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Bored and Brilliant audiobook
- By: Manoush Zomorodi
- Narrator: Manoush Zomorodi
- Category: Computers, General, Social Aspects
- Length: 6 hours 58 minutes
- Publisher: Macmillan Audio
- Publish date: September 05, 2017
- Language: English
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Bored and Brilliant Audiobook Summary
*An AudioFile Magazine Earphones Award Winner*
This program is read by the author.
“In this spirited exploration of our relationship with technological devices, Zomorodi’s melodic voice beckons and inspires listeners to develop a deeper understanding of how tech devices affect our potential…Zomorodi persuasively conveys her compelling points on the need for reflection to make room for enlightenment in this age of technological overload.” — AudioFile Magazine
It’s time to move “doing nothing” to the top of your to-do list.
In 2015 Manoush Zomorodi, host of WNYC’s popular podcast and radio show Note to Self, led tens of thousands of listeners through an experiment to help them unplug from their devices, get bored, jump-start their creativity, and change their lives. Bored and Brilliant builds on that experiment to show us how to rethink our gadget use to live better and smarter in this new digital ecosystem. In this fascinating new audiobook, Manoush explains the connection between boredom and original thinking, exploring how we can harness boredom’s hidden benefits to become our most productive and creative selves, without totally abandoning our gadgets in the process.
Grounding her arguments in the neuroscience and cognitive psychology of “mind wandering” –what our brains do when we’re doing nothing at all–Manoush includes practical steps you can take to ease the nonstop busyness and enhance your ability to dream, wonder, and gain clarity in your work and life. The outcome is mind-blowing.
“Bored and Brilliant shows the fascinating side of boredom. Manoush Zomorodi investigates cutting-edge research as well as compelling (and often funny) real-life examples to demonstrate that boredom is actually a crucial tool for making our lives happier, more productive, and more creative. What’s more, the book is crammed with practical exercises for anyone who wants to reclaim the power of spacing out – deleting the Two Dots app, for instance, or having a photo-free day, or taking a ‘fakecation’.” — Gretchen Rubin, author of #1 New York Times Bestseller The Happiness Project
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Bored and Brilliant Audiobook Narrator
Manoush Zomorodi is the narrator of Bored and Brilliant audiobook that was written by Manoush Zomorodi
MANOUSH ZOMORODI is the creator of WNYC’s podcast Note to Self and the co-founder of Stable Genius Productions, a media company with a mission to help people navigate personal and global change. StableG uses podcasts as a lab to test new ways journalists can educate, entertain, and inspire through narrative. Investigating how technology is transforming humanity is Manoush’s passion and expertise.
About the Author(s) of Bored and Brilliant
Manoush Zomorodi is the author of Bored and Brilliant
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Bored and Brilliant Full Details
| Narrator | Manoush Zomorodi |
| Length | 6 hours 58 minutes |
| Author | Manoush Zomorodi |
| Category | |
| Publisher | Macmillan Audio |
| Release date | September 05, 2017 |
| ISBN | 9781427287434 |
Subjects
The publisher of the Bored and Brilliant is Macmillan Audio. includes the following subjects: The BISAC Subject Code is Computers, General, Social Aspects
Additional info
The publisher of the Bored and Brilliant is Macmillan Audio. The imprint is Macmillan Audio. It is supplied by Macmillan Audio. The ISBN-13 is 9781427287434.
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This book is only available in the United States.
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