<![CDATA[Jezebel: Boredom]]> http://cache.jezebel.com/assets/base/img/thumbs140x140/jezebel.com.png <![CDATA[Jezebel: Boredom]]> http://jezebel.com/tag/boredom http://jezebel.com/tag/boredom <![CDATA[Being Bored Will Make You A Better Person]]> A rather counter-intuitive study has found that boredom could actually make people better themselves, by encouraging them to perform meaningful activities like giving blood. More »
]]> http://jezebel.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5799427&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA["Facebook Generation" Is Bored, Drinks Too Much]]> Being called "the Facebook Generation" would be excuse enough for the UK's 16-24-year-olds to feel blue, but it's more serious than that: one in three said they were "bored with life" and lonelier than any other age group. More »
]]> http://jezebel.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5679511&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Do Today's Kids Need More Boredom?]]> Kids today: we already know that their FaceWii and their MyStation are making them fat and destroying their ability to form lasting relationships — but are they also failing to learn the value of boredom? More »
]]> http://jezebel.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5435615&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[ Boredom is often associated with a lack...]]> Boredom is often associated with a lack of mental activity brought on by a boring lecture or a painful date (for instance). But it actually turns out that being bored barely takes less brain activity than being active and that it serves a role in the brain of making you get off your ass (physically or metaphorically) and do something else. I'd talk about this topic a little more, but I'm kind of bored by it. [NY Times] More »
]]> http://jezebel.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5033315&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[We Laughed, We Cried, We Plugged Our Ears]]> video to Dodai via instant messenger and waited for her response. After 15 seconds, I had yet to hear anyting back. Then she IM'd me a "crying" emoticon. A half-minute later, a "blushing" emoticon came over the iChat transom. Finally she ended with: "Actually, there is no emoticon for what I am doing right now, which is cringing, laughing, and crying all at once." The Most Amazing Video Of A Girl Playing Star Wars On The Trumpet...Ever [Best Week Ever] More »
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