Constantly scrolling on your phone? Why we can’t stand feeling bored | Well actually | The Guardian

Meaningless boredom occurs when we feel like what we’re doing lacks meaning, Westgate says – for example, when a student says “math is boring” because they can’t understand how calculus relates to their life. Attentional boredom happens when “we can’t do something because it is too hard or too easy for us, so we can’t pay attention” – for example, when a student says “math is boring” because calculus is too advanced for them.
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