A study by private network services provider NordVPN reveals that Brazilians spend, on average, 116 hours online per week, placing the country among those that consume the most internet daily in the world. The analysis indicates that out of the 76 years of life expectancy of a Brazilian, 52 will be spent online.
Neurology and psychiatry experts explain that this hyperconnection drastically reduces the opportunity to feel boredom. Despite being uncomfortable, boredom plays an important function in the brain, opening space for a type of "mental cleaning" and operating as a useful trigger for creativity.
According to the research, when we are daydreaming, looking at nothing, gazing out a window, or taking a simple walk without much purpose, we activate an area of the brain called the "default mode network." This set of circuits is linked to memory and thinking.
