Aug 22 Is boredom the key to creativity

BBC随身英语｜无聊是激发创造力的关键吗？
Is boredom the key to creativity?

Writing for BBC Culture, Clair Thorp looks at the role that boredom plays in the creative process. Many writers and artists credit being bored with helping them have their best ideas – JK Rowling came up with Harry Potter while on a long train journey. Thorp tells us how some researchers believe that boredom drives our brains to find something to do – leading to creative ideas. So, maybe we should take the advice of the musician Questlove and learn to ignore the distractions that we can find on our phones.
为BBC文化频道撰稿的克莱尔·索普探讨了无聊在创意过程中的作用。许多作家和艺术家都认为无聊帮助他们产生了最佳创意——J.K.罗琳在一次漫长的火车旅行中构思出了《哈利·波特》。索普告诉我们，一些研究人员认为无聊会驱使我们的大脑去寻找事情做，从而产生创意。因此，也许我们应该听从音乐家奎斯特洛夫的建议，学会无视手机带来的各种干扰。

However, before we all start planning how to bore ourselves into creativity, Sandi Mann, an academic and author, warns that too much boredom can take away the energy we need for creativity. Many experts talk about the importance of finding new experiences in order to be more creative.
然而，在我们开始计划如何让自己无聊以激发创造力之前，学术专家桑迪·曼警告说，太多的无聊会耗尽我们进行创造力所需的精力。许多专家都谈到寻找新体验对提升创造力的重要性。

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