We hope all are well, if not a tad bored. A chat on the history and evolution of Boredom, from Roman times to the modern day in isolation, exploring the importance of Boredom as an emotion and our response to it.  Please leave some feedback! A first podcast attempt, constructive criticism welcome of course :)  

Sources (comment if we've missed something you wish to learn more on) 

Wikipedia page:  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boredom 

Quotes in literature:  https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Boredom 

Plutchik wheel:  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Plutchik-wheel.svg 

Flow:  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flow_(psychology) 

The Unengaged Mind - Easwood et al https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/1745691612456044 https://www.jstor.org/stable/pdf/44280796.pdf?ab_segments=0%252Fbasic_SYC-5152%252Ftest&refreqid=excelsior%3Aec171e129ad3532aec2b1f636c76d5e3 

Articles: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/the-history-of-boredom-138176427/ 

https://www.irishtimes.com/life-and-style/health-family/self-isolation-fatigue-and-the-art-of-survival-1.4212013 

Vsauce - Boredom:   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qwd25JV-jnU 

Kierkegaard: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/b009fycc https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZeaEY-jtR48