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I live on a boat, and sometimes I sail out, throw an anchor somewhere and just enjoy the silence for a few days. No phone, no television, no Internet. Nothing.
by mixmax 16y ago
I live on a boat, and sometimes I sail out, throw an anchor somewhere and just enjoy the silence for a few days. No phone, no television, no Internet. Nothing.
It's absolutely wonderful. There's time to think through problems, time to reflect on life and time to think about new ideas. I can also drink my morning coffee not caring how I look or sound.
When I come back I'm refreshed and have an inner peace that's somewhat hard to describe. But getting totally away from everything every once in a while is recommendable.
- MikeCapone 16y agoYou know what, for a second I was jealous of you after reading your comment, but then I caught myself and realized that this is a case of "the grass is always greener..". If that's what I really wanted, I could also do it, and I wouldn't even need a boat-house. It wouldn't be too hard to go somewhere quiet for a few days and enjoy the peace. I guess I don't want that enough to actually go out and do it. Maybe I should so I can see if what I imagine it to be and what it actually is are anywhere close to each other.
- aaronblohowiak 16y agoI have found solitude to be what you make of it. That's the point, I suppose -- less external forces impacting you. I've also wasted a lot of time with nothing to show for it and not coming out particularly de-stressed and never got into the re-centering flow. there may be some element of practice to getting the most out of time alone, that will help you to enter that restorative mode. Not much compares to it when you get there, though.
- Tichy 16y agoI don't think your logic is correct, at least not for most people. I don't think people in general optimize perfectly for what they want.
- marcamillion 16y agoI recently de-activated my Blackberry Internet service on my phone, and initially thought that everything would collapse by me not being able to reply to my emails & bbm's quickly enough. It's been a few days (possibly a week) and it feels very liberating. This coming from someone whose main job revolves around the internet. I think I am going to keep it this way. The funniest thing is, I constantly look at my phone and feel 'weird' when I don't see anything that requires my 'immediate' attention. I am used to always seeing messages I have received, or emails I need to respond to. Now, I don't see any missed calls - but it feels great. Like a breath of fresh air. Almost like my trip to nowhere with silence.
- tobtoh 16y agoI don't have a boat, but I find plane travel accomplishes the same thing for me. My parents live interstate, an hour plane trip away and I find when I go and visit them, that the hour plane trip is absolutely heavenly for the simple reason is that I can zone out, no distractions, no-one else can distract me and I get to think. (Note I live in Australia where plane travel isn't as horrendous as it is in the US).