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 BOREDOM AND CREATIVITY:A Writing Superpower — a podcast episode — Why is boredom important for writers?Boredom gives the brain space to reflect, wander, and make creative connections. Without constant distractions, writers can tap into deeper ideas and story insights that often remain buried beneath the noise of modern life. Helping writers craft authentic, immersive stories.Find out more about us here. Inside Creative Writing Email this Page Share on Bluesky Share on LinkedIn Share on Pinterest Share on Reddit Share on Threads Share on Facebook Table Of Contents Formatted and Edited Transcript What Does This Have to Do with Writing Story from a Bored Childhood The Nerdiest Election Ever It All Grew from Nothing The Gift We Didn't Recognize Why This Is a Problem Now Stillness Leads to Stories The Same Is True for Writers Boredom Made Us Human The Shower Epiphany Making Space for Creative Thought Wise Words from Other Creatives This Week’s Challenge The Opposite of Hustle Final Thoughts Talk to Us! Share This Resource Sometimes the best thing you can do for your writing has nothing to do with your keyboard. In this thought-provoking episode, Brad explores how boredom can actually be your secret weapon when writing a novel. By leaning into stillness, cutting distractions, and giving your mind space to wander, you unlock deeper insights, clearer ideas, and stronger connections to your story. In a world constantly filled with noise, this episode makes the case for building boredom into your writing life, not avoiding it. Through personal stories, classroom experiences, and scientific insights, you’ll learn how to reframe boredom not as a productivity killer, but as a vital part of the creative process. Key takeaways include: Why boredom is crucial for creative breakthroughsHow constant content consumption drowns out your unique voiceSimple ways to build quiet, intentional boredom into your daily lifeWhat the “default mode network” is and why it matters to storytellersHow your childhood creativity was fueled by boredom, and still can be Whether you’re stuck in your novel’s early stages or trying to rediscover your writing spark, this episode will help you reconnect with your own imagination. If you want even more clarity on where your novel is headed, be sure to grab the free Story Rescue Checklist or explore the How to Write a Novel page for more essential tools. Formatted and Edited Transcript Did you know that you have a writing superpower that you’re probably not using? On today’s podcast, we’re talking about the awesome power of boredom. Let’s get started. OK. Before we jump in, I want to warn you that I may sound like an old man at times during this podcast. There are going to be some good old fashioned “back in my day” stories, so be prepared for that. With that in mind, I want to start with an experience I had going back to college to become a teacher. This was probably about 2014. I took a class on the psychology of adolescence. One of the textbooks we used was old, like pre-Internet old. One of the chapters was all about how important boredom was for the formation of the adolescent mind and how essential it was for the exploration and discovery of one’s unique identity. Back then, teens spent countless hours alone in their rooms, bored and thinking, contemplating who they were and the world around them. They could throw themselves into books or take long walks without music or podcasts in their ears. When they couldn’t sleep, they would just lie awake, bored and thinking. Car rides were quiet, except for maybe the radio, for long hours in the back seat. The thesis of that part of the textbook was that this forced boredom was vital for young people to figure out who they were, what they wanted to do with their lives, and how they saw the world. That kind of unscheduled solitude wasn’t just downtime. It was essential for identity formation. What Does This Have to Do with Writing Now, if this were a psychology podcast, we could dive into what’s been lost and how much of our cultural identity crisis comes from this lack of boredom and introspection that we’re now shielded from. As a society, we have constant boredom-killing technology. But this isn’t a psychology podcast, so what does this have to do with writing? If you’re a writer, that kind of introspection is still essential. You don’t just write stories. You write your stories. And to do that, you have to know what matters to you. What images haunt you? What questions keep tugging at the edges of your brain? You can’t find those answers while doom-scrolling. Trust me, I’m as guilty of that as anyone. Those answers come in the quiet, introspective, and yes, even boring moments that we all try to avoid. Story from a Bored Childhood Here’s story number two. It was the middle of summer. I was maybe seven or eight years old. There were five stations on the television. Other than ...

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