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Anatomy of Boredom1 comment

S.P.A. wrote 8 months ago: What Madame Bovary has to do with MRI and rock’n’roll. Boredom has never enjoyed an admirable … more →

Tags: Read, Art, boredom, Science, Not so secret obsessions, Madame Bovary, Infinity, Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi, Clement Freud

Sympathy for the Devil &the Bliss of Being Slightly Bored6 comments

moderndayruth wrote 9 months ago: Please allow me to introduce myself  I’m a man of wealth and taste  I’ve been around for … more →

Tags: Tarot, New York Times, Judeo-Christian, boredom, Joseph Brodsky, university of calgary, Lev Shestov, montenegrin

Boredom: Dangerous Creativity1 comment

Yale University Press wrote 10 months ago: “I’m bored,” are dreaded words parents hear from the backseat on a road trip, but the problem may be … more →

Tags: History, Philosophy, social science, Psychology, Feature Post, boredom, Creativity, Human emotion, existentialism

New Title: Boredom

Author Annette J Dunlea Irish Writer wrote 1 year ago: Title:Boredom: A Lively History Author: Peter Toohey Hardcover:224 pages Publisher:Yale University P … more →

Tags: Literary Blogs, boredom

Who cares about boredom? Extract from 'Boredom: A Lively History' by Peter Toohey

Yale University Press London wrote 1 year ago: Boredom: A Lively History by Peter Toohey Boredom: A Lively History by Peter Toohey was published la … more →

Tags: Authors, Yale, London, History, author articles, Subjects, Articles, Philosophy, Humanities, boredom

I'm Bored

Elise wrote 1 year ago: atsoram (sxc.hu) GO AHEAD… BE BORED! I never thought that I would see an entire book written about t … more →

Tags: living life, Boring, daydreaming, Creative Juices Flow

For the Un-Occupied1 comment

Yale University Press wrote 1 year ago: Follow @yaleSCIbooks What with the tents that have been pitched in parks all over the country and th … more →

Tags: History, Philosophy, Psychology, Feature Post, boredom, Emotion, Humanities, December theme, UnOccupied

SUPREME COURT OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA = excessive self defense =After a four day trial, you were convicted of the murder of Steven Warwick Leslie Hodges. You claimed you were acting in self-defence but in view of the fact that the victim was stabbed 11 times, three of those in the back, it is hardly surprising that the jury was satisfied that excessive self-defence was not available

advocatemmmohan wrote 1 year ago: [2011] WASCSR 179 Image via Wikipedia Page 1 JURISDICTION : SUPREME COURT OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA CITAT … more →

Tags: Legal Issues, murder, Crime and Justice, Victim impact statements, Director of Public Prosecutions, Supreme Court Of Western Australia, criminal code wa, and peter toohey., Mark Andrews

Bored Yet This Summer?

Yale University Press wrote 1 year ago: The critics have weighed in: at the Boston Globe, at the Chronicle Review, even with a slideshow on … more →

Tags: History, Philosophy, Author Interviews, radio, boredom, Philosophy, Emotion, History 2, public radio

ASFLKGFBJKRTIKRMGKF !!!!!!!!!!1 comment

rawrlikeumeanit wrote 1 year ago: i am BORED!!!! & CONFUSED!!!!! [i like exclamation marks ] boredom+me= me whinning around the ho … more →

Tags: RAMBLINGS 2, Arts, Recreation, boredom, Humor, Ian Kerner, Time Wasting, Bored?, Epic

I'm Bored1 comment

Jackie Paulson wrote 2 years ago: I am bored. I need a Challenge. I need you to be quiet. I really did not know what to post. Here is … more →

Tags: What Are You Reading?, facebook, Recreation, Lord, Humor, Time Wasting, Vita Sackville-West

Author Article by Peter Toohey: The Benefits of Boredom

Yale University Press London wrote 2 years ago: PETER TOOHEY’s Boredom: A Lively History dispels the myth that boredom is simply a childish em … more →

Tags: Authors, Yale, London, History, author articles, Yale University Press, Yale Books, boredom, Philosophy


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