Boredom In All Its Forms

Podcast

Show Notes

Boredom typically means your brain is telling you something is not sufficiently meaningful or engaging, and once you recognize that you can decide how to deal with it. On this episode, Tyler and Steve discuss the research into various types of boredom and our brain's responses to them. It's about finding meaning, whether you rediscover it or reintroduce it or find it elsewhere.

  • (00:00) - Backwards roller coasters
  • (03:25) - Three types of boredom
  • (09:08) - Boredom provides us information
  • (14:12) - The fork in the road after boredom
  • (16:17) - Vitality: the opposite of boredom
  • (20:54) - Man drives tank into supermarket
  • (22:39) - Finding meaningful projects
  • (27:02) - Avoiding overcommitment