Channel: Answer in Progress

Category: Education

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Description: Sign up for free: cen.yt/mbanswer and become smarter in 5 minutes - Thanks to Morning Brew for sponsoring today’s video! Have social media, smartphones and digital technology robbed us of the benefits of boredom? In this video, Taha explores if there is a hidden value to boredom by, well... being very bored. Turns out, he was thinking about boredom all wrong and learns that there are many types of boredom, some of which, we may not recognise as boredom. So what's the answer? Should we quit social media? Do you think you need to be more attentive to when we are just scrolling? Let me know what you think down below! SUBSCRIBE TO OUR PATREON patreon.com/answerinprogress SUBSCRIBE TO OUR MONTHLY NEWSLETTER answerinprogress.com/newsletter SOCIAL MEDIA Sabrina Twitter: twitter.com/nerdyandquirky Instagram: instagram.com/nerdyandquirky Melissa Twitter: twitter.com/mehlizfern Instagram: instagram.com/mehlizfern Taha Twitter: twitter.com/khanstopme Instagram: instagram.com/khanstopme CREDITS Produced by Taha Khan Video Editing by Taha Khan Motion Design by Sabrina Cruz Sound Design by Taha Khan MUSIC Epidemic Sound. Get started today. share.epidemicsound.com/answerinprogress RECOMMENDED READING Boredom: A Lively History by Peter Toohey Flow: The Psychology of Happiness by Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi TIMESTAMPS 00:00 - taha confesses he is an ipad baby 01:22 - epic boredom montage 02:02 - taha has a breakdown 02:30 - back to the drawing board 03:27 - ad read: thank u morning brew :) 04:29 - taha chats to a boredom expert 09:41 - uh oh, there is nuance 12:34 - thank u for watching,, patreon & newsletter! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Welcome to the joke under the fold! Visiting the dentist is actually pretty,,, boring once you know the drill. Leave a comment with the word "drill" to let me know you were here :)