Assertion: boredom | /r/HasProperty | the gateway
Facets:
value: to mind
type: TRANSITIVE-OBJECT
value: from compulsive cellphone use
type: CAUSE
value: to addictive behavior
type: OTHER
value: to tv binging
type: PURPOSE
value: to mind-wandering
type: TRANSITIVE-OBJECT
Source sentences:
text: Boredom is the gateway to mind-wandering, which helps our brains create those new connections that can solve anything from planning dinner to a breakthrough in combating global warming.
text: Boredom is a gateway to addictive behavior, from compulsive cellphone use, to TV binging, to possibly even substance abuse.
text: But the way I like to think of it is: boredom is the gateway to mind wandering.