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Is it even possible to waste time? Consider meditation. Widely considered to be a valuable and healthy activity, it literally consists of doing nothing.
by gosheroo 9y ago
Is it even possible to waste time? Consider meditation. Widely considered to be a valuable and healthy activity, it literally consists of doing nothing.
- wtetzner 9y agoMaybe doing something that's actively harmful could be considered wasting time?
- gosheroo 9y agoI don't think anyone intends anything harmful. People do harmful things because they are mistaken about stuff, including about what is good. But mistakes are a normal part of discovering the way forward, so, no, not a waste.
- rukuu001 9y agoSure, when anxiety and exhaustion from your schedule stop you from doing anything productive (actual work) or healthy (meditation, walks in the park etc etc).
- ihaveahadron 9y agoNo it's not actually possible to waste time in the literal sense. In specific situations someone can claim someone is wasting time but it's just some lame manipulation. If you were wasting time you wouldn't be doing whatever it is your doing in the first place.
- inimino 9y agoSleeping consists of doing nothing. But you are still breathing, so it's not nothing. I would say watching TV often qualifies as wasting time.
- gosheroo 9y agoSleeping isn't a waste of time, either. TV is source of background cultural knowledge and is enjoyable for that reason. When it ceases to be enjoyable one can stop watching. OK, one might be addicted to watching TV, but that's a separate issue. Here one is using the TV to avoid addressing other problems. True, it might take a period of mindless watching in order to appreciate this. Has that time been wasted? Well, no, because it had to be spent in order to gain that very appreciation.