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And an alternative way to think about "killing time"

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Courtney Dern
Nov 07, 2023
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Each week in my observation-based play groups, I ask a check-in question. Last week, we talked about boredom and I asked this super well-worded (I kid) opener:

When are you bored? And when are you NOT bored?

It prompted an interesting conversation about the definition of boredom (monotony, procrastination, overstimulation?) and the opposite of boredom (en…

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