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Arthur C. Brooks Wants to Bring Back Boredom
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April 4, 2026
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0:34Now PlayingAuthor Arthur C. Brooks wants to bring back boredom so people can start living meaningful lives. Brooks says reducing screen time can reprogram the brain to help people ask themselves big "why" questions that help people find purpose. "Maybe (my great-grandfather's life) looked boring moment to moment, but his life wasn’t boring ... Our life is never boring moment to moment, because we've distracted ourselves digitally. But our life is kind of boring at the end of the day, because that's what we did."
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