We're living in a world where every spare moment is filled. Whether it is scrolling while waiting in line, listening to music or podcasts while driving or YouTube in the background while cooking. We've become so accustomed to constant stimulation that boredom feels like a distant nostalgic dream.

But what if that's costing us our creativity?

In this episode of Sum of Everything, I explore why boredom isn't the enemy we think it is. From childhood memories of staring at patterned floor tiles and getting lost in thought to the neuroscience behind the brain's Default Mode Network, we look at why our best ideas often appear when we're doing... absolutely nothing.

If you've been waiting for a spark of inspiration, maybe the answer isn't another productivity hack or another s ...