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Does Being Bored Make Us More Creative?

Sandi Mann University of Central Lancashire, United KingdomCorrespondence[email protected]
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Rebekah Cadman University of Central Lancashire, United Kingdom
Pages 165-173 | Published online: 08 May 2014

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