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How to battle boredom at work

  • Written by Casher Belinda, Assistant Professor of Management and Organization, University of Notre Dame
How to battle boredom at workCoffee is not the only way to fight boredom.Vladimir Vladimirov/E+ via Getty Images

Though neuroscience suggests that boredom can be good for us, we all try to avoid it. Even the most exciting jobs in the world — astronaut, nuclear engineer, helicopter pilot, virus hunter — can be filled with drudgery at times. Nobody is immune from...

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