From Boredom to Curiosity: How to See the World with Fresh Eyes

Radio Headspace

Headspace Studios

Mental Health, Health & Fitness

4.6 • 2.4K Ratings

🗓️ 21 September 2025

⏱️ 6 minutes

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Sam explores how cultivating an active sense of wonder can break us free from routines, helping us stay engaged, inspired, and open to new experiences. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Why are businesses like HelloVet choosing Apple products and services?
0:05.1	So we started the business two years ago.
0:07.2	We had a few people who were used to PCs and this was their first foray into Macs.
0:12.5	But it's been super smooth getting everyone onto those devices and everyone seems really, really happy.
0:18.0	Find out how Mac can help you run and grow your business at apple.com forward slash
0:23.6	HelloVet.
0:26.9	Having one person who's highly educated sat in a room with seven professors
0:32.2	doesn't mean you're really co-producing your research.
0:35.6	We want to really get it in a meaningful way across health research.
0:40.3	Welcome to When Science Fines Away, a podcast about the science changing the world.
0:47.6	When Science Finds Away.
0:49.8	Listen to Season 3, wherever you get your podcasts.
1:09.7	Okay. to Season 3 wherever you get your podcasts. Hi, it's Sam here. Welcome to Radio Headspace.
1:15.8	So much of my work teaching mindfulness has involved children.
1:19.8	And if you have children in your life, you know they can get bored pretty easily.
1:24.6	Realizing this, I felt inspired to help children find tools for working with boredom.
1:30.3	One of those tools is curiosity. Being curious can help with boredom in a few different ways,
1:36.3	even if you're not a kid. But let's keep talking about kids for a moment because that'll
1:41.3	help me to explain how all of this works.
1:49.9	I remember one pre-teen client of mine who struggled with boredom and restlessness.
1:55.0	He would constantly jump from one thing to the next, couldn't sit still, and couldn't listen for longer than a few seconds, and he felt powerless.
2:01.1	The first activity I taught him involved looking around the room
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