Boredom–understanding the emotion and its impact on our lives: an African perspective

Abstract

Boredom is a universal experience overlooked in the scientific community despite most people having experienced it at some point in their lives.Despite being a common emotion, boredom has received little attention compared to other emotions such as happiness or anger (Westgate and Steidle, 2020).Boredom is often considered a trivial and inconsequential emotion, but recent studies have shown that it can have a significant impact on our wellbeing, productivity, and even our health.This paper aims to explore the concept of boredom, its impact on lives and its psychiatric aspect.

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