Regardless of what you did, your understanding today is permeated by what you did yesterday. This, of course, explains why violent criminals tend to act in recurring violent ways. Or people who have been discriminated feel a constant sense of persecution. But... what if you did nothing? What if this past memorial day weekend you spent one of these days doing absolutely nothing. What would you feel? what would you think? I kindly volunteered myself to conduct this experiment. Although guilt did at some points try to assault me, I skillfully and masterfully avoided it, becoming the ultimate couch potatoe. For those of you who know me, my motto is very simple - "If you must do something, do it well." Here are some thoughts that went through my mind in those 8hrs of nothingness.
- Wow... life is short... and all I've done is watch 'Law and Order'. (this was an instance of guilt)
- I'm hungry
- hum... NCIS... is that any good?
- I'm sleepy
- Nah... back to 'Law and Order'
- I'm thirsty
- I should do laundry... nah...
- Ouch... I can't feel my butt... is that normal?
- I'm hungry again... too lazy to stand up (thankfully)
- Phone rings - pick up phone - short 2min conversation doesn't affect my 'nothingness' experiment
The preliminary conclusion of my study seems to point towards a very 'primal' reversal of the mind. Sleep at night, however, remained undisturbed. Eating habits were slightly affected - mostly a slight reduction of food intake due to an unprecedented increase in the laziness factor. However, the most important observation presented itself today. I actually looked forward to coming to work. I know! Incredibly... crazy. There is an underlying sense of accomplishment we get from doing things and nothingness stripped that away. It was good... good to appreciate what we have all the time and what we think we are giving up. The aftermath of a day of nothingness turned out fuller than I imagined.
3 comments:
Sometimes doing nothing is good for you, but please wash my socks before your do nothing mode : ) hehehehe
hahaha! The ferminator is too funny!!!! I actually tried that experiment too on Monday. My brain nearly atrophied from all the inactivity. Fortunately, that laker game last night breathed enthusiasm back into me. Great piece once again!
how incredibly out of the ordinary...to motivate one's self to look forward to work, by doing absolutely nothing....hmmmm.
I actually do nothing far more often than I'd like to - part of my addictive personality when it comes to shows - and recorded laker games :)
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