New Study, Bore Boredom Triggers One's Creativity

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JAKARTA - Many people try to do various things to avoid boredom. However, did you know that boredom can actually provide benefits?

Boredness can actually encourage the creation of creativity, as included in Mind Body Green. Leading happiness expert! Rubin says that when a person feels bored, the brain will naturally find ways to entertain itself, triggering new ideas.

In a state of boredom, a person's mind tends to spread without certain focus. This is the beginning of a creative process occurring.

Rubin's view is also supported by a study, which shows a tedious task of increasing creativity. The research involved participants who were asked to do monotonous activities for 15 minutes, such as reading a list of phone numbers.

The results showed the group was able to produce more creative ideas, compared to control groups who were not tasked with being boring. These results led researchers to conclude boredom could trigger individuals to daydream, which could eventually pave the way for creativity to emerge.

This creativity can arise because when you feel bored, the brain will be calmer. This calm makes the brain free from disturbances, which allows them to explore new ideas, new insights, without a common mindset.

Therefore, it doesn't matter if you feel bored for a while. By providing space for yourself to feel bored, we also actually give the brain the opportunity to rest from excessive stimulation, which is possible to think out of the ordinary way.