According to Wijnand van Tilburg, a psychologist at the University of Southampton, “Even though boredom is very common, there is a lack of knowledge about it. There hasn’t been much research about how it affects people on an everyday basis.” With the advent of mobile electronics and a seemingly boundless internet connection, one would think that “boredom” as we usually think about it would be almost impossible. I mean, how can you be bored if you have an endless facebook or twitter feed to scroll through? That’s the thing, though – what defines boredom? Is it just a lack of
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