Why you shouldn't trust boredom | Kevin H. Gary

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Health & Fitness, Fitness, Shoshana Ungerleider, Medicine, How To Be Healthier, Ted Shoshana, Ted Talks Health

4.2 • 1.5K Ratings

🗓️ 27 February 2024

⏱️ 28 minutes

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Are you actually bored, or is something else going on? Educator Kevin H. Gary shares three practical takeaways to deal with the doldrums, so you can take control of your attention, figure out which feelings to trust and name the real problem. After the talk, join Shoshana for a sweeping conversation with Dr. Elizabeth Harstad on the relationship between boredom and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder or ADHD.

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0:00.0	Ted Audio Collective
0:17.0	This is Ted Health and I'm your host Dr. Shoshana Unger. Imagine this. You've been channel surfing on the couch for a while.
0:22.0	And you're getting really bored.
0:25.8	But finally, you land on a wildlife documentary.
0:28.8	Not your usual cup of tea, but you give it a shot. Fast forward 20 minutes and you're on the edge of
0:36.1	your seat marveling at the intricate dance of nature. This shift from mundane to
0:42.4	mesmerizing is the heart of Kevin Gary's thought-provoking
0:46.9	2023 talk at TEDx Valparaiso University.
0:50.8	Gary, a seasoned educator, invites us on a journey through the often ignored
0:57.2	corridors of our mind, exploring a topic that we all encounter, yet rarely ponder.
1:04.3	Boredum.
1:05.8	In his talk, Gary explains how this seemingly dull subject
1:09.8	can actually reveal layers of our everyday experiences and decisions.
1:15.0	Our boredom and how we snap out of it can tell us a lot about ourselves.
1:21.0	So if you've ever found yourself mindlessly scrolling through your phone or doodling during a meeting,
1:27.0	tune in.
1:28.0	And stick around after the talk for my conversation with Dr. Elizabeth Harstad.
1:33.8	Dr. Harstad is developmental behavioral pediatrician
1:36.8	and researcher at Boston Children's Hospital,
1:40.1	specializing in developmental and behavioral conditions,
1:43.4	including attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, or ADHD,
1:48.2	and autism spectrum disorders. orders.
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