Boredom and Covid-19 (News Round-Up)

Are people bored during the pandemic? Why? A round-up of recent talks and interviews with lab members surrounding boredom and why people might be experiencing it during the COVID-19 pandemic. (Updated 7/7/2020)

Op-Eds/Columns
The Conversation - 6 Things You Can Do To Cope with Boredom at a Time of Social Distancing (March 27, 2020)
Education Week - What Students Truly Mean When They Say They're Bored (And What To Do About It) (September 9, 2020)
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News Articles
The Washington Post - These are Boom Times for Boredom and the Researchers Who Study It (March 28, 2020)
WIRED - This Pandemic is Perilously Boring (March 31, 2020)
Gainesville Sun - Alachua County copes with virus' spread, tribulations (March 28, 2020)
The Times - Coronavirus Lockdown: Bored Yet? Good (April 5, 2020)
The Hill - Booze, Peanut Butter, & Guns: Why Americans' Shopping Lists Changed During Coronavirus (April 5, 2020)
Financial Times - How to tap into creativity during lockdown (April 22, 2020)
Voice of America - People flock to US hardware stores during Coronavirus pandemic (April 23, 2020)
New York Times Op-Ed (Syon Bhanot) - You're Stronger Than Your Quarantine Fatigue (May 5, 2020)​
CNN - Boredom may have some benefits...if you do it right (May 7, 2020)
The Boston Globe - The Difficulty of Doing Nothing (May 31, 2020)
The New Yorker - What Does Boredom Do To Us - And For Us? (August 20, 2020)

Podcasts
99% Invisible -Interview; The Natural Experiment  (May 5, 2020)
APA Speaking of Psychology - Interview; The Most Boring Podcast Ever (April 16, 2020)
Inside the Chrysalis - King Lear or Existential Crisis? Boredom and Covid (May 29, 2020)
Vox, Today Explained - Why Boredom Can Be Good For You (August 15, 2020)

Television
WCBJ (Gainesville ABC local news) - UF Professor Discusses How to Fight Boredom While Stuck at Home (April 3, 2020)
KZTV (Corpus Christi CBS "Costal Living" Feature) - Tackling the Boredom Blues (July 2020)

And ​check out our Reddit AMA!