The Joy of Boredom →
From NPR’s (fantastic and soon to be late lamented) Day to Day, Carolyn Johnson delivers this line so straight, you’re not sure the guest host knows what’s happening:
When you’re in a state of complete restlessness you’re driven to… contemplate a larger problem, you might think of a loved one or feel some universal human feelings like homesickness, uncertainty… and it might also drive you to create something new that you couldn’t find on your cellphone or iPod just out of the pure drudgery of the moment.
