In this era of reaching for your phone whenever your mind is left to wander, being inured to boredom is practically a superpower.
A study found that, when confronted with boredom in an experimental setting, many people chose to give themselves unpleasant electric shocks simply to distract from their own thoughts, or lack thereof.
I endorse the idea of diving headfirst into boredom, it's quite liberating.
The Times has published letters recounting childhood indignities suffered at fancy dress parties. Parents seem to have a knack for inflicting these things upon us, but the tradition goes on as children grow up, become parents, and do the same thing to their offspring all over again. Revenge or post-traumatic memory loss?