All posts tagged "boredom"
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Michael Schreiner | August 27, 2016
The Capacity To Be Bored Is A Blessing
If humans were incapable of getting bored it would be a curse not a blessing since it would...
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Michael Schreiner | May 21, 2015
The Appeal Of A Boring Life
Kids don’t dream of growing up and having a boring life. They dream of adventure, excitement, romance. So...
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Michael Schreiner | March 17, 2015
How To Cure Boredom
People who get bored all the time are likely to have what Erich Fromm called a receptive orientation...
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Michael Schreiner | February 16, 2015
Boredom And Mortality
Most of us are scared of change, even more scared of death, and we yearn for some way...
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Michael Schreiner | February 5, 2015
Boredom Versus Anxiety
People go to great lengths both to avoid feeling bored and to avoid feeling anxious, usually by filling...
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Michael Schreiner | July 22, 2014
Too Many Things At The Same Time
Gestalt psychology aligns with mindfulness in many areas, including the fact that it sees trying to do more...
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Michael Schreiner | June 6, 2014
Jaded
Becoming jaded, ceasing to see life as a miracle, feeling like the novelty has worn off, is a...
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Michael Schreiner | May 22, 2014
What To Do When You Are Bored
Like we have written elsewhere boredom is depression, just at a less intense stage on the continuum, so...
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Michael Schreiner | March 21, 2014
Novelty and Antifragility
Our obsession with novelty, exacerbated by our consumer culture where only the latest versions seem good enough, makes...
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Michael Schreiner | June 6, 2013
Proximal Learning
One of the most difficult tasks for any teacher is trying to accommodate students in the same classroom...