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In conventional usage,boredom,ennui,ortediumis anemotioncharacterized by uninterest in one's surrounding, often caused by a lack of distractions or occupations. Although, "There is no universally accepted definition of boredom. But whatever it is, researchers argue, it is not simply another name fordepressionorapathy.It seems to be a specificmental statethat people find unpleasant—a lack of stimulation that leaves them craving relief, with a host of behavioral, medical and social consequences. "[1]According to BBC News, boredom "...can be a dangerous and disruptive state of mind that damages yourhealth";yet research"...suggest[s] that without boredom we couldn't achieve ourcreative feats."[2]

InExperience Without Qualities: Boredom and Modernity,Elizabeth Goodstein traces the modern discourse on boredom through literary, philosophical, and sociological texts to find that as "a discursively articulated phenomenon...boredom is at once objective and subjective, emotion and intellectualization—not just a response to themodern world,but also a historically constituted strategy for coping with its discontents. "[3]In both conceptions, boredom has to do fundamentally with anexperience of time—such as experiencing the slowness of time—and problems ofmeaning.[4]

Etymology and terminology

The expressionto be a borehad been used in print in the sense of "to be tiresome or dull" since 1768 at the latest.[5]The expression "boredom" means "state of being bored," 1852, from bore (v.1) + -dom. It also has been employed in a sense "bores as a class" (1883) and "practice of being a bore" (1864, a sense properly belonging to boreism, 1833).[6]The word "bore" as a noun meaning a "thing which causes ennui or annoyance" is attested to since 1778; "of persons by 1812". The noun "bore" comes from the verb "bore", which had the meaning "[to] be tiresome or dull" first attested [in] 1768, a vogue wordc. 1780–81 according to Grose (1785); possibly a figurative extension of "to move forward slowly and persistently, as a [hole-] boring tool does."[7]A popular misconception is thatCharles Dickenscoined the term "boredom" in his workBleak House,published in 1853. The word, however, has been attested since at least 1829 in an issue of the publicationThe Albion.[8]

The French term for boredom,ennui,is sometimes used in English as well, at least since 1778. The termennuiwas first used "as a French word in English;" in the 1660s and it was "nativized by 1758".[9]The termennuicomes "from Frenchennui,from Old Frenchenui"annoyance" (13c.), [a] back-formation from enoiier, anuier.[9]"The German word for" boredom "isLangeweile,a compound made oflange"long" andWeile"while", which is in line with the common perception that when one is bored, time passes "tortuously" slowly.[10]

Psychology

BoredombyGaston de La Touche,1893
A girl looking bored

Different scholars use different definitions ofboredom,which complicates research.[11]Boredom has been defined by Cynthia D. Fisher in terms of its main centralpsychologicalprocesses: "an unpleasant, transientaffectivestate in which the individual feels a pervasive lack ofinterestand difficulty concentrating on the current activity. "[12]Mark Learyet al. describe boredom as "an affective experience associated with cognitive attentional processes."[13]Robert Plutchikcharacterized boredom as a mild form ofdisgust.Inpositive psychology,boredom is described as a response to a moderate challenge for which the subject has more than enough skill.[14]

There are three types of boredom, all of which involve problems of engagement ofattention.These include times when humans are prevented from engaging in wanted activity, when humans are forced to engage in unwanted activity, or when people are simply unable for some other reason to maintain engagement in an activity.[15]Boredom proneness is a tendency to experience boredom of all types. This is typically assessed by the Boredom Proneness Scale.[16]Recent research has found that boredom proneness is clearly and consistently associated with failures of attention.[17]Boredom and its proneness are both theoretically and empirically linked todepressionand similar symptoms.[18][19][20]Nonetheless, boredom proneness has been found to be as strongly correlated with attentional lapses as with depression.[18]Although boredom is often viewed as a trivial and mild irritant, proneness to boredom has been linked to a very diverse range of possiblepsychological,physical, educational, and social problems.[21]

Absent-mindednessis where a person shows inattentive or forgetful behaviour.[22]Absent-mindedness is a mental condition in which the subject experiences low levels ofattentionand frequent distraction. Absent-mindedness is not a diagnosed condition, but rather a symptom of boredom and sleepiness which people experience in their daily lives. People who are absent-minded tend to show signs of memory lapse and weak recollection of recently occurring events. This can usually be a result of a variety of other conditions often diagnosed by clinicians such asattention deficit hyperactivity disorderanddepression.In addition to absent-mindedness leading to an array of consequences affecting daily life, it can also have more severe, long-term problems.

Physical health

Lethargyis a state of tiredness, weariness,fatigue,or lack of energy. It can be accompanied by depression, decreased motivation, or apathy. Lethargy can be a normal response to boredom, inadequate sleep, overexertion, overworking, stress, lack of exercise, or a symptom of a disorder. When part of a normal response, lethargy often resolves with rest, adequate sleep, decreased stress, and good nutrition.[23]

Philosophy

Boredom is a condition characterized byperceptionof one's environment as dull, tedious, and lacking instimulation.This can result from leisure and a lack of aesthetic interests.Laborandartmay be alienated and passive, or immersed in tedium. There is an inherentanxietyin boredom; people will expend considerable effort to prevent or remedy it, yet in many circumstances, it is accepted as suffering to be endured. Common passive ways to escape boredom are to sleep or to think creative thoughts (daydream). Typical active solutions consist in an intentional activity of some sort, often something new, as familiarity andrepetitionlead to the tedious.

1916Rea Irvinillustration depicting a bore putting her audience to sleep

During thefin de siècle,the French term for the end of the 19th century in the West, some of the cultural hallmarks included "ennui",cynicism,pessimism,and "...a widespread belief that civilization leads todecadence."[24]

Boredom also plays a role inexistentialistthought.Søren KierkegaardandFriedrich Nietzschewere two of the first philosophers considered fundamental to the existentialist movement. LikePascal,they were interested in people's quiet struggle with the apparent meaninglessness of life and the use of diversion to escape from boredom. Kierkegaard'sEither/Ordescribes therotation method,a method used by higher-level aesthetes in order to avoid boredom. The method is an essentialhedonisticaspect of the aesthetic way of life. For the aesthete, one constantly changes what one is doing in order to maximize the enjoyment and pleasure derived from each activity.

In contexts where one is confined, spatially or otherwise, boredom may be met with various religious activities, not because religion would want to associate itself with tedium, but rather, partly because boredom may be taken as the essential human condition, to which God, wisdom, or morality are the ultimate answers. Many philosophers, likeArthur Schopenhauer,espouse this view. This view of religiosity among boredom does affect how often people are bored. People who had a higher religiosity while performing boring tasks reported less boredom than people of less religiosity. People performing the meaningless task had to search less for meaning.[25]

Martin Heideggerwrote about boredom in two texts available in English, in the 1929/30 semester lecture courseThe Fundamental Concepts of Metaphysics,and again in the essayWhat is Metaphysics?published in the same year. In the lecture, Heidegger included about 100 pages on boredom, probably the most extensive philosophical treatment ever of the subject. He focused on waiting atrailway stationsin particular as a major context of boredom.[26]Søren Kierkegaardremarks inEither/Orthat "patience cannot be depicted" visually, since there is a sense that any immediate moment of life may be fundamentally tedious.

Blaise Pascalin thePenséesdiscusses the human condition in saying "we seek rest in a struggle against some obstacles. And when we have overcome these, rest proves unbearable because of the boredom it produces", and later states that "only an infinite and immutable object—that is, God himself—can fill this infinite abyss."[27]

Without stimulus or focus, the individual is confronted withnothingness,the meaninglessness of existence, and experiences existentialanxiety.Heidegger states this idea as follows: "Profound boredom, drifting here and there in the abysses of our existence like a muffling fog, removes all things and men and oneself along with it into a remarkable indifference. This boredom reveals being as a whole."[28]Schopenhauer used the existence of boredom in an attempt to prove thevanityof human existence, stating, "...for if life, in the desire for which our essence and existence consists, possessed in itself a positive value and real content, there would be no such thing as boredom: mere existence would fulfil and satisfy us."[29]

Erich Frommand other thinkers ofcritical theoryspeak of boredom as a common psychological response to industrial society, where people are required to engage inalienated labor.According to Fromm, boredom is "perhaps the most important source of aggression and destructiveness today." For Fromm, the search for thrills and novelty that characterizes consumer culture are not solutions to boredom, but mere distractions from boredom which, he argues, continues unconsciously.[30]Above and beyond taste and character, the universal case of boredom consists in any instance ofwaiting,as Heidegger noted, such as in line, for someone else to arrive or finish a task, or while one is travelling somewhere. The automobile requires fast reflexes, making its operator busy and hence, perhaps for other reasons as well, making the ride more tedious despite being over sooner.

In someNguni languagessuch asZulu,boredom and loneliness are represented by the same word (isizungu). This adds a new dimension to the oft-quoted definition ofubuntu:"A person is a person through other people".

Causes and effects

The Princess Who Never SmiledbyViktor Vasnetsov

Although it has not been widely studied, research on boredom suggests that boredom is a major factor impacting diverse areas of a person's life. People ranked low on a boredom-proneness scale were found to have better performance in a wide variety of aspects of their lives, including career, education, and autonomy.[31]Boredom can be a symptom ofclinical depression.Boredom can be a form oflearned helplessness,a phenomenon closely related to depression. Some philosophies ofparentingpropose that if children are raised in an environment devoid ofstimuli,and are not allowed or encouraged to interact with their environment, they will fail to develop the mental capacities to do so.

In a learning environment, a common cause of boredom is lack of understanding; for instance, if one is not following or connecting to the material in a class or lecture, it will usually seem boring. However, the opposite can also be true; something that is too easily understood, simple or transparent, can also be boring. Boredom is often inversely related tolearning,and in school it may be a sign that a student is not challenged enough, or too challenged. An activity that is predictable to the students is likely to bore them.[32]

A 1989 study indicated that an individual's impression of boredom may be influenced by the individual's degree ofattention,as a higher acoustic level of distraction from the environment correlated with higher reportings of boredom.[33]Boredom has been studied as being related todrug abuseamong teens.[34]Boredom has been proposed as a cause ofpathological gamblingbehavior. A study found results consistent with the hypothesis that pathological gamblers seek stimulation to avoid states of boredom and depression.[35]It has been suggested that boredom has an evolutionary basis that encourages humans to seek out new challenges. It may influence human learning and ingenuity.[36]

Some recent studies have suggested that boredom may have some positive effects. A low-stimulus environment may lead to increased creativity and may set the stage for a "eureka moment".[37]

In the workplace

Main article:Boreout

Boreoutis amanagement theorythat posits that lack of work, boredom, and consequent lack of satisfaction are a common malaise affecting individuals working in modern organizations, especially in office-based white collar jobs. This theory was first expounded in 2007 inDiagnose Boreout,a book by Peter Werder and Philippe Rothlin, two Swiss business consultants. They claim the absence of meaningful tasks, rather than the presence of stress, is many workers' chief problem.

A "banishment room"(also known as a" chasing-out-room "and a" boredom room ") is a modernemployee exit managementstrategy whereby employees are transferred to a department where they are assigned meaningless work until they become disheartened enough to quit.[38][39][40]Since the resignation is voluntary, the employee would not be eligible for certain benefits. The legality and ethics of the practice is questionable and may be construed asconstructive dismissalby the courts in some regions.

"Meh"is aninterjectionused as an expression ofindifferenceor boredom. It may also mean "be it as it may".[41]It is often regarded as a verbal shrug of the shoulders. The use of the term"meh"shows that the speaker is apathetic, uninterested, or indifferent to the question or subject at hand. It is occasionally used as anadjective,meaning something is mediocre or unremarkable.[42]

Superfluous man

A superfluous man (Eugene Onegin) idly polishing his fingernails. Illustration byElena Samokysh-Sudkovskaya,1908.
Main article:Superfluous man

The superfluous man (Russian:лишний человек,lishniy chelovek) is an 1840s and 1850s Russian literary concept derived from theByronic hero.[43]It refers to an individual, perhaps talented and capable, who does not fit into social norms. In most cases, this person is born into wealth and privilege. Typical characteristics are disregard for social values,cynicism,andexistentialboredom; typical behaviors are gambling, drinking, smoking, sexual intrigues, andduels.He is often unempathetic and carelessly distresses others with his actions.

Existentialist fiction

The boredantiherobecame prominent in early 20th centuryexistentialistworks such asFranz Kafka'sThe Metamorphosis(1915),[44]Jean-Paul Sartre'sLa Nausée(Frenchfor 'Nausea') (1938),[45]andAlbert Camus'L'Étranger(Frenchfor 'The Stranger') (1942).[46]The protagonist in these works is an indecisive central character who drifts through his life and is marked by ennui,angst,andalienation.[47]

Grunge lit

Main article:Grunge lit

Grunge lit is an Australianliterary genreoffictionalorsemi-autobiographicalwriting in the early 1990s about young adults living in an "inner cit[y]" "...world of disintegrating futures where the only relief from...boredom was through anihilisticpursuit of sex, violence, drugs and alcohol ".[48]Often the central characters are disfranchised, lacking drive and determination beyond the desire to satisfy their basic needs. It was typically written by "new, young authors"[48]who examined "gritty, dirty, real existences"[48]of everyday characters. It has been described as both a sub-set ofdirty realismand an offshoot ofGeneration Xliterature.[49]Stuart Glover states that the term "grunge lit" takes the term "grunge" from the "late 80s and early 90s—...Seattle [grunge] bands".[50]Glover states that the term "grunge lit" was mainly a marketing term used by publishing companies; he states that most of the authors who have been categorized as "grunge lit" writers reject the label.[50]

See also

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Further reading

  • Carrera, Elena (2023).Boredom.Cambridge University Press.
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