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Author Zomorodi, Manoush, author.

Title Bored and brilliant : how spacing out can unlock your most productive and creative self / Manoush Zomorodi.

Publication Info. New York : St. Martins Press, 2017.
©2017

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Location Call No. Status
 Avon Free Public Library - Adult Department  153.3 ZOMORODI    Check Shelf
 Enfield, Main Library - Adult Department  153.3 ZOM    Check Shelf
 Farmington, Main Library - Adult Department  153..15 ZOM    Check Shelf
 Glastonbury, Welles-Turner Memorial Library - Adult Department  153.3 ZOMORODI    Check Shelf
 Middletown, Russell Library - Adult Nonfiction  153.35 ZOM    Check Shelf
 New Britain, Main Library - Non Fiction  153.3 ZOM    Check Shelf
 Plainville Public Library - Non Fiction  153.35 ZOM    Check Shelf
 West Hartford, Noah Webster Library - Non Fiction  153.3 ZOMORODI    Check Shelf
 Windsor Locks Public Library - Adult Department  153.3 ZOM    Check Shelf
 Windsor, Main Library - Adult Department  153.3 ZO    Check Shelf

Edition First edition
Description vii, 192 pages ; 25 cm
Note Includes index.
Contents The case for boredom -- What we talk about when we talk about boredom -- Digital overload -- Out of sight -- Making memories -- App addled -- Doing the deep work -- Reclaiming wonder -- Wander away -- You are brilliant.
Summary "Explains the connection between boredom and original thinking, exploring how we can harness boredom's hidden benefits to become our most productive and creative selves without totally abandoning our gadgets in the process. Grounding the book in the neuroscience and cognitive psychology of 'mind wandering' - what our brains do when we're doing nothing at all - Manoush includes practical steps you can take to ease the nonstop busyness and enhance your ability to dream wonder, and gain clarity in your work and life."--Dust jacket flap.
Subject Boredom.
Creative ability.
Labor productivity.
Boredom. (OCoLC)fst00836617
Creative ability. (OCoLC)fst00882417
Labor productivity. (OCoLC)fst00990137
Boredom.
ISBN 9781250124951 (hardcover)
1250124956 (hardcover)
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