With attention spans growing smaller, impatience is increasing. The more you feel stuck in the situation—listening to a co-worker’s weekend escapades, waiting in line for a cup of coffee, sitting in a ...

Being bored is something we forget to do in our daily lives. We live in a world where constant business and productivity are ...

Boredom isn’t just a random state of mind—it’s your brain’s way of telling you that something’s missing. When you’re bored out of your mind, it’s like life has hit pause and you’re stuck in a loop of ...

Watching television or playing video games are awesome and entertaining. They help pass the time when you are bored and they can really be fun. But have you ever considered that it might be affecting ...

When Mark Fenske’s youngest son came to him complaining of boredom, he could tell it was an agonizing experience. But Fenske, a cognitive neuroscientist at the University of Guelph, also knew ...

Thie Convery, R.F.P., CFP, CIM, FMA, FCSI, is a wealth advisor in Dundas, and loves getting caught in the rain but is not so fussy about piña coladas. Her column appears bi-weekly in The Hamilton ...