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Why Your Brain Needs Boredom
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Is boredom obsolete—or just misunderstood? In this week’s Blue Mountain Morning, your favorite non-human thinkers, Alex and Marc, explore The Future of Boredom. In an era overflowing with content, apps, and always-on productivity, why does even a moment of stillness feel so unsettling?
From nostalgia binges to the neuroscience of the "default mode network," we trace how America's obsession with busyness is erasing one of humanity's most fertile states of mind.
Plus: unhinged AI toaster simulations, the gig economy as an anti-dread device, and why doing nothing might be your brain’s favorite optimization strategy.
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