The Power of Boredom: Why Boredom is Essential for Creating a Meaningful Life

Our tolerance for boredom is diminishing quickly.

In this age of distraction, it is so easy to fill our boredom with work, activities, and quick entertainment. But avoiding boredom prevents us from using it to create a life full of meaning and purpose.

Teacher, counsellor, and philosopher Mark Hawkins gets to the core of why boredom is a powerful human emotion. Drawing from psychology, philosophy, and personal experiences, Mark shows us that boredom can be seen as spaces in time containing ...