Monday, April 17, 2006

boredom

[posted by bkmarcus]


Boredom could be good for children

Riazat Butt
Thursday April 13, 2006
The Guardian


It was Friedrich Nietzsche who wrote "Against boredom the gods themselves fight in vain". Although the musings of the German philosopher will certainly be lost on the millions of schoolchildren over the Easter holiday, their parents can find comfort in his words as they struggle to keep their kids entertained for a fortnight.

An academic has set out to prove that boredom - far from being a bad thing - is a naturally occurring emotion that should not be suppressed.


(via LRC)

1 Comments:

Blogger Geremia said...

Boredom? I have never been bored in my life, especially not as a child.

10:40 AM  

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