Obviously this is just what we had to do on the bus or whatever; I’d have all my best ideas in this state (the sad irony being not having a notepad to hand to write them down).
that will make you bored. which is healthy.
I see a huge difference in generations. My parents generation can go anywhere and not be bored. They strike up conversations with other people even when those people do not immediately benefit them. They can sit for hours in a spot and not get stressed about it. They enjoy things.
maybe the newer generations should reconnect to themselves and the world around them too.
instead of corporate-controlled algorithimically-manipulated social media.
I don’t think they ever can. This stuff is probably learned at critical ages. Like language skills.
Raw dogging life.
not if you do some drugs
I did this in a waiting room at the doctors office. The person next to me got up and moved to the other side of the room.
People see me not on my phone and automatically think I’m a psychopath.
I mean, I kind of am, but they don’t know that.
but they don’t know that.
Depends on the waiting room
This is what we did before mobile phones. It wasn’t that bad.
This but unironically.
Shoot dashed lines out of eyes? NO
Do not shoot dash lines out of eyes? GOOD
Shoot both dots and dashes out of eyes? GREAT
destroy the phone with eye lasers so you can sit in peace
That does sound like solid advice.
Exactly, sitting with your thoughts is infinitely more productive and fulfilling than scrolling
Albert Einstein was a notorious daydreamer and he ended up being one of the most beloved side characters in Christopher Nolan‘s Oppenheimer. Be like Einstein and stop doomscrolling.
staring blankly into space brings wisdom; lack of staring blankly into space leaves ignorance. know well what leads you forwards and what holds you back
It’s one thing to stare at the wall or out the window of a building, but to do nothing but stare at the back of an airliner seat? That must be someone who enjoys the pains of flying.
It helps so much you have no idea
This is actually good advice, though.
Warning: enlightenment possibility ahead
Literally how my job expects me to act when there’s no work.
Yeah, ok, not a problem actually.
Found the Gen Xer
As a gen Xer I’ve been using this tactic for a long time.
Same. I prefer staring into space over posting on any social media. I had no idea I was such a devoted nazi!
