Boredom is one of our defining features as human beings. We become oblivious to the wonderful things around us and numb to the bad things like cruelty, misinformation and pollution.
Harvard law Professor Cass Sunstein and neuroscientist Tali Sharot say there is a way to regain sensitivity that helps us identify the bad and appreciate the good.
Their new book is called Look Again: The Power of Noticing What Was Always There.