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Why Britain should bring back boredom
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A handpicked article read aloud from the latest issue of The Economist. Modern technology has cured Britons of boredom. Psychologists are urging people to put down their phones and embrace the necessity of doing nothing.
Topics covered:
- Boredom
- Technology
- British culture
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