A team of British researchers from the University of Central Lancashire (UCLan) has shown that carrying out an apparently boring task for 15 minutes , such as copying numbers from a telephone directory, greatly increases creativity , especially when compared to people who have been previously inactive or with subjects who have spent the same time performing tasks that involve reasoning, deducing, inventing, planning … Scientists suggest that "passive" activities considered boring by employees, among which they also mention reading a document or attending a meeting can help you think more creatively.
"Boredom at work has always been considered an element that must be eliminated, but perhaps it must be preserved if we want to enhance the sharpness and inventiveness of employees," explains Sandi Mann, co-author of the study, which was presented at the Conference Annual of the Division of Occupational Psychology of the British Psychological Society. The researcher even suggests that it is possible that people with a soporific job "can be more creative in other areas, or come home and write novels."
