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6 scientific ways being bored can help you succeed

Feb 17, 2016, 00:00 IST

With our ever-growing to-do lists and so much technology at our fingertips to amuse ourselves with, boredom rarely seems like an option anymore.

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Unfortunately for us, this may be a bad thing.

Research suggests that we could be missing out on a lot by not being bored. Here's why it's a good idea to unplug and get back to boredom for a while:

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