How to Avoid Boredom
Drs Chris and Xand van Tulleken explore why we experience boredom, and how we can find motivation to transform the way we approach boring tasks.
Welcome to What’s Up Docs?, the podcast where doctors and identical twins Chris and Xand van Tulleken explore every aspect of our health and wellbeing.
In this episode, they want to find out whether we can conquer boredom. Why do we experience boredom? Do we experience it less than we used to? And how can we motivate ourselves to complete tasks we find boring? They speak to Dr Wijnand Van Tilburg, experimental social psychologist at the University of Essex, to find out.
Presenters: Drs Chris and Xand van Tulleken
Guest: Dr Wijnand Van Tilburg
Producer: Jo Rowntree
Executive Producer: Rami Tzabar
Editor: Kirsten Lass
Assistant Producer: Maia Miller-Lewis
Researcher: Grace Revill
Tech Lead: Reuben Huxtable
Social Media: Leon Gower
Digital Lead: Richard Berry
Composer: Phoebe McFarlane
Sound Design: Melvin Rickarby
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Assistant Commissioner: Greg Smith
Commissioning Editor: Rhian Roberts
A Loftus Media production for ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4
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- Tue 17 Jun 2025 16:30ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4
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