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  2. Boredom - Wikipedia

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    The French term for boredom, ennui, is sometimes used in English as well, at least since 1778. The term ennui was first used "as a French word in English;" in the 1660s and it was "nativized by 1758". [ 9 ]

  3. Feeling bored has a purpose. Here are 5 things to know about ...

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    Many try to avoid boredom, but it serves a purpose. A cognitive neuroscientist explains why people get bored and how to turn boredom into a motivational jump start.

  4. Boreout - Wikipedia

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    Boredom boreout syndrome is a psychological disorder that causes physical illness, mainly caused by mental underload at the workplace due to lack of either adequate ...

  5. Boredom (disambiguation) - Wikipedia

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    Boredom, tedium, ennui, is an emotional or psychological state of mind. Boredom may also refer to: Boredoms, a Japanese rock band; Wolf W-11 Boredom Fighter, a 1979 biplane designed to resemble WWI fighters; The Boredom of Haruhi Suzumiya, aka Boredom, a 2003 novel of the Suzumiya Haruhi light novel series

  6. Why you yawn when you’re bored, according to experts - AOL

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    Karen D. Sullivan, Ph.D., board-certified neuropsychologist and creator of I Care For Your Brain calls boredom-induced yawning the “biggest myth” associated with the action. That’s because ...

  7. David Murdock Column: On boredom and its consequences

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  8. Rotation method - Wikipedia

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    The inartistic and ordinary method prescribes to constantly change your surroundings and activities in order to escape boredom. Kierkegaard likens the vulgar rotation method to a false conception of crop rotation, where it is imagined that the soil is continuously changed. This method is based on the illusion that boredom is merely produced by ...

  9. Absent-mindedness - Wikipedia

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    Absent-mindedness is a mental state wherein a person is forgetfully inattentive. [1] It is the opposite mental state of mindfulness.. Absent-mindedness is often caused by things such as boredom, sleepiness, rumination, distraction, or preoccupation with one's own internal monologue.