The one thing that almost makes me miss my one-hour commute every morning and afternoon is that I got to spend so much time just staring out of the train windows. It was almost a bit like meditating.
I’m so envious of a one hour train commute over my current one hour car commute. Sometimes I take the train (depends on which site I have to go to that day) and that’s so nice to just… Zone out.
But in the car? Two hours everyday of bumper to bumper traffic and I have to constantly pay attention and be locked in. I feel so drained coming home from those days.
Never before in human history have people been constantly stimulated at almost all times. Even 30 years ago, you could be stuck staring out the window during a train ride or something.
My partner gets antsy if they have to pee without their phone. That shit may be common now, but it definitely isn’t healthy.
I used to constantly listen to something: podcasts, audiobooks, youtube, never alone with my thoughts. After a while I noticed I couldn’t explain my mood shifts anymore, simply cause I wouldn’t have time to think through what’s going on in my own head.
I still love all that shit, but try to carve out some regular “alone time” to keep up.
Well, thats a choice for sure. I’ve never taken my phone to a bathroom. Thats disgusting. Its also still entirely possible to stare out the windows on a trip and enjoy the scenery. Lots of us do it.
Being bored is a lost art
The one thing that almost makes me miss my one-hour commute every morning and afternoon is that I got to spend so much time just staring out of the train windows. It was almost a bit like meditating.
I’m so envious of a one hour train commute over my current one hour car commute. Sometimes I take the train (depends on which site I have to go to that day) and that’s so nice to just… Zone out. But in the car? Two hours everyday of bumper to bumper traffic and I have to constantly pay attention and be locked in. I feel so drained coming home from those days.
From when? It’s kind of rewriting history when people pretend they did nothing before modern tech.
People had plenty else to do. It was just different.
Never before in human history have people been constantly stimulated at almost all times. Even 30 years ago, you could be stuck staring out the window during a train ride or something.
My partner gets antsy if they have to pee without their phone. That shit may be common now, but it definitely isn’t healthy.
wanna personally add: audio media
I used to constantly listen to something: podcasts, audiobooks, youtube, never alone with my thoughts. After a while I noticed I couldn’t explain my mood shifts anymore, simply cause I wouldn’t have time to think through what’s going on in my own head.
I still love all that shit, but try to carve out some regular “alone time” to keep up.
Ironically, going pee is about the only time I don’t look at my phone during my days off.
Well, thats a choice for sure. I’ve never taken my phone to a bathroom. Thats disgusting. Its also still entirely possible to stare out the windows on a trip and enjoy the scenery. Lots of us do it.