Based on Finkielsztein, M. (2018). Nuda a lenistwo, gnuśność i acedia [Boredom and laziness, sloth, and acedia]. Maska, 37, 36-50. Of the title concepts, ‘boredom’ is by far the youngest. The toposes of sloth and laziness are as old as civilization itself, acedia is of ancient origin – while boredom, understood in a way similar to that ofContinue reading “BOREDOM AND LAZINESS, SLOTH AND ACEDIA”
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Are the times of blissful laziness or unbearable boredom coming? Boredom, work and free time
Transcription and translation of the Rozmowy Równoległe Podcast. My guest is dr Mariusz Finkielsztein, a sociologist and ‘boredologist’ from Collegium Civitas. Let’s start our conversation with what boredom is and where it comes from? It is commonly believed that boredom occurs when we have too much free time and do not know what to doContinue reading “Are the times of blissful laziness or unbearable boredom coming? Boredom, work and free time”
MARIUSZ FINKIELSZTEIN, Ph.D. 