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Do people need to embrace boredom a bit more?

July is “Anti-boredom month”, first invented in the 1980s to encourage people to get more active,...

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07.50 4 Jul 2025


Do people need to embrace boredom a bit more?


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July is “Anti-boredom month”, first invented in the 1980s to encourage people to get more active, both physically and mentally.  

But nowadays, do people need to embrace boredom a bit more?  All to chat to with Leslie Shoemaker, Counselling Psychologist and Lecturer in TU Dublin. 


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