The benefits of boredom - 6 Minute English

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ืื ื ืœื—ืฅ ืคืขืžื™ื™ื ืขืœ ื”ื›ืชื•ื‘ื™ื•ืช ื‘ืื ื’ืœื™ืช ืœืžื˜ื” ื›ื“ื™ ืœื”ืคืขื™ืœ ืืช ื”ืกืจื˜ื•ืŸ. ื›ืชื•ื‘ื™ื•ืช ืžืชื•ืจื’ืžื•ืช ืžืชื•ืจื’ืžื•ืช ื‘ืžื›ื•ื ื”.

00:08
Hello. This is 6 Minute English from
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ืฉืœื•ื. ื–ื•ื”ื™ 6 ื“ืงื•ืช ืื ื’ืœื™ืช ืžื‘ื™ืช
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BBC Learning English. I'm Neil. And I'm Sam. ย 
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BBC Learning English. ืื ื™ ื ื™ืœ. ื•ืื ื™ ืกื.
00:13
How's your week been, Sam? Oh, you know, quiet - I haven't
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ืื™ืš ืขื‘ืจ ื”ืฉื‘ื•ืข ืฉืœืš, ืกื? ืื”, ืืชื” ื™ื•ื“ืข, ืฉืงื˜ - ืœื
00:18
done much or been anywhere - so,
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ืขืฉื™ืชื™ ื”ืจื‘ื” ืื• ื”ื™ื™ืชื™ ื‘ืฉื•ื ืžืงื•ื - ืื–
00:20
it's been a bit boring. I know that feeling - when
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ื–ื” ื”ื™ื” ืงืฆืช ืžืฉืขืžื. ืื ื™ ืžื›ื™ืจ ืืช ื”ืชื—ื•ืฉื” ื”ื–ื• - ื›ืฉืฉื•ื ื“ื‘ืจ
00:23
nothing exciting happens, it can
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ืžืจื’ืฉ ืœื ืงื•ืจื”, ื–ื” ื™ื›ื•ืœ
00:24
lead to boredom - the state
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ืœื”ื•ื‘ื™ืœ ืœืฉืขืžื•ื - ื”ืžืฆื‘
00:26
of feeling little excitement
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ืฉืœ ืชื—ื•ืฉืช ื”ืชืจื’ืฉื•ืช
00:28
or enthusiasm, often because
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ืื• ื”ืชืœื”ื‘ื•ืช ืžื•ืขื˜ื”, ืœืขืชื™ื ืงืจื•ื‘ื•ืช ื›ื™
00:30
you've got nothing to do.
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ืื™ืŸ ืœืš ืžื” ืœืขืฉื•ืช.
00:31
But Sam, there is some good
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ืื‘ืœ ืกื, ื™ืฉ ื›ืžื”
00:33
news - boredom can
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ื—ื“ืฉื•ืช ื˜ื•ื‘ื•ืช - ืฉืขืžื•ื ื™ื›ื•ืœ
00:34
be good for you. Tell me more! ย 
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ืœื”ื™ื•ืช ื˜ื•ื‘ ื‘ืฉื‘ื™ืœืš. ืกืคืจ ืœื™ ืขื•ื“!
00:36
I will but not until I've
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ืื ื™ ืืขืฉื” ื–ืืช, ืื‘ืœ ืœื ืขื“ ืฉืืฆื™ื‘
00:38
set you a question to answer.
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ืœืš ืฉืืœื” ืœืขื ื•ืช.
00:40
A survey by British newspaper
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ืกืงืจ ืฉืœ ื”ืขื™ืชื•ืŸ ื”ื‘ืจื™ื˜ื™
00:42
The Mirror, found Peter Willis
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The Mirror ืžืฆื ืฉืคื™ื˜ืจ ื•ื•ื™ืœื™ืก
00:44
to be 'the most boring man
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ื”ื•ื "ื”ืื™ืฉ ื”ื›ื™ ืžืฉืขืžื
00:45
in Britain'. What 'boring'
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ื‘ื‘ืจื™ื˜ื ื™ื”". ืื™ื–ื” ืชื—ื‘ื™ื‘ 'ืžืฉืขืžื'
00:47
hobby did he have that earned
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ื”ื™ื” ืœื• ืฉื–ื™ื›ื”
00:48
him that title? Was it...? a) Collecting train numbers -
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ืื•ืชื• ื‘ืชื•ืืจ ื”ื–ื”? ื”ืื ื–ื” ื”ื™ื”...? ื) ืื™ืกื•ืฃ ืžืกืคืจื™ ืจื›ื‘ื•ืช -
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that's train spotting, b) Taking photos of letterboxes,
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ื–ื” ืื™ืชื•ืจ ืจื›ื‘ื•ืช, ื‘) ืฆื™ืœื•ื ืชื™ื‘ื•ืช ืžื›ืชื‘ื™ื,
00:57
or c) Driving around
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ืื• ื’) ื ืกื™ืขื”
01:00
roundabouts of the UK. Wow - they all sounds deadly
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ื‘ื›ื™ื›ืจื•ืช ืฉืœ ื‘ืจื™ื˜ื ื™ื”. ื•ื•ืื• - ื›ื•ืœื ื ืฉืžืขื™ื
01:04
boring - but I imagine taking
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ืžืฉืขืžืžื™ื ืงื˜ืœื ื™ื™ื - ืื‘ืœ ืื ื™ ืžืชืืจ ืœืขืฆืžื™
01:06
photos of letterboxes is
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ืฉืฆื™ืœื•ื ืชื™ื‘ื•ืช ืžื›ืชื‘ื™ื ื–ื”
01:08
the most boring - perhaps? Well, as usual, I will give
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ื”ื›ื™ ืžืฉืขืžื - ืื•ืœื™? ื•ื‘ื›ืŸ, ื›ืจื’ื™ืœ, ืื ื™ ืืชืŸ
01:12
you the answer at the end
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ืœืš ืืช ื”ืชืฉื•ื‘ื” ื‘ืกื•ืฃ
01:13
of the programme. But, as
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ื”ืชื•ื›ื ื™ืช. ืื‘ืœ, ื›ืžื•
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you say, we might die of
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ืฉืืชื” ืื•ืžืจ, ืื ื—ื ื• ืขืœื•ืœื™ื ืœืžื•ืช
01:16
boredom following those
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ืžืฉืขืžื•ื ื‘ืขืงื‘ื•ืช
01:17
hobbies - a phrase that
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ื”ืชื—ื‘ื™ื‘ื™ื ื”ืืœื” - ื‘ื™ื˜ื•ื™
01:18
expresses how extremely
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ืฉืžื‘ื˜ื ืขื“ ื›ืžื”
01:20
bored you are. But not for everyone - boredom
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ืืชื” ืžืฉื•ืขืžื ื‘ืฆื•ืจื” ืงื™ืฆื•ื ื™ืช. ืื‘ืœ ืœื ืœื›ื•ืœื - ืฉืขืžื•ื
01:24
depends on your state of
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ืชืœื•ื™ ื‘ืžืฆื‘ ื”ื ืคืฉื™ ืฉืœืš
01:25
mind - some of us might
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- ื—ืœืงื ื• ืขืฉื•ื™ื™ื
01:26
find something boring while
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ืœืžืฆื•ื ืžืฉื”ื• ืžืฉืขืžื ื‘ืขื•ื“
01:28
others might it fascinating. True. But let's talk about
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ืฉืื—ืจื™ื ื–ื” ืžืจืชืง. ื ึธื›ื•ึนืŸ. ืื‘ืœ ื‘ื•ืื• ื ื“ื‘ืจ ืขืœ
01:32
feeling bored when we have
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ืชื—ื•ืฉืช ืฉืขืžื•ื ื›ืฉืื™ืŸ ืœื ื•
01:33
nothing to do - not even
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ืžื” ืœืขืฉื•ืช - ืืคื™ืœื• ืœื
01:35
trainspotting! Having nothing
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ื˜ืจื™ื™ื ืกืคื•ื˜ื™ื ื’! ืื™ืŸ ืžื”
01:37
to do, or doing the same
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ืœืขืฉื•ืช, ืื• ืœืขืฉื•ืช ืืช ืื•ืชื”
01:38
task again and again, can
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ืžืฉื™ืžื” ืฉื•ื‘ ื•ืฉื•ื‘,
01:40
certainly be demotivating.
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ื‘ื”ื—ืœื˜ ื™ื›ื•ืœ ืœื”ืคื—ื™ืช ืืช ื”ืžื•ื˜ื™ื‘ืฆื™ื”.
01:42
But according to Sandi Mann,
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ืื‘ืœ ืœืคื™ ืกื ื“ื™ ืžืืŸ,
01:44
who was speaking on the BBC
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ืฉื“ื™ื‘ืจื” ื‘ืชื•ื›ื ื™ืช
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World Service's The Why Factor
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The Why Factor ืฉืœ BBC World Service
01:48
programme, being bored doesn't
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, ืœื”ืฉืชืขืžื ืœื
01:50
have to be boring - it
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ื—ื™ื™ื‘ ืœื”ื™ื•ืช ืžืฉืขืžื - ื–ื”
01:51
can be good for us... It's this emotion everyone
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ื™ื›ื•ืœ ืœื”ื™ื•ืช ื˜ื•ื‘ ืขื‘ื•ืจื ื•... ื–ื” ื”ืจื’ืฉ ื”ื–ื” ืฉื›ื•ืœื
01:55
thinks is so negative but
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ื—ื•ืฉื‘ื™ื ืฉื”ื•ื ื›ืœ ื›ืš ืฉืœื™ืœื™ ืื‘ืœ
01:57
there's a real positive to
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ื™ืฉ ืชื—ื•ืฉื” ืืžื™ืชื™ืช ื—ื™ื•ื‘ื™
01:58
it too, there's a real upside
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ื’ื ืœื–ื”, ื™ืฉ ื‘ื–ื” ืฆื“ ื—ื™ื•ื‘ื™ ืืžื™ืชื™
01:59
to it. We become more creative,
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. ืื ื—ื ื• ื”ื•ืคื›ื™ื ื™ืฆื™ืจืชื™ื™ื ื™ื•ืชืจ,
02:02
so for example, being bored
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ื›ืš ืœืžืฉืœ, ื”ืžืฉืขืžื
02:04
allows our mind to wander,
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ืžืืคืฉืจ ืœืžื•ื— ืฉืœื ื• ืœืฉื•ื˜ื˜,
02:05
allows us to daydream, and
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ืžืืคืฉืจ ืœื ื• ืœื—ืœื•ื ื‘ื”ืงื™ืฅ,
02:07
that can actually lead us to
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ื•ื–ื” ื‘ืขืฆื ื™ื›ื•ืœ ืœื”ื•ื‘ื™ืœ ืื•ืชื ื•
02:09
problem solving and creativity.
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ืœืคืชืจื•ืŸ ื‘ืขื™ื•ืช ื•ืœื™ืฆื™ืจืชื™ื•ืช.
02:11
I fear that by swiping and
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ืื ื™ ื—ื•ืฉืฉ ืฉืขื ื”ื—ืœืงื” ื•ื’ืœื™ืœื” ืฉืœ
02:13
scrolling our boredom away
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ื”ืฉืขืžื•ื ืฉืœื ื•
02:15
these days, that we're
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ื‘ื™ืžื™ื ืืœื”, ืื ื—ื ื•
02:16
losing that creativity
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ืžืื‘ื“ื™ื ืืช ื”ื™ืฆื™ืจืชื™ื•ืช ื”ื–ื•
02:18
because we've got so
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ื›ื™ ื™ืฉ ืœื ื• ื›ืœ ื›ืš
02:19
much to entertain us - but
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ื”ืจื‘ื” ืžื” ืœื‘ื“ืจ ืื•ืชื ื• - ืื‘ืœ
02:20
it seems that the more we
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ื ืจืื” ืฉื›ื›ืœ ืฉืื ื—ื ื• ืฆืจื™ื›ื™ื
02:21
have to entertain us, the
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ืœื‘ื“ืจ ืื•ืชื ื• ื™ื•ืชืจ,
02:23
more bored we seem to be!
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ื ืจืื” ืฉืื ื—ื ื• ืžืฉื•ืขืžืžื™ื ื™ื•ืชืจ !
02:24
And there's a reason
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ื•ื™ืฉ
02:25
for that - and that's
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ืœื›ืš ืกื™ื‘ื” โ€“ ื•ื–ื”
02:26
because we actually get
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ื‘ื’ืœืœ ืฉืื ื—ื ื• ื‘ืขืฆื
02:28
addicted to stimulation
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ืžืชืžื›ืจื™ื ืœื’ื™ืจื•ื™
02:29
and to novelty. Some interesting thoughts
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ื•ืœื—ื™ื“ื•ืฉ. ื›ืžื” ืžื—ืฉื‘ื•ืช ืžืขื ื™ื™ื ื•ืช
02:33
from Sandi Mann there.
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ืžืกื ื“ื™ ืžืืŸ ืฉื.
02:35
She says that there's an
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ื”ื™ื ืื•ืžืจืช ืฉื™ืฉ
02:37
upside to boredom - that
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ื™ืชืจื•ืŸ ืœืฉืขืžื•ื - ื–ื”
02:38
means a positive side
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ืื•ืžืจ ืฆื“ ื—ื™ื•ื‘ื™
02:39
to a bad situation. And
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ื‘ืžืฆื‘ ืจืข.
02:41
that is, it can make
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ื•ื–ื” ื™ื›ื•ืœ ืœื”ืคื•ืš
02:42
us more creative. That's because when we
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ืื•ืชื ื• ืœื™ืฆื™ืจืชื™ื™ื ื™ื•ืชืจ. ื–ื” ื‘ื’ืœืœ ืฉื›ืฉืื™ืŸ ืœื ื• ืžื”
02:46
have nothing to do, we
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ืœืขืฉื•ืช, ืื ื—ื ื•
02:47
allow our minds to wander.
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ืžืืคืฉืจื™ื ืœืžื•ื— ืฉืœื ื• ืœืฉื•ื˜ื˜.
02:49
We can think freely, which
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ืื ื—ื ื• ื™ื›ื•ืœื™ื ืœื—ืฉื•ื‘ ื‘ื—ื•ืคืฉื™ื•ืช, ืžื”
02:51
might help us solve problems.
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ืฉืขืฉื•ื™ ืœืขื–ื•ืจ ืœื ื• ืœืคืชื•ืจ ื‘ืขื™ื•ืช.
02:53
This can't happen when, as
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ื–ื” ืœื ื™ื›ื•ืœ ืœืงืจื•ืช ื›ืืฉืจ, ื›ืคื™
02:55
Sandi says, we swipe and
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ืฉืื•ืžืจ ืกื ื“ื™, ืื ื• ืžื—ืœื™ืงื™ื
02:56
scroll our boredom away -
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ื•ืžื’ืœืœื™ื ืืช ื”ืฉืขืžื•ื ืฉืœื ื• -
02:59
referring to the movements
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ื‘ื”ืชื™ื™ื—ืกื• ืœืชื ื•ืขื•ืช
03:00
we make on smartphones. Yes, and it's smartphones
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ืฉืื ื• ืขื•ืฉื™ื ื‘ืกืžืืจื˜ืคื•ื ื™ื. ื›ืŸ, ื•ืืœื• ืกืžืืจื˜ืคื•ื ื™ื
03:04
we turn to for entertainment
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ืื ื—ื ื• ืคื•ื ื™ื ืœื‘ื™ืœื•ื™
03:05
when we are bored - it
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ื›ืฉืื ื—ื ื• ืžืฉื•ืขืžืžื™ื - ื–ื”
03:07
gives us stimulation - it
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ื ื•ืชืŸ ืœื ื• ื’ื™ืจื•ื™ - ื–ื”
03:09
activates or enriches the
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ืžืคืขื™ืœ ืื• ืžืขืฉื™ืจ ืืช
03:10
mind. And it gives us
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ื”ื ืคืฉ. ื•ื–ื” ื ื•ืชืŸ ืœื ื•
03:12
something new, unusual and
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ืžืฉื”ื• ื—ื“ืฉ, ื™ื•ืฆื ื“ื•ืคืŸ ื•ืฉื•ื ื”
03:13
different to look at - what
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ืœื”ืกืชื›ืœ ืขืœื™ื• - ืžื”
03:15
we can call novelty. I'm sure many of us look at
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ืฉืื ื—ื ื• ื™ื›ื•ืœื™ื ืœื›ื ื•ืช ื—ื™ื“ื•ืฉ. ืื ื™ ื‘ื˜ื•ื— ืฉืจื‘ื™ื ืžืื™ืชื ื• ืžืกืชื›ืœื™ื
03:18
our phones when we are in a
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ื‘ื˜ืœืคื•ื ื™ื ืฉืœื ื• ื›ืฉืื ื—ื ื•
03:20
queue or sitting on a bus -
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ื‘ืชื•ืจ ืื• ื™ื•ืฉื‘ื™ื ื‘ืื•ื˜ื•ื‘ื•ืก -
03:22
just to prevent being
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ืจืง ื›ื“ื™ ืœืžื ื•ืข
03:23
bored - but it seems we
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ืฉืขืžื•ื - ืื‘ืœ ื ืจืื” ืฉืื ื—ื ื•
03:24
should just sit and think.
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ืฆืจื™ื›ื™ื ืคืฉื•ื˜ ืœืฉื‘ืช ื•ืœื—ืฉื•ื‘.
03:27
Let's take inspiration from
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ื‘ื•ืื• ืœืงื—ืช ื”ืฉืจืื”
03:28
Manoush Zomorodi - an author
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ืžืžื ื•ืฉ ื–ื•ืžื•ืจื•ื“ื™ - ืžื—ื‘ืจ
03:30
and host of the Zig Zag
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ื•ืžื ื—ื” ื”ืคื•ื“ืงืืกื˜ ื–ื™ื’ ื–ื’
03:32
podcast. Here she is speaking
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. ื”ื ื” ื”ื™ื ืžื“ื‘ืจืช
03:34
on The Why Factor programme,
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ื‘ืชื•ื›ื ื™ืช The Why Factor,
03:36
explaining that it takes
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ืžืกื‘ื™ืจื” ืฉื–ื” ื“ื•ืจืฉ
03:38
effort but it's worth it... We think, who wants to be
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ืžืืžืฅ ืื‘ืœ ื–ื” ืฉื•ื•ื” ืืช ื–ื”... ืื ื—ื ื• ื—ื•ืฉื‘ื™ื, ืžื™ ืจื•ืฆื”
03:43
bored? What an awful sensation
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ืœื”ืฉืชืขืžื? ืื™ื–ื• ืชื—ื•ืฉื” ืื™ื•ืžื”
03:45
that is. And I think that the
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ื–ื•. ื•ืื ื™ ื—ื•ืฉื‘ ืฉื”ืขื ื™ื™ืŸ
03:47
issue is with mind-wandering,
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ื”ื•ื ื‘ืฉื™ื˜ื•ื˜ ืžื—ืฉื‘ื•ืช,
03:49
you don't immediately get to
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ืœื ืžื’ื™ืขื™ื ืžื™ื“
03:52
roses and chirping birds,
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ืœื•ื•ืจื“ื™ื ื•ืœืฆื™ืคื•ืจื™ื ืžืฆื™ื™ืฆื•ืช,
03:54
and amazing creative
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ื•ืœื—ืฉื™ื‘ื” ื™ืฆื™ืจืชื™ืช ืžื“ื”ื™ืžื”
03:55
thinking - there is this
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- ื™ืฉ ืืช
03:56
uncomfortable period that
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ื”ืชืงื•ืคื” ื”ืœื ื ื•ื—ื” ื”ื–ื•
03:59
you have to pass through
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ืฉืืชื” ืฆืจื™ืš ืœืขื‘ื•ืจ
04:00
where maybe you start thinking
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ื‘ื” ืื•ืœื™ ืืชื” ืžืชื—ื™ืœ ืœื—ืฉื•ื‘
04:01
about things you don't want
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ืขืœ ื“ื‘ืจื™ื ืฉืืชื” ืขื•ืฉื”' ืื ื™ ืœื ืจื•ืฆื”
04:04
to think about or uncomfortable
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ืœื—ืฉื•ื‘ ืขืœ ืžืฆื‘ื™ื ืœื ื ื•ื—ื™ื
04:06
situations or unpleasant
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ืื• ืขืœ ืจื’ืฉื•ืช ืœื ื ืขื™ืžื™ื
04:09
feelings that you have,
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ืฉื™ืฉ ืœืš,
04:10
that's why boredom I think
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ื–ื• ื”ืกื™ื‘ื” ืฉืœื“ืขืชื™ ืœืฉืขืžื•ื
04:12
has negative connotations 'cos
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ื™ืฉ ืงื•ื ื•ื˜ืฆื™ื•ืช ืฉืœื™ืœื™ื•ืช, ื›ื™
04:14
we feel uncomfortable - but
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ืื ื—ื ื• ืžืจื’ื™ืฉื™ื ืœื ื‘ื ื•ื— - ืื‘ืœ
04:17
when we stick with it that's
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ื›ืฉืื ื—ื ื• ื ืฉืืจื™ื ืขื ื–ื” ื–ื”
04:19
when the good stuff can come. So, we might think boredom
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ื”ื–ืžืŸ ืฉื‘ื• ื”ื“ื‘ืจื™ื ื”ื˜ื•ื‘ื™ื ื™ื›ื•ืœื™ื ืœื”ื’ื™ืข. ืื–, ืื ื• ืขืฉื•ื™ื™ื ืœื—ืฉื•ื‘ ืขืœ ืฉืขืžื•ื
04:23
as an awful sensation - or
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ื›ืชื—ื•ืฉื” ืื™ื•ืžื” - ืื•
04:25
feeling - because that's
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ืชื—ื•ืฉื” - ื›ื™ ื–ื” ื”ื–ืžืŸ ืฉื‘ื•
04:26
when we start focussing
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ืื ื• ืžืชื—ื™ืœื™ื ืœื”ืชืžืงื“
04:27
on negative things.
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ื‘ื“ื‘ืจื™ื ืฉืœื™ืœื™ื™ื.
04:29
Manoush thinks that's why
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ืžื ื•ืฉ ื—ื•ืฉื‘ ืฉื‘ื’ืœืœ ื–ื”
04:30
we have negative
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ื™ืฉ ืœื ื•
04:31
connotations with boredom. A connotation is an emotion
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ืงื•ื ื•ื˜ืฆื™ื•ืช ืฉืœื™ืœื™ื•ืช ืœืฉืขืžื•ื. ืงื•ื ื•ื˜ืฆื™ื” ื”ื™ื ืจื’ืฉ
04:36
connected to a word. But
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ื”ืžื—ื•ื‘ืจ ืœืžื™ืœื”. ืื‘ืœ
04:38
if we work through the
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ืื ื ืขื‘ื•ื“ ืขืœ
04:39
bad stuff and stick with
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ื”ื“ื‘ืจื™ื ื”ืจืขื™ื ื•ื ืžืฉื™ืš ืื™ืชื
04:40
it, amazing creative
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, ื—ืฉื™ื‘ื” ื™ืฆื™ืจืชื™ืช ืžื“ื”ื™ืžื”
04:42
thinking can happen - as
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ื™ื›ื•ืœื” ืœืงืจื•ืช - ื›ืคื™
04:44
Manoush says 'the good
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ืฉืžื ื•ืฉ ืื•ืžืจ '
04:45
stuff can come'. So, basically, don't think
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ื”ื“ื‘ืจื™ื ื”ื˜ื•ื‘ื™ื ื™ื›ื•ืœื™ื ืœื‘ื•ื'. ืื–, ื‘ืขืฆื, ืืœ ืชื—ืฉื‘ื•
04:49
of boredom as being boring!
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ืขืœ ืฉืขืžื•ื ื›ืžืฉืขืžื!
04:51
However, could this adjective
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ืขื ื–ืืช, ื”ืื ื ื™ืชืŸ ืœื”ื—ื™ืœ ืืช ื”ืชื•ืืจ ื”ื–ื”
04:53
be applied to the hobby
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ืขืœ ื”ืชื—ื‘ื™ื‘
04:54
that Peter Willis - the
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ืฉืขื•ืฉื” ืคื™ื˜ืจ ื•ื•ื™ืœื™ืก -
04:56
most boring man in
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ื”ืื™ืฉ ื”ื›ื™ ืžืฉืขืžื
04:57
Britain - does? Ah yes, Neil, you asked me
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ื‘ื‘ืจื™ื˜ื ื™ื”? ืื” ื›ืŸ, ื ื™ืœ, ืฉืืœืช ืื•ืชื™
05:00
what that hobby is. And I
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ืžื” ื–ื” ื”ืชื—ื‘ื™ื‘ ื”ื–ื”.
05:02
said he took photos of
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ื•ืืžืจืชื™ ืฉื”ื•ื ืฆื™ืœื
05:04
postboxes. Was I right? Yes, you were! Congratulations.
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ืชื™ื‘ื•ืช ื“ื•ืืจ. ืฆื“ืงืชื™? ื›ืŸ, ื”ื™ื™ืช! ืžื–ืœ ื˜ื•ื‘.
05:09
The former postman dreams of
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ื”ื“ื•ื•ืจ ืœืฉืขื‘ืจ ื—ื•ืœื
05:11
taking a photo of all of
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ืœืฆืœื ืืช ื›ืœ
05:13
Britain's 115,000 postboxes. Well, good luck to Peter.
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115,000 ืชื™ื‘ื•ืช ื”ื“ื•ืืจ ืฉืœ ื‘ืจื™ื˜ื ื™ื”. ื•ื‘ื›ืŸ, ื‘ื”ืฆืœื—ื” ืœืคื™ื˜ืจ.
05:18
I didn't realise there were
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ืœื ืฉืžืชื™ ืœื‘ ืฉื™ืฉ
05:20
so many postboxes in the UK!
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ื›ืœ ื›ืš ื”ืจื‘ื” ืชื™ื‘ื•ืช ื“ื•ืืจ ื‘ื‘ืจื™ื˜ื ื™ื”!
05:23
So, we've been talking about
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ืื–, ื“ื™ื‘ืจื ื• ืขืœ
05:24
the benefits of boredom
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ื”ื™ืชืจื•ื ื•ืช ืฉืœ ืฉืขืžื•ื
05:26
today - boredom is the state
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ื”ื™ื•ื - ืฉืขืžื•ื ื”ื•ื ืžืฆื‘
05:28
of feeling little excitement
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ืฉืœ ืชื—ื•ืฉืช ื”ืชืจื’ืฉื•ืช
05:30
or enthusiasm. We mentioned the phrase to die
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ืื• ื”ืชืœื”ื‘ื•ืช ืžื•ืขื˜ื”. ื”ื–ื›ืจื ื• ืืช ื”ื‘ื™ื˜ื•ื™ ืœืžื•ืช
05:33
of boredom which we use to
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ืžืฉืขืžื•ื ืฉื‘ื• ืื ื• ืžืฉืชืžืฉื™ื ื›ื“ื™
05:34
express how extremely
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ืœื‘ื˜ื ืขื“ ื›ืžื”
05:36
bored we are. But boredom has an upside,
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ืื ื—ื ื• ืžืฉื•ืขืžืžื™ื ื‘ืฆื•ืจื” ืงื™ืฆื•ื ื™ืช. ืื‘ืœ ืœืฉืขืžื•ื ื™ืฉ ืฆื“ ื—ื™ื•ื‘ื™,
05:39
which means it has a positive
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ื›ืœื•ืžืจ ื™ืฉ ืœื•
05:41
side to a bad situation. We heard the word stimulation
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ืฆื“ ื—ื™ื•ื‘ื™ ืœืžืฆื‘ ืจืข. ืฉืžืขื ื• ืืช ื”ืžื™ืœื” ื’ื™ืจื•ื™
05:44
which means activates or
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ืฉืคื™ืจื•ืฉื” ืžืคืขื™ืœ ืื•
05:46
enriches the mind. And
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ืžืขืฉื™ืจ ืืช ื”ื ืคืฉ.
05:48
novelty which describes
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ื•ื—ื™ื“ื•ืฉ ืฉืžืชืืจ
05:49
something that is new,
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ืžืฉื”ื• ืฉื”ื•ื ื—ื“ืฉ,
05:51
unusual or different. And we described a
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ื™ื•ืฆื ื“ื•ืคืŸ ืื• ืฉื•ื ื”. ื•ืชื™ืืจื ื•
05:54
connotation - that's an
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ืงื•ื ื•ื˜ืฆื™ื” - ื–ื”
05:56
emotion connected to a word. Well, I hope you haven't been
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ืจื’ืฉ ื”ืžื—ื•ื‘ืจ ืœืžื™ืœื”. ื•ื‘ื›ืŸ, ืื ื™ ืžืงื•ื•ื” ืฉืœื ื”ื™ื” ืœืš
06:00
bored listening to us!
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ืžืฉืขืžื ืœื”ืงืฉื™ื‘ ืœื ื•!
06:01
Goodbye for now! Bye!
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ืœื”ืชืจืื•ืช ืœื‘ื™ื ืชื™ื™ื! ื‘ื™ื™!
ืขืœ ืืชืจ ื–ื”

ืืชืจ ื–ื” ื™ืฆื™ื’ ื‘ืคื ื™ื›ื ืกืจื˜ื•ื ื™ YouTube ื”ืžื•ืขื™ืœื™ื ืœืœื™ืžื•ื“ ืื ื’ืœื™ืช. ืชื•ื›ืœื• ืœืจืื•ืช ืฉื™ืขื•ืจื™ ืื ื’ืœื™ืช ื”ืžื•ืขื‘ืจื™ื ืขืœ ื™ื“ื™ ืžื•ืจื™ื ืžื”ืฉื•ืจื” ื”ืจืืฉื•ื ื” ืžืจื—ื‘ื™ ื”ืขื•ืœื. ืœื—ืฅ ืคืขืžื™ื™ื ืขืœ ื”ื›ืชื•ื‘ื™ื•ืช ื‘ืื ื’ืœื™ืช ื”ืžื•ืฆื’ื•ืช ื‘ื›ืœ ื“ืฃ ื•ื™ื“ืื• ื›ื“ื™ ืœื”ืคืขื™ืœ ืืช ื”ืกืจื˜ื•ืŸ ืžืฉื. ื”ื›ืชื•ื‘ื™ื•ืช ื’ื•ืœืœื•ืช ื‘ืกื ื›ืจื•ืŸ ืขื ื”ืคืขืœืช ื”ื•ื•ื™ื“ืื•. ืื ื™ืฉ ืœืš ื”ืขืจื•ืช ืื• ื‘ืงืฉื•ืช, ืื ื ืฆื•ืจ ืื™ืชื ื• ืงืฉืจ ื‘ืืžืฆืขื•ืช ื˜ื•ืคืก ื™ืฆื™ืจืช ืงืฉืจ ื–ื”.

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