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Is it time to find boredom interesting again?

Is it time to find boredom interesting again? That is the question being posed in the Economist...

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09.30 9 Apr 2026


Is it time to find boredom interesting again?


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09.30 9 Apr 2026


Is it time to find boredom interesting again? That is the question being posed in the Economist this week. So is boredom something that we need more of in our lives? All to chat about with Cary Cooper is the 50th anniversary professor of organisational psychology and health at Manchester Business School and co-author of Building ­Resilience for Success.


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