Boredom and sleep: it's complicated

Are you awake because you're bored or because you're not bored enough?

Being bored makes you sleepy, but it also causes insomnia. Confused how it can do both? Let’s start with the one that’s least intuitive: boredom can keep you awake. A new study by researchers in Singapore found that people who are prone to boredom are more likely to procrastinate going to bed. They’ll hang in front of the TV, searching through Netflix (…