"Boredom could be shaving years off your life, scientists have found.
Researchers say that people who complain of boredom are more likely to die young, and that those who experienced 'high levels' of tedium are more than two-and-a-half times as likely to die from heart disease or stroke than those satisfied with their lot."
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It makes sense to me. During those periods of time of my life where I had a tedious, uninteresting job I was not in the best of health. I agree with Aristotle's thinking that the telos (ultimate purpose) of human existence is happiness, which is more than just a mere emotion, but without going into the full details of his thoughts it suffices to say that being bored does not move one closer to that ideal, and when out of alignment with it a human being suffers mentally and physically.
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