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boredom

Also known as ennui

thumb|right|262px|A souvenir seller in [[Moscow appears bored as she waits for customers.]]

AI overview

Boredom is a feeling of dissatisfaction or lack of interest that occurs when someone finds their current activity or situation unstimulating or monotonous. It matters because it's a common emotional state that can affect people's motivation, well-being, and how they spend their time.

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Research

2,961 papers

In search of boredom: beyond a functional account.ReviewTrends in cognitive sciences · 2023Danckert J, Elpidorou ADOI: 10.1016/j.tics.2023.02.002
Boredom in Borderline Personality Disorder: A Lost Criterion Reconsidered.ReviewPsychopathology · 2020Masland SR, Shah TV, Choi-Kain LWDOI: 10.1159/000511312
A Systematic Review on Sexual Boredom.The journal of sexual medicine · 2021de Oliveira L, Carvalho J, Nobre PDOI: 10.1016/j.jsxm.2020.12.019
Boredom: a review.ReviewHuman factors · 1981Smith RPDOI: 10.1177/001872088102300308
The Link Between Boredom and Hypersexuality: A Systematic Review.The journal of sexual medicine · 2020de Oliveira L, Carvalho JDOI: 10.1016/j.jsxm.2020.02.007
Boredom in patients with acquired brain injuries during inpatient rehabilitation: a scoping review.Disability and rehabilitation · 2018Kenah K, Bernhardt J, Cumming T et al.DOI: 10.1080/09638288.2017.1354232
Boredom as a gateway for the discovery of time as a concept.PsyCh journal · 2024Pöppel EDOI: 10.1002/pchj.771
The knowns and unknowns of boredom: a review of the literature.ReviewExperimental brain research · 2018Raffaelli Q, Mills C, Christoff KDOI: 10.1007/s00221-017-4922-7

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Commons category: Boredom
hashtag: bored

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Etymology and terminology
Psychology
Physical health
Philosophy
Causes and effects
In the workplace
In popular culture
Superfluous man
Existentialist fiction
Grunge lit
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thumb|right|262px|A souvenir seller in [[Moscow appears bored as she waits for customers.]]

In conventional usage, boredom, ', or tedium' is an emotion characterized by uninterest in one's surrounding, often caused by a lack of distractions or occupations. Although, "There is no universally accepted definition of boredom. But whatever it is, researchers argue, it is not simply another name for depression or apathy. It seems to be a specific mental state that people find unpleasant—a lack of stimulation that leaves them craving relief, with a host of behavioral, medical and social consequences." According to BBC News, boredom "...can be a dangerous and disruptive state of mind that damages your health"; yet research "...suggest[s] that without boredom we couldn't achieve our creative feats."