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Radio 4,3 mins

Is boredom more harmful than being stressed?

The World Tonight

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A Frenchman is suing his former employer for suffering what he calls 'bore out'. Forty-four-year-old Frederic Desnard, who had a managerial job, said his 'descent into hell' was similar to a burnout but less interesting. In 2015, 228,000 people typed the question, "Is it normal to be bored at work?" into a search engine. Lars Fredrik Svendsen, author of 'A philosophy of boredom' and Professor of Philosophy at the University of Bergen, spoke to presenter Ritula Shah. (Photo Bored woman at desk Credit: Thinkstock photos)

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