Boredom

Boredom is a state of mind in which one interprets one's environment as dull, tedious, and lacking stimuli. There is an inherent hopelessness in boredom; people will expend considerable effort to prevent or remedy it, yet in many circumstances it is accepted as an inevitable suffering to be endured. A common way to escape boredom is through creative thoughts or daydreaming.

Time often seems to move more slowly to someone who experiences boredom; this results from the way in which the human mind measures the passage of time, combined with the infrequency of events perceived as notable.

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Philosophy

Arthur Schopenhauer used the existence of boredom in an attempt to prove the vanity of human existence, stating: "For if life, in the desire for which our essence and existence consists, possessed in itself a positive value and real content, there would be no such thing as boredom: mere existence would fufill and satisfy us".

See also

• Ennui
• Entertainment
• Motivation
• Yawn
• Reactive inhibition

References

• Iso-Ahola, E Seppo; ED Crowley; Adolescent Substance Abuse and Leisure Boredom. Journal of Leisure Research, Vol. 23, No. 3, pg. 260-71 (1991)
• RV Small et al; Dimensions of Interest and Boredom in Instructional Situations. (1996) Full text available online: [1]