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Bored and Brilliant: How Spacing Out Can Unlock Your Most Productive and Creative Self

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Bored and Brilliant shows the fascinating side of boredom. Manoush Zomorodi investigates state-of-the-art research as well as compelling (and steadily funny) real-life examples to demonstrate that boredom is in truth a an important tool for making our lives happier, more productive, and more creative. What’s more, the book is crammed with practical exercises for anyone who wants to reclaim the power of spacing out – deleting the Two Dots app, for instance, or having a photo-free day, or taking a ‘fakecation’.”

Gretchen Rubin, creator of #1 NYT Bestseller The Happiness Project

Bored and Brilliant is full of easy steps to make on a daily basis more effective and every life more intentional. Manoush’s mix of personal stories, neuroscience, and data will convince you that boredom is in truth a gift.”

Charles Duhigg, creator of The Power of Habit and Smarter, Faster, Better

It’s time to move “doing nothing” to the top of your to-do list.

In 2015 Manoush Zomorodi, host of WNYC’s popular podcast and radio show Note to Self, led tens of thousands of listeners through an experiment to help them unplug from their devices, get bored, jump-start their creativity, and change their lives. Bored and Brilliant builds on that experiment to show us how to rethink our gadget use to live better and smarter in this new digital ecosystem. Manoush explains the connection between boredom and original thinking, exploring how we will be able to harness boredom’s hidden benefits to grow to be our most productive and creative selves without totally abandoning our gadgets in the process. Grounding the book in the neuroscience and cognitive psychology of “mind wandering” what our brains do when we’re doing nothing at all―Manoush includes practical steps you’ll take to ease the nonstop busyness and strengthen your ability to dream, wonder, and gain clarity in your work and life. The outcome is mind-blowing. Unplug and read on.

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