We’ve all had that itchy, edgy feeling, that urge to be doing something—anything— other than what we’re doing right now. It’s boredom, and it’s awful. As ubiquitous as the experience is, only recently ...

Gen Z is on a dopamine diet. A trend has swept TikTok, where young people are being bored on purpose: putting their phones down, staring into space, doing nothing. It’s symbiotic of an age where ...

Window Swap allows you to open a window somewhere in the world and view video footage. Some windows are serene, others not so much but they all show you something unique. You can even submit your own ...

A growing number of young people are putting themselves in "time out"—and they are calling it "rawdogging boredom." Rawdogging, once slang for sex without a condom, has evolved online to mean doing ...

DALLAS — Today's digital parents are raising their kids In a world filled with scrolling, streaming and screen time. While stimulation itself isn't a bad thing, too much of it can take a toll on young ...

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — A new show is launching on KELOLAND+ Friday evening. Right after the 5 p.m. newscast every Friday, viewers can tune in to our new show, ‘Boredom Busters’ on KELOLAND+. It ...

Mehmet Sebih Oruc does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond ...

We’re at a confounding crossroads — a kind of workplace limbo. Knowledge workers are experiencing a widespread malaise as they find their job security in danger on several fronts. We’re stuck in ...

Workplace boredom is a common, stigmatized signal, not a flaw. It indicates a lack of challenge or meaning, often due to role underload or poor job design. Instead of quitting, view it as internal ...

Every afternoon between 3 and 5 p.m., Ashleigh Surratt's three kids have nothing to do. Sure, there are some boundaries, like "no jumping off random things" and "hurting each other is not OK." But ...

Barney was covering political races when we met, as I was volunteering on a number of them shortly after I moved to Santa Barbara in the early 1970s. I am lucky enough to say that our friendship ...

Boredom used to be considered a minor inconvenience, something you experienced during long car rides or tedious meetings before finding something more interesting to do. But emerging research is ...