96 - Boredom and Willpower with Drs. Wanja Wolff and James Danckert

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• 1:45 meet Dr. Wanja Wolff
• 2:15 meet Prof. James Danckert
• 5:00 the clinical definition of self control - aka willpower 
• 7:00 the clinical definition of boredom 
• 9:00 how prior self control exertion affects a subsequent endurance task.
• 12:30 how boredom may be a confound in above experiments
• 14:30 the very real struggle of boring easy workouts
• 18:00 boredom can occur in both under and over-aroused situations
• 22:00 the flow state: the opposite of boredom
• 25:00 the role of time in boredom 
• 26:30 boredom and mind wonder
• 27:45 boredom is relative in short vs long intervals 
• 31:15 the importance of meaning / your personal ‘why’
  • The advantage of even virtual competition
• 36:30 possible interventions to address boredom in training
  • Find your own meaning and create your own agency
  • Try social and/or competitive forms of the sport even if they are virtual
  • First step is recognition that you ARE bored
  • Don’t ignore it, rather try to understand why you are bored.
  • Deliberate mind wandering practice
  • Music, audiobooks, and podcasts