{"product_id":"out-of-my-skull-the-psychology-of-boredom","title":"Out of My Skull: The Psychology of Boredom","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003eTwo leading psychologists explain what causes boredom and how to listen to what it is telling you, so you can live a more engaged life. Boredom isn't bad for us, but we do a bad job of heeding its guidance. We can let boredom have the opposite effect, motivating the change we need. Out of My Skull combines scientific findings with everyday observations to explain an experience we'd like to ignore, but from which we have a lot to learn. \u003c\/blockquote\u003e\u003cp\u003e\n                                                            \u003cstrong\u003eFormat\u003c\/strong\u003e: Hardback\u003cbr\u003e\n                              \u003cstrong\u003eLength\u003c\/strong\u003e: 288 pages\u003cbr\u003e\n                              \u003cstrong\u003ePublication date\u003c\/strong\u003e: 26 June 2020\u003cbr\u003e\n                              \u003cstrong\u003ePublisher\u003c\/strong\u003e: Harvard University Press\u003cbr\u003e\n                          \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA Behavioral Scientist\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNotable Book of the Year\u003cbr\u003eA Guardian\u003cbr\u003e“Best Book about Ideas” of the Year\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNo one likes to be bored. Two leading psychologists explain what causes boredom and how to listen to what it is telling you, so you can live a more engaged life.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWe avoid boredom at all costs. It makes us feel restless and agitated. Desperate for something to do, we play games on our phones, retie our shoes, or even count ceiling tiles. And if we escape it this time, eventually, it will strike again. But what if we listened to boredom instead of banishing it?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePsychologists James Danckert and John Eastwood contend that boredom isn't bad for us. Its just that we do a bad job of heeding its guidance. When we're bored, our minds are telling us that whatever we are doing isn't working—we're failing to satisfy our basic psychological need to be engaged and effective. Too many of us respond poorly. We become prone to accidents, risky activities, loneliness, and ennui, and we waste ever more time on technological distractions. But, Danckert and Eastwood argue, we can let boredom have the opposite effect, motivating the change we need.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe latest research suggests that an adaptive approach to boredom will help us avoid its troubling effects and, through its reminder to become aware and involved, might lead us to live fuller lives.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOut of My Skull combines scientific findings with everyday observations to explain an experience we'd like to ignore, but from which we have a lot to learn. Boredom evolved to help us. Its time we gave it a chance.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\n                            \u003cstrong\u003eWeight\u003c\/strong\u003e: 442g\n                            \u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDimension\u003c\/strong\u003e: 149 x 218 x 28 (mm)\n                            \u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN-13\u003c\/strong\u003e: 9780674984677\n                            \n                          \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"James Danckert,John D. Eastwood","offers":[{"title":"Hardback","offer_id":44098284716282,"sku":"9780674984677","price":18.94,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0522\/4297\/2845\/products\/9d42ea741ea63dc512460c32d14e380a.jpg?v=1624584072","url":"https:\/\/shulphink.com\/products\/out-of-my-skull-the-psychology-of-boredom","provider":"Shulph Ink","version":"1.0","type":"link"}