How to Be Bored


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In the latest installment of the acclaimed School of Life series, learn how to make peace with your down time--and even benefit from it.

Lethargic inactivity can be debilitating and depressing, but in the modern world the pendulum has swung far in the other direction. We live in a hyperactive, over-stimulated age. Uninterrupted activity can seem exciting, but it can also leave us emotionally disorientated and mentally depleted. How can we recover a sense of balance and a richness in our lives?

In How to Be Bored, Eva Hoffman argues for the need to cultivate curiosity and self-knowledge and to relish moments of unplugged idleness and non-virtual contact with others. Drawing on psychoanalysis, neuroscience, and a wide range of literature, she emphasizes the need to understand our own preferences and purposes and to replenish our inner resources. This book aims to make readers more vigorously engaged in their lives and to restore a sense of depth and meaning to their experiences.



Author: Eva Hoffman
Publisher: Picador USA
Published: 01/03/2017
Pages: 192
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.30lbs
Size: 7.00h x 4.50w x 0.60d
ISBN13: 9781250078674
ISBN10: 1250078679
BISAC Categories:
- Psychology | Emotions
- Self-Help | General
- Family & Relationships | General

About the Author
EVA HOFFMAN is a writer and academic. She is the author of several books of fiction and nonfiction, including Lost in Translation: Life in a New Language, Illuminations, and Time, part of Picador's Big Ideas, Small Books series.