Can boredom, a time of unstructured thinking, be beneficial? People often use technology to fight off boredom, but should they? Scholars learn how brains react to boredom and the benefits of allowing time to just think. Part of the larger Veritasium series.

Concepts

the brain, emotions, creativity

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Additional Tags

science

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Instructional Ideas

• Have students sit and do nothing for five minutes before sharing the video
• Discuss what they thought about when told to do nothing and how they currently handle any down time

Classroom Considerations

• Content ends at 6:07, the remaining 1:14 contains an advertisement

• This video is hosted on YouTube

Pros

• Addresses a common issue
• Provides subtitles for visual learners

Cons

• None

Common Core

SL.9-10.2 SL.11-12.2 RST.9-10.4 RST.11-12.4