Boredom to the Mind Is Like Sleep to the Body

The overlooked importance of boredom in our lives

My childhood friend, Steven. All photos by John P. Weiss

It feels like contemporary society is suffering from a loss of center, as we spiral hopelessly into a vortex of relentless information dump, social media narcissism, TikTok superficiality, harmful productivity addiction, and a near-complete abandonment of the one thing that can save us all.