{
  "title": "Boredom at work: enrich the task or clarify its purpose?",
  "url": "https://www.shr.swiss/blog/ennui-au-travail-signal-emotionnel-berne-en",
  "language": "en",
  "datePublished": "2025-04-01",
  "publisher": {
    "name": "SHR — Swiss Human Resources",
    "url": "https://www.shr.swiss",
    "address": "Esplanade de Pont-Rouge 9A, 1212 Lancy, Suisse"
  },
  "summary": "An employee’s boredom does not necessarily indicate a shortage of work. Research suggests distinguishing difficulties with attention from a lack of meaning.",
  "section": "Research",
  "topic": "Emotional Intelligence",
  "place": {
    "name": "Bern",
    "region": "Berne",
    "country": "CH"
  },
  "keyPoints": [
    {
      "heading": "What the literature establishes",
      "point": "Erin C."
    },
    {
      "heading": "A signal that encourages seeking something else",
      "point": "Shane W."
    },
    {
      "heading": "The premature conclusion",
      "point": "One might conclude that work simply needs to become more stimulating."
    },
    {
      "heading": "What these studies cannot prescribe",
      "point": "These articles do not validate a universal protocol for reorganising work on the basis of reported boredom."
    },
    {
      "heading": "A practical check in Berne",
      "point": "In Berne, a team could select a recurring, non-critical task and, for one week, collect three separate ratings after its completion: experienced boredom, difficulty sustaining attention and perceived usefulness, each on a scale from 0 to 10."
    }
  ],
  "sources": [
    {
      "authors": "Wilson",
      "year": "2018",
      "source": "Psychological Review"
    },
    {
      "authors": "Lench",
      "year": "2013",
      "source": "Behavioral Sciences"
    }
  ],
  "wordCount": 416,
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  "relatedPages": {
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    "city": "https://www.shr.swiss/formations-ville/berne",
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  },
  "citationPolicy": "Citation autorisée avec mention « SHR — Swiss Human Resources » et lien vers l'article."
}