Is Boredom Good For You? A Neuroscientist Weighs In

Constantly on, constantly doing, thinking that more activity means more output. But what if I told you that the secret to doing more is learning when to do less?

We often view downtime as inefficiency, so we fill every moment by sending emails between meetings, listening to podcasts while commuting, or scrolling while waiting for a coffee. Constant stimulation taxes the cognitive systems vital for insight, decision-making, and creativity — creativity that extends into…