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the authors clain is boredom is good for us.

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Boredom is essential to our lives and can be considered to be good for us.

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The claim is that finding something to do on your own and using your mind and creativity is better that constantly doing something in front of a screen.

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The authors claim is that boredom is good for us.

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I agree with the author because some of the most benifcal things in life can be boring at times. Like school for example, education is very important but not meant for entertainment.

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I agree with the author being creativity is much more important and healthy than constant screen time

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The claim is that getting used to boredom can be beneficial to us.

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The author is telling us that things will get boring and not be full of fun 24/7. Boredom is actually something we need.

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The author is saying the boredom can lead to great things.

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the authors claim is that boredom is not a bad things it is actually good for you

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The author's claim is that boredom shouldn't be seen as a bad thing because we will have to deal with it when we get older.

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I agree with the author because I think some very important things may be boring at times. Even though we don't like doing boring things we probably should because it is beneficial to us.

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I do agree with the author, as when I am bored, I normally go on my phone or something, instead of trying to learn something new.

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I agree because nobody likes being bored, but we need it. For example, we have to learn about mortgage, rent, taxes. It isn't fun, but we learn about it because it is a necessity.

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I think that parents is the audience. I think that because the author is trying to get them to teach their kids to endure boredom and that it is good for us.

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The author is saying that boredom creates creativity, and ideas. When you don't have the time to be bored you can't make anything out of being bored.

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I think the intended audience are parents to tell them that its more than okay if their child is bored because they have to on their own find something to do with their minds

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The author is saying that boredom creates creativity, and ideas. When you don't have the time to be bored you can't make anything out of being bored.

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i don't agree with the author because boredom is boring and i like to be active

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The author claims that boredom can be beneficial for us. Its when the most creativity takes place.

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The author's claim is that while being bored is viewed as a unhelpful thing that needs to be extinct, it is a way that you can become the most creative, and that being bored is actually a good thing, because you are allowed to be engrossed in your thoughts and make cool things and ideas.

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I agree with the author because when you have the time to let yourself be creative, or when you are coming up with something to entertain yourself you are learning how to do that, and you can't know things you're good at, or things you can succeed in if you don't have the time to try them.

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The author claims that we should let children be bored and develop creativity. They claim that this will help them later in life and teach them valuable lessons.

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I think the intended audience is the parents, especially those who think that it is their job to entertain their kids 24/7. I think this because the author brought up a lot of examples of great things happening to kids' parents' that didn't do anything when they were bored, vs the kids who did something unproductive with that time and boredom.

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I agree with the author because as kids adults try to make life as fun and engaging as possible, but when we get older this makes us unprepared to handle a boring job.

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Being bored comes with benefits and is not that bad

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The authors claim is that boredom is good for us, and that we need to learn to get used to it.

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The Authors claim is that boredom is good for kids and can help expand their creativeness.

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I believe the intended audience is parents. I think this because he wants to let them know that it is okay for their kids to be bored.

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Boredom isnt always a bad thing, it can help you in many ways

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I agree with the author. Borem teaches kids how to grab a grip of their life and do something about it. It also teaches them how to have patience. It allows the mind to grow, and break out of the 2-d way of thinking.

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I do agree with the author, although being bored really does suck, it does make you so much more creative and comes with many benifets.

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The author's claim is that boredom is beneficial, if not important for children.

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"But surely teaching children to endure boredom rather than ratcheting up the entertainment
will prepare them for a more realistic future..."

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I agree with the author because some of those times we get bored the best memories or things can happen. It makes you think harder and challenges your creativity.

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boredom is needed because it helps us become a better version of ourselves

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The parents because even when trying to get their kids out to do something, they could be benefitting more if they didn't do anything at all.

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I agree with the author because being used to boredom, can prepare you for the future when your job might be boring. It lowers your expectations of life and teaches you that in your for life to be interesting, you have to make it that way. It forces you to do things that are out of your comfort zone in order to make life interesting.

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I agree with the author because   having that open time to think or to come up with something creative, is more beneficial that staring at screens.

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i think that the audience is for kids that always want to be doing things and never take breaks

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The author claims that boredom helps you to "respond constructively" and is very important for young children to stay bored rather than to be entertained.

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I agree with the author because when I am bored, I am usually more productive

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I agree with the author because when you are bored, you are often the most creative in that time frame because you are trying to think of ways to entertain yourself. In addition, many things in your life will not be engaging or fun, rather mundane and monotonous so knowing how to keep yourself busy is important.

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The author's claim is that boredom leads to creativity, and that it is a necessity for children to learn how to deal with boredom instead of constantly having to be stimulated.

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I think the authors targeted audience was people our age and parent. They was saying for parents to not feel guilty that your child is bored, and that it your fault they feel that way. Then they also said things like your best ideas come when your bored, so allow yourself to be bored.

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I do agree with the author because sometimes just sitting their doing your homework, reading a book, listening to someone talk can be boring but it can also take you away from all the stress you have caused yourself and be able to just chill for once.

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I think the authors audience is parents. He kept talking about how bad parents think boredom is for a kid. He then goes on to talk on how it isn't that bad. There we know he is addressing the parents.

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I think the author's intended audience is parents. I think that they want to persuade parents to let their children be bored because of the many benefits they can get out it.

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The author's audience are adults because parents and teachers might need to let some kids be bored so they are prepared for their adulthood.

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The claim is that children being bored is actually good for them.

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"It sounds like work, and it sounds like life. Perhaps we should get used to it again, and use it to our benefit."

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I agree with the author, because she brings up a good point and examples, such as the shower. It is really easy to get lost in thought while doing an arbitrary task, or just nothing. I experience this personally because I write my best music while doing nothing else, and not thinking about anything else.

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"Some of the most boring jobs I've had were also the most creative."

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I think the authors audience is parents of children because he is telling them that its okay to let theur children be bored soemtimes.

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I agree that boredom can help you become more creative and that we need to face boredom because we'll have it for the rest of our lives.

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I think the audience is parents because he talks mainly about what parents do when their children say they are bored.

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I agree with the author because even though being bored isn't fun it can allow you to use your brain, think, and be creative.

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I agree with the author because we can't have something new every day and we have to learn how to deal with it.

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I think that parents are the audience. I think this because the author is trying to give them the message that its okay for your kids to not be entertained all the time.

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The author's claim is that boredom is essential to people.

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"Perhaps we should get used to it again, and use it to our benefit."

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"Once you’ve truly settled into the anesthetizing effects of boredom, you find yourself en
route to discovery."

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"Some of the most boring jobs I’ve had were also
the most creative." shows how being bored is not always a bad thing

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life. Perhaps
we should get used to it again, and use it to our benefit.

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I think the author's audience is parents because parents are in charge of children and can make change in their own homes with this article.

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"But surely teaching children to endure boredom rather than ratcheting up the entertainment
will prepare them for a more realistic future, one that doesn’t raise false expectations of what work
or life itself actually entails."

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The author's claim is that boredom can be good for kids.

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"Once you’ve truly settled into the anesthetizing effects of boredom, you find yourself en
route to discovery." (Pamela Paul)

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"...— boredom is useful.
It’s good for you."

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I agree with the author because I think that with technology and so many other distractions our attention spans have decreased and we have become less imaginative and productive.

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I think the audience is parents, because it is encouraging them to let their kids be bored, and that gives them time and space to be creative and grow, which can lead to success in their future.

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"But surely teaching children to endure boredom rather than ratcheting up the entertainment
will prepare them for a more realistic future, one that doesn’t raise false expectations of what work or life itself actually entails."

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The author is claiming boredom is good for you but we don't utilize it. We need it to get work down, get creative, and be productive.

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I agree with the author because boredom can spark creativity and it can also reduce stress.

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"The sooner you learn it's on you to make life interesting, the better off you'll be".

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" Once you’ve truly settled into the anesthetizing effects of boredom, you find yourself en
route to discovery."

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Yes i agree with the author to a certain extent. When bored you do have to use creativity and imagination. But i feel like this could only be super beneficial towards younger kids

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"Despite
the lesson most adults learned growing up — boredom is for boring people — boredom is useful.
It’s good for you."

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The author's audience is parents particualrly in this generation that feel obliged to keep their child entertained.

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I think the author's audience is parents. The author is trying to get parents to teach their kids that being bored is a good thing.

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I believe the authors audience would be the parents, because trying to figure out what to do for your kid ca

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the author is claiming that boredom is actually good and creates creativity.

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The author's claim is thtat boredom can be used to increase a child's opperutunities.

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The author's claim is thtat boredom can be used to increase a child's opperutunities.

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I agree with the author, because without boredom we would not know how to deal with it later in life, when we can not complain about it. It also helps us think more creatively, realize how we can do better, and more.

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Yes, I do agree with the author. We need to use boredom to get better at things and do something that use technology.

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The author's audience are parents because it is okay for their kid to be bored for a while.

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"The ability to handle boredom, not surprisingly, is correlated with the ability to focus and to
self-regulate."

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"But surely teaching children to endure boredom rather than ratcheting up the entertainment
will prepare them for a more realistic future"

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The ability to handle boredom, not surprisingly, is correlated with the ability to focus and to
self-regulate.

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The audience are parents. The author is saying it isn't the parents job to keep us entertained. The author wants parents to learn that.

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I think the author's audience is parents, because he/she wants them to realize that we need to let children learn how to handle boredom.

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"It sounds like work, and it sounds like life."

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"Because things happen when you’re bored. Some of the most boring jobs I’ve had were also
the most creative."

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"But surely teaching children to endure boredom rather than ratcheting up the entertainment will prepare them for a more realistic future"