Most people prefer to have a combination of a high level of skill and low level of challenge while at work.

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The ideal state that many people seek is an emotional zone somewhere between boredom and anxiety, in the view of psychologist Mihaly Csikzentmihalyi.Boredom, he says, may arise because skills and challenges are mismatched: You are exercising your high level of skill in a job with a low level of challenge, such as licking envelopes.

Most People Prefer to Have a Combination of a High