WE GRAZE ON FOOD ALL DAY, misreading boredom for hunger. And while hunger is a physical emptiness, boredom feels empty as well and we tend to get the two confused. Perhaps, we think, if I fill my belly, then I will feel better. Except overeating makes us sleepy and sleepiness makes us idle and idleness makes us more bored and boredom makes us even more hungry. It’s a sad, lethargic cycle, and we can’t break out of it because we don’t have the energy.
