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Teens are overwhelmed by boredom — for one big reason

Teen young people are not okay.

Young people are as boring than ever. Apps for social media, entertainment and engagement are one of the culprits.

Santia Gogonzales Winslop, 16, Tell Yahoo News He was once “excited” to go home after school and do his homework. He is now chronically boring, and is looking for a mobile phone for “the clock is counted” or a family digital “Detox Days”.

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The screen time is his boring crutches for boring, scrolling Instagram, Tiktok, or other social media apps to see what his friend is doing.

But it leads to the ruin of China in the late night, which affects his sleep.

“I don't remember what I'm honestly,” he admitted.

“As soon as I quit the phone, I feel ashamed and terrible.”

Quotes survey data from the organization Future monitoringYahoo News reported that boring is increasing between tween and teen young people.

According to statistics, 45 % of high school seniors answered “I agree” or “almost agree” in 2021, and 21 % of 8th and 10th graders agree. I did. From the 2014 data, these figures have increased by 37 % for 12th grade and more than 13 % for eighth and second grade high school students.

According to Yahoo News, these numbers were reported in COVID-19 pandemic, but rose again in 2023.

Perhaps the boring reported among teenage young people is probably because they have constant screen use and the ability to avoid boring on the screen. jackf –Tock.adobe.com

Kent Tousan, marriage and family therapist Teen Therapy CenterThe founder and clinical director told Yahoo News that the reported “boring” was just “intolerance.”

“Many of them have the ability to use the screen constantly and avoid boring on the screen,” he explained.

“Boring is a creativity, but when people are constantly avoiding boring, they never need to create, learn skills, do art, and make friends.”

Therefore, experts recommend that children boring.

Dr. Karl Marus, a psychiatrist and author, I told Huffpost After a while, his children said, “I will start to solve problems creatively or start to distract with social interactions and play.”

Personal devices and the constant access to the screen, which are characterized by “content mainly designed to draw children's attention and have been involved as long as possible”, “do not need to be bored. He teaches them, “he added.

The smartphone seems to have killed curiosity. This is a phenomenon that expands high school classrooms far beyond.

NYU STERN SCHOOL OF BUSINESS Professor Jonathan Haidt recently, the author of “Anxiety Generation” Tell Business Insider The scroll habits of the Z generation have affected their work abilities.

Experts explained that boring is good for children. Odua image –Stock.adobe.com

They said, “There is no moment to reflect, there is no time to look at things, and there is no time to be creative,” he added, and the younger generation has changed its caution.

“The fault of human beings around the world may be even more costly for mankind than mental health and mental illness.”

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