Abstract

This contribution consists of a half-transcription/half-summary of the ideas presented in the Roundtable on boredom hold last April 21, 2018 and organized by The Helix Center at the New York Psychoanalytic Society and Institute. The aim of this encounter was to pull together some specialists on boredom, among whom I was fortunately included, along with John Eastwood, Jacqueline Gottlieb, Gerald Hurowitz, Mark Polizzotti, and Edward Nersessian, Director of The Helix Center. Its motto was no other than to discuss the state of affairs of the research on boredom. This meeting and its subsequent summary consist of an example of a brainstorming on the topic of boredom to determine future research lines and methodologies.