Long TextExercise 66 of 83

There was a time, not so long ago, when boredom was an unavoidable part of daily life. Waiting for a bus, sitting in a doctor's surgery, standing in a queue at the post office - these were moments of enforced idleness that everyone simply had to endure. There was nothing to do but look around, think, or stare into…

• According to the writer, what has fundamentally changed about everyday moments of waiting?
• What did the University of Central Lancashire study reveal about boredom?