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Phone Boredom...It’s a Thing

Dr Chua Sook Ning, Clinical Psychologist

05-Apr-18 19:30

Phone Boredom...It’s a Thing

Spending hours on end swiping in and out of different apps is our favourite way of doing something, while doing nothing at all. We consider the possibility that there are better ways to pass the time. 

Produced by: Tasha Fusil

Presented by: Ezra Zaid, Umapagan Ampikaipakan


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Tags:  Evening Edition,  technology,  phone addiction,  generation z,  boredom


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