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What Boredom Can Teach Us

9 min

When the summer days get long and hot, the gift of free time can become the burden of boredom. In this episode, Fr. Mike shows us how boredom can also be a gift if we take the time to be creative, instead of just looking for something to distract us like food or social media.

The wisdom he shares here is akin to that of many successful, insightful writers such as Cal Newport and Josef Pieper. You can find the works Fr. Mike references here:
Cal Newport's Deep Work (http://calnewport.com/books/deep-work/)
Josef Pieper's Leisure, the Basis of Culture (https://bit.ly/2Je5FwU)