Bored and Brilliant, Manoush Zomorodi
Bored and Brilliant, Manoush Zomorodi
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Bored and Brilliant
How Spacing Out Can Unlock Your Most Productive and Creative Self

Author: Manoush Zomorodi

Narrator: Manoush Zomorodi

Unabridged: 6 hr 58 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 09/05/2017

Includes: Bonus Material Bonus Material Included


Synopsis

*An AudioFile Magazine Earphones Award Winner*

This program is read by the author.

"In this spirited exploration of our relationship with technological devices, Zomorodi's melodic voice beckons and inspires listeners to develop a deeper understanding of how tech devices affect our potential...Zomorodi persuasively conveys her compelling points on the need for reflection to make room for enlightenment in this age of technological overload." — AudioFile Magazine

It’s time to move “doing nothing” to the top of your to-do list.

In 2015 Manoush Zomorodi, host of WNYC’s popular podcast and radio show Note to Self, led tens of thousands of listeners through an experiment to help them unplug from their devices, get bored, jump-start their creativity, and change their lives. Bored and Brilliant builds on that experiment to show us how to rethink our gadget use to live better and smarter in this new digital ecosystem. In this fascinating new audiobook, Manoush explains the connection between boredom and original thinking, exploring how we can harness boredom’s hidden benefits to become our most productive and creative selves, without totally abandoning our gadgets in the process.

Grounding her arguments in the neuroscience and cognitive psychology of “mind wandering” —what our brains do when we're doing nothing at all—Manoush includes practical steps you can take to ease the nonstop busyness and enhance your ability to dream, wonder, and gain clarity in your work and life. The outcome is mind-blowing.

"Bored and Brilliant shows the fascinating side of boredom. Manoush Zomorodi investigates cutting-edge research as well as compelling (and often funny) real-life examples to demonstrate that boredom is actually a crucial tool for making our lives happier, more productive, and more creative. What’s more, the book is crammed with practical exercises for anyone who wants to reclaim the power of spacing out – deleting the Two Dots app, for instance, or having a photo-free day, or taking a 'fakecation'." — Gretchen Rubin, author of #1 New York Times Bestseller The Happiness Project

About Manoush Zomorodi

MANOUSH ZOMORODI is the creator of WNYC's podcast Note to Self and the co-founder of Stable Genius Productions, a media company with a mission to help people navigate personal and global change. StableG uses podcasts as a lab to test new ways journalists can educate, entertain, and inspire through narrative. Investigating how technology is transforming humanity is Manoush's passion and expertise.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Dannii

I don't know what I was expecting but it wasn't this. I can appreciate how this book would be invaluable to some readers but don't believe I was exactly the right audience. I believed this would deliver advice on creativity and the cultivation of it in life. Instead this was a guide on how to rely l......more

"عندما نسمح لأنفسنا بالشرود ولأذهاننا بالتوهان، فإننا نفكر ونحل المشاكل بطريقة مثلى وهكذا يسافر عقلنا إلى بعض الأماكن الشيقة وغير المتوقعة من دون اضطراب. أما الإبداع -بغض النظر عن تعريفك أو تطبيقك له- فهو يحتاج إلى التحفيز والملل، الذي بدوره يسمح بتكوين ارتباطات جديدة ومختلفة في دماغنا وهو التأمل ال......more

Goodreads review by B.J.

I was actually pleasantly surprised by this book. Almost immediately I realized that it wasn't exactly what the title advertised. I was expecting a work on the connection between boredom and creativity. while that was certainly there, this book is much more about being more self-aware with our use o......more


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