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It's Boring: Notes on the Meanings of Boredom in Everyday Life

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Conrad, P. It's Boring: Notes on the Meanings of Boredom in Everyday Life. Qualitative Sociology 20, 465–475 (1997). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1024747820595

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