Thursday, February 2, 2012

genevieve bell

the value of boredom



via @petervan his post - the future rarely arrives when planned
via @cocreatr


idle and boredom are diff
boredom - state of tedium repetition, disengaged with surroundings.
in that disengagement, brain lights up. being bored allows brain and consciousness to reset themselves

 













boredom is a natural human state and
we should spend more of our time actively waking it up  - heidegger

we might have traded boredom for overload..
are these devices warding off boredom?

her plea: 
1) bring boredom back
2) make spaces to be bored
3) be bored together

devices work better when constantly connected
humans work better when intermittently disconnected