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We can train ourselves to better cope with boring tasks (Video)

We can train ourselves to better cope with boring tasks (Video)

by Taylor Bennett | Jul 25, 2019 | Coping Skills, Mental Health Topics

We can train ourselves to better cope with boring tasks. Researchers from Washington State University recruited 54 participants to play a boring computer game. Every time a participant clicked a highlighted circle that appeared on the screen, a different circle would become highlighted. It took participants around 10 minutes and…

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