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James Danckert @jamesdanckert.bsky.social · 1h

Quite a long - but erudite - journey through boredom here:

www.skeptic.com/article/bore...

This enlightening essay explores how modern life has eradicated true boredom—replacing it with constant stimulation, digital dependency, and cultural emptiness. But in rejecting boredom, we’ve lost cr...

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James Danckert @jamesdanckert.bsky.social · 1d

My awesome PhD student (graduated now) Baaba just got our Pong study up kwnsfk27.r.eu-west-1.awstrack.me/L0/https:%2F...

We show that when you disrupt agency, frustration ensues and boredom is not far behind!

ScienceDirect.com | Science, health and medical journals, full text articles and books.

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James Danckert @jamesdanckert.bsky.social · 12d

You can't help but wonder what Carlin would have to say today - I mean he laid it all before shit got crazier

matejcernoch.bsky.social @matejcernoch.bsky.social · 12d

Relevant:

youtu.be/yvPVAOklx20?...

George Carlin on the FCC

YouTube video by Frank Buechel

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Mike Schreiner @mikeschreiner.bsky.social · 12d

It's hard to overstate just how far backwards the Ford government has taken us on climate.

The rest of the world is using the shift toward renewables to generate jobs and prosperity, meanwhile the Premier has no plan at all.

Isaac Callan @isaaccallan.bsky.social · 13d

NEW: "We are continuing to meet our commitment to at least try to meet our commitment for the 2030 target," Environment Minister Todd McCarthy said today.

"We believe in achievable outcomes, not unrealistic objectives." #Onpoli
globalnews.ca/news/1145911...

Ford government pledges to ‘at least try’ to achieve emissions target, as it slips away | Globalnews.ca

A new report from Ontario’s auditor general said the province, which already anticipates it will not meet its emissions target, could miss it by 'an even wider margin.'

globalnews.ca

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James Danckert @jamesdanckert.bsky.social · 20d

I've come up with a new role for all new tech companies - CCO Chief Curmudgeon Officer. They all need an old bastard like me to tell them how to make their devices easier to operate (for old bastards like me)

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Dynamics of Human Performance Regulation Lab @dhprlab.bsky.social · 23d

New #DHPRLab paper by @senaozayotgonbayar.bsky.social & @wanjawolff.bsky.social together with @corimartarelli.bsky.social, @mbieleke.bsky.social & @jamesdanckert.bsky.social 💪🥳

Check out the post below, in case you're interested!⬇️

Wanja Wolff @wanjawolff.bsky.social · Sep 15

📢 Now accepted at Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews 🤩

Our proposal offers a framework for understanding how fundamental regulatory sensations, such as boredom & effort, shape temporal experience through interoceptive mechanisms.

Link: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

TL;DR: Check 🧵 below

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James Danckert @jamesdanckert.bsky.social · 28d

Another gem from @minzlicht.bsky.social open.substack.com/pub/michaeli... - but I think it goes beyond who gets to be louder. To me, this is about offense - when offended, who needs to change? The offender or the offendee? It's not always clear to me - but maybe I'm the (loud) asshole!

Am I the Asshole for Taking Work Calls on My Own Balcony?

My neighbour asked me to move indoors last month, and I minded.

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James Danckert @jamesdanckert.bsky.social · 29d

Loved this flick - not mentioned a ton in his obits

Oliver Willis @owillis.bsky.social · 29d

im kind of a 90s kid so my key robert redford movie is "sneakers"

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Mike Schreiner @mikeschreiner.bsky.social · Sep 10

The Premier is blaming young people for graduating into an economy that is leaving them behind.

We need more supports for young people entering the workforce.

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Isaac Callan @isaaccallan.bsky.social · Sep 10

NEW: As unemployment sits past seven per cent, Ontario Premier Doug Ford's office says he doesn't yet have a view on whether the foreign temporary worker program should be scrapped.

He says young people aren't looking hard enough for jobs. #OnPoli
globalnews.ca/news/1140573...

Ford government declines to say if temporary foreign worker program should end | Globalnews.ca

Premier Doug Ford's office declined to take a position on whether or not the temporary foreign worker program should come to an end amidst growing unemployment in his province.

globalnews.ca

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James Danckert @jamesdanckert.bsky.social · Aug 31

Is this what made him say he was "bored shitless" playing the chitlin circuit though?

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Christy @cvminpvb.bsky.social · Jul 27

#booksky

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Don Mega 🇳🇱 @donmega.bsky.social · Jun 26

Jasmine Crockett with the real talk!

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James Danckert @jamesdanckert.bsky.social · Jun 26

Was an awesome session - boredom and entropy, boredom in nature and a wonderful future directions discussion at the end - great to be part of such a vibrant community!

Wanja Wolff @wanjawolff.bsky.social · Jun 26

Great experience to present the #boredombook today w @corimartarelli.bsky.social at the boredom conference🤩
Thanks to @jamesdanckert.bsky.social for chairing, to the audience for the great discussion & to Josefa Ros for putting it all together 🙏

www.boredomsociety.com/6th-boredom-...

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T. Ryan Gregory 🇨🇦 @tryangregory.bsky.social · Jun 26

In case you were wondering, we'll be paying for weapons with revenue from extractive industries. And don't be shocked if those critical minerals get used to make weapons.

I'm sure climate change and Indigenous rights are somewhere down the list of priorities.

www.ctvnews.ca/canada/artic...

Carney says Canada will meet new NATO spending target by developing critical minerals

Canada is committed to increasing its defence spending but has questions about the “timeline” for hitting a new, higher NATO spending target, Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand said Tuesday, as alli...

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Josh the Ar-TEEST @heroesofcrash.bsky.social · Jun 15

I just discovered this meme and I love it.

Happy #PrideMonth to all my #LGBTQIA + friends!

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James Danckert @jamesdanckert.bsky.social · Jun 4

Had a fantastic conversation with the good people @childrenandscreens.bsky.social for their new podcast Screen Deep www.childrenandscreens.org/learn-explor...

The Science of Boredom | James Danckert, PhD - Children and Screens

www.childrenandscreens.org

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T. Ryan Gregory 🇨🇦 @tryangregory.bsky.social · Jun 4

ricochet.media/indigenous/w...

‘Watershed moment’: Provincial unions are coming together to support northern First Nations protesting Bill 5

The controversial Ontario legislation is expected to pass today

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James Danckert @jamesdanckert.bsky.social · Jun 4

Great commentary @minzlicht.bsky.social on @chazfirestone.bsky.social WEIRD science critique (paper is a great read too) - we have work coming out on boredom in non-WEIRD groups showing culture matters little - stay tuned!
www.speakandregret.michaelinzlicht.com/p/keep-cogni...

Keep Cognitive Psychology WEIRD

Back in 2010, Joe Henrich, Steve Heine, and Ara Norenzayan dropped a bomb[1] on psychology with their paper "The WEIRDest people in the world?" They argued that most psychology studies rely on Western...

www.speakandregret.michaelinzlicht.com

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Jooli-AHH! Ghoulia 🎃🍂🔪 @jooliaghoulia.bsky.social · Jun 3

The perfect bird feeder doesn't exi--

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James Danckert @jamesdanckert.bsky.social · Jun 2

"There's nothing quite as harmful, as a slow moving day." www.youtube.com/watch?v=d64S...

The Gossip

YouTube video by My Friend the Chocolate Cake - Topic

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Mike Schreiner @mikeschreiner.bsky.social · May 28

Bill 5 is a wide-reaching attack on Indigenous rights, environmental protections, labour laws and democratic oversight.

Because they've jammed so many problematic elements into one bill I sat down to give you a guide to what Bill 5 will really mean for Ontario.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=lAAk...

Everything you need to know about Bill 5

YouTube video by Green Party of Ontario

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James Danckert @jamesdanckert.bsky.social · May 26

She is amazing. And the message is simple.

Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · May 26

There's nothing holy about writing discrimination into the law.

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James Danckert @jamesdanckert.bsky.social · May 26

So to assert our "sovereignty" (to the Yanks) we ask the King (of Great Britain) to read our "throne" speech! Make that make sense to me!

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Mike Schreiner @mikeschreiner.bsky.social · May 26

With only a few days notice, hundreds of people came out on Saturday to say NO to Ford’s undemocratic Bill 5. Thanks to all the volunteers for keeping everyone safe during the march from the covered bridge to Guelph City Hall.

Mike standing at top of stairs in front of a covered bridge, holding a microphone and speaking to the crowd

Crowd shot from behind many people, in the lawn is a Stop Highway 413 sign

Crowd shot from the left looking down a large groupe of people who are all fading forward looking at the speaker.

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Michael @dsamichael.bsky.social · May 25

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