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Bored and Brilliant
- Author
- Manoush Zomorodi
- Narrator
- Manoush Zomorodi
- Publisher
- Pan Macmillan
- Publish Date
- 7 September 2017
- Run Time
- 6 hours 58 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
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What to expect
Have you ever noticed how you have your best ideas when doing the dishes or staring out the window? Discover why such ‘idle’ activities are crucial for our creativity and start to reclaim those still moments.
'Bored and Brilliant is full of easy steps to make each day more effective' – Charles Duhigg, author of The Power of Habit
In this easy to follow, practical book, award-winning journalist Manoush Zomorodi reveals how our 'plugged-in' lifestyles affect our brains. We are addicted to our phones; tweet as we watch TV, watch TV as we commute, check Facebook as we walk and Instagram while we eat. Bored and Brilliant expertly diagnoses the implications of our screen-addictions and provides pragmatic solutions to resist being drowned by digital stimulation.
The perfect companion for those keen on optimizing time, nourishing their creativity, and handling technology thoughtfully. Don't let the ceaseless chatter of the digital world throttle your original thinking.
Switch off and rediscover the power of simply doing nothing.
Critics Review
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A timely, political and liberating book exploring the neurological reasons why tech might be getting in the way of your creativity and problem-solving...Zomorodi explores why we need to step away from social, streaming and snapping in order to daydream, and how to do it in practical steps
Emerald Street
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A breezy and engaging book that is a little philosophy and a lot of self-help. This could do for unplugging what Marie Kondo's The Life Changing Magic of Tidying Up did for decluttering
Booklist
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Bored and Brilliant is full of easy steps to make each day more effective and every life more intentional. Manoush’s mix of personal stories, neuroscience, and data will convince you that boredom is actually a gift
Charles Duhigg, author of The Power of Habit
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Bored and Brilliant shows the fascinating side of boredom. Manoush Zomorodi investigates cutting-edge research as well as compelling (and often funny) real-life examples to demonstrate that boredom is actually a crucial tool for making our lives happier, more productive, and more creative. What’s more, the book is crammed with practical exercises for anyone who wants to reclaim the power of spacing out – deleting the Two Dots app, for instance, or having a photo-free day, or taking a '"fakecation."
Gretchen Rubin, author of The Happiness Project
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In this age of information, Zomorodi’s book seems revolutionary, almost subversive. Sprinkled liberally with research and insights from some of the leading minds in technology and futurism, Bored and Brilliant is an important reminder that we are not beholden to our devises
Bookpage
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If you’ve ever felt overwhelmed by the technology in your life, Manoush Zomorodi totally gets you.
Tech Times
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Rarely has a conversation about boredom been less boring. I found it more thrilling than ‘Serial’ because, frankly, it was of more universal import
Newsweek on the Bored and Brilliant Podcast
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Details
- Author
- Manoush Zomorodi
- Narrator
- Manoush Zomorodi
- Duration
- 6 hours 58 minutes
- Release Date
- 7 September 2017
- ISBN
- 9781509868735
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- Pan Macmillan
- Genre
- Assertiveness, motivation, self-esteem and positive mental attitude, Impact of science and technology on society, Popular science, Advice on careers and achieving success, Physiological psychology, neuropsychology, biopsychology
Synopsis
Have you ever noticed how you have your best ideas when doing the dishes or staring out the window? Discover why such ‘idle’ activities are crucial for our creativity and start to reclaim those still moments.'Bored and Brilliant is full of easy steps to make each day more effective' – Charles Duhigg, author of The Power of HabitIn this easy to follow, practical book, award-winning journalist Manoush Zomorodi reveals how our 'plugged-in' lifestyles affect our brains. We are addicted to our phones; tweet as we watch TV, watch TV as we commute, check Facebook as we walk and Instagram while we eat. Bored and Brilliant expertly diagnoses the implications of our screen-addictions and provides pragmatic solutions to resist being drowned by digital stimulation.The perfect companion for those keen on optimizing time, nourishing their creativity, and handling technology thoughtfully. Don't let the ceaseless chatter of the digital world throttle your original thinking.Switch off and rediscover the power of simply doing nothing.
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