Being Bored At Work Really Does Suck
Not So Critical Update
English - February 02, 2023 15:00 - 14 minutes - 13.1 MB - ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsTech News News tech news security privacy cybersecurity crypto Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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This clickbait headline caught our eye - "Actually, It's Good to be Bored at Work", which puts forward the idea that boredom sparks creativity so is therefore a positive (very loosely based on a study done with a small number of people). We think this is obviously nonsense - being bored at work is the worst - so we chat about boredom, work, boredom at work, and why this article isn't very well written.
Today's article: https://getpocket.com/explore/item/actually-it-s-good-to-be-bored-at-work
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