Many people struggle with chronic boredom. But what exactly is boredom and what are some ways to move beyond it? What Causes Chronic Boredom? In my psychotherapy practice, I see a few main causes for ...

At any hour of the day or night, we can be entertained. Simply pick up your phone and there is endless content to consume, videos to watch, articles to read, apps to download, wormholes to discover.

Are you feeling bored at work these days? Workplace boredom can be as stressful and damaging as overwork—perhaps more so. Sometimes it creates embarrassing situations, as it did for Joel, a mid-level ...

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 ...

In an unsettling economy and tight labor market, companies need to engage employees and help them learn and grow on the job. We’re at a confounding crossroads — a kind of workplace limbo. Knowledge ...

The boredom of playgrounds. The boredom of picture books. The boredom of Cheerios, pasta, peanut butter, and Goldfish. The ...

Boredom gets a bad reputation. We usually treat it as something to avoid, especially when it shows up in kids. But sometimes that restless, nothing-to-do feeling can actually be good for your brain ...

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 ...

This Sunday, 500 people will flock to a conference hall in East London to be bored. Over the course of seven hours, they will hear talks on, among other things, pylons, self-service checkouts, ...

Work in Progress is a column about finding your way in the working world. Have a question for Rainesford Stauffer? Send it to TVworkinprogress@gmail.com. I went from a highly stressful job to a very ...