I think the value of boredom is that it nudges to do something. Introspection, creativity are the best examples that come to mind. Being bored because of havin

I think the value of boredom is that it nudges to do something. Introspection, creativity are the best examples that come to mind. Being bored because of having literally nothing interesting left to do sounds depressive. I don't know what the novel's idea was, but this is what I would tell if I was going to write such a novel (alas, I'm not bored enough to do that).