.
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