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Boredom
BBC
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Why Boredom is Interesting
(August 20, 2018)
Das Magazin
- Interview;
Schöne Unterbrechung
(January 2016)
Dawn Parsonage (UK Artist)
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Boring Exhibition
(July 2019)
Quartz
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What to Do When You're Bored at Work
(August 27, 2019)
The Conversation
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6 Things You Can Do To Cope with Boredom at a Time of Social Distancing
(March 27, 2020)
The Washington Post
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These are Boom Times for Boredom and the Researchers Who Study It
(March 28, 2020)
Gainesville Sun
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Alachua County copes with virus' spread, tribulations
(March 28, 2020)
WIRED
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This Pandemic is Perilously Boring
(March 31, 2020)
WCBJ (Gainesville ABC local news)
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UF Professor Discusses How to Fight Boredom While Stuck at Home
(April 3, 2020)
The Times
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Coronavirus Lockdown: Bored Yet? Good
(April 5, 2020)
APA Speaking of Psychology
- Interview;
The Most Boring Podcast Ever
(April 16, 2020)
Financial Times
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How to tap into creativity during lockdown
(April 22, 2020)
Voice of America
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People flock to US hardware stores during Coronavirus pandemic
(April 23, 2020)
CNN
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Boredom may have some benefits...if you do it right
(May 7, 2020)
99% Invisible
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The Natural Experiment
(May 5, 2020)
Inside the Chrysalis
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King Lear or Existential Crisis? Boredom and Covid
(May 29, 2020)
KZTV (Corpus Christi CBS "Costal Living" Feature)
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Tackling the Boredom Blues
(July 2020)
NPR WHYY
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Boredom Making the Most of It
(July 9, 2020)
Vox, Today Explained
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Why Boredom Can Be Good For You
(August 15, 2020)
The New Yorker
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What Does Boredom Do To Us - And For Us?
(August 20, 2020)
Education Week
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What Students Truly Mean When They Say They're Bored (And What To Do About It)
(September 9, 2020)
Science News -
In the social distancing era, boredom may pose a public health threat
(February 15, 2021)
BBC -
How Boredom can be a Force for Good or Bad
(February 16, 2021)
New York Times-
The Boredom Economy
(February 20, 2021)
The Independent
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Groundhog Year
(March 29, 2021)
CBC
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This is Your Brain on Pandemic
(April 1, 2021)
Calgary Journal -
The effects of the pandemic on cannabis use in teens
(June 2, 2021)
Psychology Is
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Why You Get Bored and What to Do About It
(June 22, 2021)
Neuroscience Watercooler -
What is Boredom to a Psychologist
(July 2021)
The Washington Post -
Boredom’s link to mental illnesses, brain injuries, and dysfunctional behaviors
(July 17, 2021)
BBC World News -
Live Interview; Boredom During the Pandemic (July 22, 2021)
Happify -
Beat Boredom With These 3 Tips
(September 2, 2021)
Runner's World -
Bored on Your Long Run? As It Turns Out, Experts Say This Isn’t Such a Bad Thing
(December 3, 2021)
Psychology Is -
Why you get bored and what to do about it:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p4LP8Xym2xk
(June 2021)
Watercooler Neuroscience -
What is Boredom to a Psychologist
(July 2021)
Freakonomics: No Stupid Questions -
How Can You Avoid Boredom
(December 12, 2021)
Brain for Business -
Podcast;
Why Boredom is Interesting
(March 9, 2022)
Mornings with Simi 980 CKNW -
Podcast; Does Boredom Cause Aggression? (January 14, 2022)
You're So Cool with Rob Medina -
YouTube Interview;
Episode #56: Erin Westgate!
(June 24, 2022)
Washington Post
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Boredom is a warning sign. Here’s what it’s telling you
(September 22, 2022)
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Reddit AMA
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Just Thinking
The New York Times
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No Time To Think
(July 25, 2014)
Discover Magazine
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Top 100 Studies of 2014: A Jolt for Dull Thoughts
(November 26, 2014)
NPR Science Friday
- Interview;
What's So Bad About Being Alone With Your Thoughts?
(July 11, 2014)
The Atlantic
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People Prefer Electric Shocks to Being Alone With Their Thoughts
(July 3, 2014)
TIME -
You Would Rather Endure Electric Shocks Than Sit Alone With Your Thoughts, Study Finds
(July 3, 2014)
Die Welt
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Selbst Elektroschocks sind schöner als Nichtstun
(July 4, 2014)
ORF Austrian Public Radio
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Lieber Elektroschocks als Nichtstun
(July 4, 2014)
Greater Good Magazine
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How to Enjoy Being Alone With Your Thoughts
(November 1, 2017)
The Hill
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Booze, Peanut Butter, & Guns: Why Americans' Shopping Lists Changed During Coronavirus
(April 5, 2020)
New York Times Op-Ed (Syon Bhanot)
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You're Stronger Than Your Quarantine Fatigue
(May 5, 2020)
The Boston Globe
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The Difficulty of Doing Nothing
(May 31, 2020)
Washington Post
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Daydreaming May Help With Covid Stress
(March 12, 2021)
Science Friday
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Why is Daydreaming Difficult for Grown-ups?
(March 12, 2021)
Forbes
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New Research Finds Daydreaming is Good for Our Health
(March 23, 2021)
Inc Magazine
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You're Probably Terrible at Daydreaming
(March 31, 2021)
Popular Science
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Daydreaming Can Have Loads of Benefits - if You Do it Right
(April 7, 2021)
The New York Times -
Daydreaming Can Be Good For You
(April 10, 2021)
Book Riot
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Books To Help You Daydream
(April 16, 2021)
Fatherly -
Men Would Rather Shock Themselves Than Be Alone With Their Thoughts
(
July 20, 2021)
Well + Good -
Here’s How to Practice 30 Minutes of Mood-Boosting Time
(September 8, 2021)
Chicago Daily Herald -
Dream a (little) daydream, it’s good for you
(November 7, 2021)
Science Friday -
The Best of Science Friday 2021
, featuring
Why is Daydreaming Difficult for Grown-ups
? (December 16, 2021)
The New York Times -
In Defense of Daydreaming
(August 4, 2022)
The Psychologically Rich Life
Scientific American -
In Defense of the Psychologically Rich Life
(August 18, 2020)
Quartz -
Psychologists say a good life doesn't have to be happy, or even meaningful
(August 20, 2021)
ScienceAlert -
A 'Good' Life Doesn't Necessarily Have to Be Happy, New Psychology Research Shows
(August 24, 2021)
Psychology Today -
Beyond Happiness: Why a Psychologically Rich Life Is a Good Life
(August 28, 2021)
ScienceNews -
Perspective-changing experiences, good or bad, can lead to richer lives
(September 1, 2021)
ScienceNews -
What can science tell us about living a good life?
(September 4, 2021)
Qrius -
Psychological richness vs happiness
(September 10, 2021)
LifeHacker -
The Most Important Thing for Living a Fulfilling Life, According to Psychologists
(September 16, 2021)
Financial Times -
Why heading back to the office could bring us all “psychological richness”
(September 29, 2021)
Vox -
A good life is painful
(December 13, 2021)
Behind the Brilliance -
How to create a psychologically rich life
(March 17, 2022)
LitHub -
Apparently those who read literary fiction – but not other kinds – have a more “complex worldview”
(July 8, 2022)
Bedtime Procrastination
UF News -
Why do we rebel against bedtime?
(September 24, 2021)
Implicit Attitudes & Anti-LGBTQ+ Bias
The New York Times
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Bias Against Gay People is Even Decreasing on an Unconscious Level
(July 30, 2015)
New York Magazine
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People Are More Homophobic Than They Say They Are
(July 28, 2015)
Pacific Standard Magazine
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Anti-Gay Bias Is Even Diminishing on an Unconscious Level
(July 23, 2015)
Huffington Post -
Americans Become More Accepting of Gays Every Day, Study Suggests
(July 24, 2015)
SPSP Blog
- Guest Blog;
Implicit Anti-Gay Bias Has Decreased – and the Change is Accelerating
(September 2, 2015)
PNAS
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How Online Studies Are Transforming Psychology Research
(November 24, 2015)
APS Monitor
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The Bias Beneath: Two Decades of Measuring Implicit Attitudes
(February 2018)
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