Boredom often motivates us to change what we're doing. When it leads us to more creative, engaging, and meaningful activities, it's healthy and adaptive. Seeking stimulation is the natural response to ...

Astronomical summer began Friday with the June Solstice. Though only a little more than a week into the other definition of summer, the last day of school, are your kids already complaining that there ...

Cecil Beaton, British photographer and interior designer, said: "Perhaps the world's second-worst crime is boredom. The first is being a bore." And if you allow yourself to be bored too long, you ...

Boredom is a universal emotion that is often misunderstood and even stigmatized. Like other unpleasant emotions, such as anger and sadness, boredom is a part of life. Experiencing and managing ...