无聊能让我们更有创造力吗？（2014）
该研究探讨了无聊与创造力之间的关系，提出无聊状态可能促使人们寻求更有意义或更有趣的活动，从而激发创造性思维。当人们感到无聊时，大脑会主动寻找新的刺激和想法，这反而可能成为创造力的催化剂。但研究也指出，无聊激发创造力的效果因人而异，并取决于个人如何应对无聊情绪。
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