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.

Boredom is an enduring and troublesome problem. This book explores the ways that teachers can support students in their struggle with boredom.

In the first book to argue for the benefits of boredom, Peter Toohey dispels the myth that it's simply a childish emotion or an existential malaise like Jean-Pa

A Behavioral Scientist Notable Book of the Year A Guardian “Best Book about Ideas” of the Year No one likes to be bored. Two leading psychologists explain w

The Gospel of Mark depicts a prayerful and passionate Jesus juxtaposed with his drowsy disciples in Gethsemane. Their failure to discern what is happening in th