Description
Keen explores blue Mondays and black moods and the draggy feeling of monotony when familiar routines seem confining. The author comes up with many interesting ways to cope with boredom including wonder, imagination, enthusiasm, being present in one’s activities, meditation as a way of examining what is, and practicing the art of doing nothing. Keen concludes that “authentic happiness is only possible when we allow ourselves to experience the full range of human emotions, including boredom, fear, grief, anger and despair.
