Whatever it is, it reminds me housework is as much meditation as anything else. It's a lovely frame for the rest of life -- disguised as a mindless, boring task that was always anything but.

New research results suggest a novel approach to satiation: A good way to fight boredom is to start by acknowledging that you are getting bored.

Everyone knows what it's like to be bored. (And it's terrible, right?) But what exactly does it mean? Scientists from York University set out to fi...

This condemnation of boredom is something I have grown to appreciate as an adult, and is a lesson for which I am infinitely grateful. Just as I am sure it bothered my mom to hear me say it, few phrases set my teeth on edge more than when a friend complains, "I'm bored."

I challenge you to take on change for the next couple of weeks. Little changes, safe changes if you want, but take on something. Try walking an extra couple of blocks to get on the train or bus at a different stop. Try a restaurant you've never been in.

If living a long and healthy life is one of your goals, just remember to put more attention toward your environment, the people and relationships you have in your life, relaxation, daily activities that make you feel supported and happy, and your diet.

We can help our domesticated canines satisfy their natural urges to chew and problem-solve by giving them toys that make them work for their food.

Technology is encouraging our belief that open time, or free play as it used to be called in pre-school, means boredom. What happened to our delight in not knowing what might unfold? Where has our interest and faith in creating something out of nothing gone?

Creativity doesn't happen during sessions of "Angry Birds." Creativity happens during the down times when your mind wanders and makes connections you wouldn't normally consider.

In working for years with both the family and their loved ones' substance abuse issues, I have concluded that even though there are a myriad of reasons for relapse, there are four basic ones that can become an easy switch to flip.

Boring tasks at work plague us. We stagger under their weight every day. Every so often we get lucky enough to delegate them to someone else, but usually we just have to learn to cope. It's one of the lesser lessons in life.

What, after all, is the difference between "boredom" and "relaxation"? It's not what's going on outside; it's what's going on inside.

I'd like my kids to get used to the fact that in the real world there will not always be something specifically intended to entertain them. Except now there is.