Bored and Brilliant: How Spacing Out Can Unlock Your Most Productive & Creative Self

by Manoush Zomorodi

Social connection is great, but not at the price of disconnecting from yourself.

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“Boredom motivates the pursuit of a new goal when the current goal ceases to be satisfactory, attractive, or meaningful [to you].”

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when our body is at rest, or doing a menial task, our mind is at its busiest. By building our capacity for boredom, instead of trying to escape it, we can give brilliance an opportunity to flash more often (with the added perk of getting the laundry done).

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“It’s a misconception that dopamine has to do with our feelings of happiness or pleasure,” he said. “It’s a molecule that helps influence our expectations.” Higher levels of dopamine are linked to being more open to new things and novelty seeking.

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