Boredom can be useful? Arguments of scientists for your brain

Scientists are convinced that taking boredom calms the brain

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Most people perceive boredom as a negative condition and try to avoid it in every possible way. And in vain!

Scientists at Sanshine-Kost University (Australia) have explained that short periods of boredom are a natural way to restart the nervous system and stimulate creativity, writes The Conversation.

Boredom occurs when our ability to keep our attention and concentrate. At this point, the so -called network of the passive brain regime is activated – it is responsible for self -reflection and internal thoughts. At the same time, the activity of the « executive » network is reduced, which usually holds us focused.

Such changes are not a breakdown, but a survival strategy: the brain signals that the activity needs to be changed, and at the same time goes into « recharge » mode.

Therefore, boredom is needed in an era of overloading information that stimulates the sympathetic nervous system (it is responsible for the « beat or running » reaction). But when it remains activated for too long, emotional burnout, anxiety and physical exhaustion occur.

The elimination of boredom from our lives deprives us of a natural way to reduce the level of stress.

The benefit of boredom:

• stimulates creativity and « flow of thought »;

• develops independent thinking without external stimuli;

• can improve emotional stability, allowing you to learn to « experience » emotions without escape into gadgets;

• reduces dependence on instant pleasure (for example, endless scroll);

• Overloads the nervous system, helping to reduce anxiety.

However, the less people feel boredom, the less the brain is ready to cope with it, the warn Scientists with Mayo Clinic.

So you should be bored properly. For example, Do not stick In the phone, not listening to background music or YouTube, because at this time the brain is still distracted by information processing.

Scientists advise you to be bored alone and always have a pencil and notepad to write the ideas that will certainly appear after (or during) bored.

We will remind, earlier psychologists explainedwhy the brain « boils » from social networks.