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

Bored and Brilliant shows the fascinating side of boredom. Manoush Zomorodi investigates cutting-edge research as well as compelling (and often funny) real-life examples to demonstrate that boredom is actually a crucial 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 author of #1 New York Times Bestseller The Happiness ProjectBored and Brilliant is full of easy steps to make each day more effective and every life more intentional. Manoush?s mix of personal stories neuroscience and data will convince you that boredom is actually a gift. ?Charles Duhigg author of The Power of Habit and Smarter Faster BetterIt?s time to move ?doing nothing? to the top of your to-do list.In 2015 Manoush Zomorodi creator 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 can harness boredom?s hidden benefits to become 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 can take to ease the nonstop busyness and enhance your ability to dream wonder and gain clarity in your work and life. The outcome is mind-blowing. Unplug and read on.

Paperback: 208 pages

Publisher: Picador; Reprint edition (September 4 2018)

Language: English

ISBN-10: 1250126657

ISBN-13: 978-1250126658

Product Dimensions: 5.5 x 0.7 x 8.3 inches

Shipping Weight: 6.4 ounces