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Podcast: Thoughts on Record: Podcast of the Ottawa Institute of Cognitive Behavioural Therapy
Episode: Dr. Kevin Gary - Coping With Existential Boredom
Description: Comments or feedback? Send us a text! Existential boredom is a challenge for many that can lead to a pathological engagement with shallow amusements (which may only deepen the despair and lead to more boredom). Dr. Kevin Gary joins us for a discussion of some of the core themes covered in his book Why Boredom Matters: Education, Leisure, and the Quest for a Meaningful Life. In this discussion we cover: why Dr. Gary wanted to write this book situational vs. existential boredom comparing and contrasting existential boredom and depression the benefits of making our boredom explicit rather...