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The Library of Congress has cataloged the printed edition as follows:

Names: Danckert, James, 1972– author. | Eastwood, John D. (John David), 1970– author.

Title: Out of my skull : the psychology of boredom / James Danckert and John D. Eastwood.

Description: Cambridge, Massachusetts : Harvard University Press, 2020. | Includes bibliographical references and index.

Identifiers: LCCN 2019045209

Subjects: LCSH: Boredom—Psychological aspects.

Classification: LCC BF575.B67 D343 2020 | DDC 152.4—dc23

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