Could You Take a Week Off From Your Smartphone?

A New York City based podcast, WNYC's "New Tech City" is challenging listeners (you can subscribe to the podcast on Stitcher or iTunes if you can't tune in locally) to step away from their phones and just let themselves be bored.The premise is that boredom is OK and it allows for creative thinking or daydreaming.

jh_boredbrilliant600x279Are you failing miserably at your New Year’s resolutions? If you want to feel better about your self-control and endurance, you can join in on the “Bored and Brilliant” challenge for a whole week in February. Short, sweet, and maybe productive.

A New York City based podcast, WNYC’s “New Tech City,” is challenging listeners (you can subscribe to the podcast on Stitcher or iTunes if you can’t tune in locally) to step away from their phones and just let themselves be bored.

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