How Can You Avoid Boredom? (NSQ Ep. 77)

Also: are we getting any better at assessing COVID risk?

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Relevant Research & References

Here’s where you can learn more about the people and ideas in this episode:

SOURCES

• Erin Westgate, assistant professor of psychology at the University of Florida.
• Chris Hulleman, professor of education, psychology, and public policy at the University of Virginia.
• Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi (deceased), professor of psychology and management at Claremont Graduate University.
• Kerri Walsh Jennings, Olympic volleyball and beach volleyball player.
• Ellen Langer, professor of psychology at Harvard University.
• Barbra Mellers, professor of psychology at the University of Pennsylvania.
• George Loewenstein, professor of economics and psychology at Carnegie Mellon University.
• Elke Weber, professor of psychology at Princeton University.
• Peter Sandman, risk communication expert.

RESOURCES

• “Children and COVID-19: State-Level Data Report,” by the American Academy of Pediatrics (2021).
• “Differences of Extrinsic and Intrinsic Motivation,” by Kendra Cherry (Verywell Mind, 2020).
• “Why Boredom Is Interesting,” by Erin C. Westgate (Current Directions in Psychological Science, 2019).
• “Making Connections: Replicating and Extending the Utility Value Intervention in the Classroom,” by Chris S. Hulleman, Jeff J. Kosovich, Kenneth E. Barron, and David B. Daniel (Journal of Educational Psychology, 2017).
• “Orchestral Performance and the Footprint of Mindfulness,” by Ellen Langer, Timothy Russel, and Noah Eisenkraft (Psychology of Music, 2009).
• “Positive Emotions,” by Barbara L. Fredrickson and Michael A. Cohn (Handbook of Emotions, 2008).
• “Risk as Feelings,” by George F. Loewenstein, Elke U. Weber, Christopher K. Hsee, and Ned Welch (Psychological Bulletin, 2001).
• Flow: The Psychology of Optimal Experience, by Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi (1990).

EXTRAS

• No Time to Die, directed by Cary Joji Fukunaga (2021).
• “Am I Boring You? (Ep. 225 Rebroadcast),” by Freakonomics Radio (2021).
• “How to Think About Guns (Ep. 114),” by Freakonomics Radio (2013).
• “Risk = Hazard + Outrage: A Conversation with Risk Consultant Peter Sandman,” by the Freakonomics blog (2011).
• “The Cost of Fearing Strangers,” by the Freakonomics blog (2009).

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