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Boredom has an important function, because pushing through it can unleash creativity.

Amy Dickinson

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Amy Dickinson
Age: 65
Born: 1959
Born: November 6
Columnist
Freeville
New York
Unleash
Boredom
Pushing
Function
Creativity
Women
Important

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