Boredom Is Not Always a Bad Thing

<div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW153278870 BCX4"> <p class="Paragraph SCXW153278870 BCX4"><span class= "TextRun SCXW153278870 BCX4" lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US" data-contrast="none"><span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW153278870 BCX4">A rarely</span> <span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW153278870 BCX4">stated</span> <span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW153278870 BCX4">but widely assumed myth of</span> <span class="NormalTextRun SCXW153278870 BCX4">our</span> <span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW153278870 BCX4">“</span></span><a class= "Hyperlink SCXW153278870 BCX4" href= "https://breakpoint.org/the-knowledge-lost-in-information/" target= "_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"><span class= "TextRun Underlined SCXW153278870 BCX4" lang="EN-US" xml:lang= "EN-US" data-contrast="none"><span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW153278870 BCX4" data-ccp-charstyle= "Hyperlink">information</span> <span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW153278870 BCX4" data-ccp-charstyle= "Hyperlink">age</span><span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW153278870 BCX4" data-ccp-charstyle= "Hyperlink">”</span> <span class="NormalTextRun SCXW153278870 BCX4" data-ccp-charstyle="Hyperlink">is th</span><span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW153278870 BCX4" data-ccp-charstyle= "Hyperlink">at access to information is the</span> <span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW153278870 BCX4" data-ccp-charstyle= "Hyperlink">same thing as knowledge</span> <span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW153278870 BCX4" data-ccp-charstyle= "Hyperlink">or, even worse, wisdom</span></span></a><span class= "TextRun Underlined SCXW153278870 BCX4" lang="EN-US" xml:lang= "EN-US" data-contrast="none"><span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW153278870 BCX4">.</span></span> <span class= "TextRun SCXW153278870 BCX4" lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US" data-contrast="none"><span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW153278870 BCX4">Another is that time not spent</span> <span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW153278870 BCX4">accessing information is waste</span><span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW153278870 BCX4">d,</span> <span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW153278870 BCX4">perhaps even</span> <s