Boredom isn’t just a random state of mind—it’s your brain’s way of telling you that something’s missing. When you’re bored out of your mind, it’s like life has hit pause and you’re stuck in a loop of ...

With attention spans growing smaller, impatience is increasing. The more you feel stuck in the situation—listening to a co-worker’s weekend escapades, waiting in line for a cup of coffee, sitting in a ...

IN 2020, a French perfume company had to pay €40,000 in damages to a former employee who claimed he’d been subjected to psychological harassment due to being so bored at work. The court ruled he was ...

My wife and I have been together for five years, married for two. I thought that we had a happy relationship, but recently she told me that she is "bored" in our relationship. She didn't say that she ...

Have you ever found yourself staring blankly at a computer, or struggling to stay alert during your shift? You're not alone. A 2023 survey of 2,000 American workers by research firm OnePoll found that ...

Whether employees don’t have enough to do or are unfulfilled in the work they’re doing, their boredom could be lowering morale and costing the company. Low engagement, overall, costs the global ...

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 ...