I'd like to introduce a concept that has some equivalent in the real world, but like most analogues it has been cranked up to 11 by the introduction of the internet.

Bored Browsing. On some nights I can find my wife simply browsing websites. Using the hyperlinks between brand and category links like the winding twisting corridors of an emporium's labyrinth.

The web has taken the planning and time component of bored or recreational shopping out of the equation and put...