Table of contents : Cover Copyright Contents Figures Preface Acknowledgments Introduction The Spiritual Significance of Boredom 1 A History of Boredom as a Spiritual Crisis 2 The Disaffect of Overload Boredom 3 Habritual Texting Why We Are Addicted to Boring Conversation 4 Uncertainty and Shared Entropy in Overload Culture 5 Information Enchantment The Mystifying and the Kēdic 6 Conclusion Overload Boredom and a Hermeneutics of Care Epilogue For Boredom Notes References Index