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As excited as I am for self driving, it makes me sad that I get car/motion sick. I can't exploit self driving to do laptop work, reading, gaming, etc without ge

As excited as I am for self driving, it makes me sad that I get car/motion sick. I can't exploit self driving to do laptop work, reading, gaming, etc without getting sick - all I can do is sleep basically lol. It will be bittersweet in a self driving car realizing that since I don't have to pay attention, I can do so much more with my time!.. and then promptly stare out the window for an hour.

DontGiveTwoFlux 8y ago
Try audiobooks or podcasts! Listen with a soundtrack. You won’t regret it.
organsnyder 8y ago
Not sure how common this is, but I was able to improve my resistance to motion sickness by incrementally doing more reading (interspersed with breaks) over a period of a couple of years that I commuted by bus.
83457 8y ago
Is it the motion or seeing movement out of your peripheral vision?
- nashashmi 8y ago
  As someone who has experienced both, it is the sudden unexpected movements that cause motion sickness. And if I am tired, my mind cannot coordinate between the movement I see to the movement I feel. And now I realize that in the first case, it is a personality issue where if I am stubborn/stiff/unyielding, I will get annoyed at unexpected movements. I find this to be true also with my wife :D
- asdkhadsj 8y ago
  Possibly, but not entirely. I can't even spin around in a chair moderately fast for one full rotation without regretting it. Eyes open or closed don't seem to help. In cars it's largely about how much I can see outside, if I'm facing the direction of movement, etc. Usually in common vehicles I do not suffer unless I read/phone/etc. However in a bus-limo thing on a work retreat we all sat sideways.. on windy roads.. I could still see out the big windows, and tried to face my body forward but it was a rough, rough ride regardless. I've never investigated it much, as it's such an awful feeling I have a hard time debugging it.
brianbreslin 8y ago
oh I didn't think about that. But I could also benefit from taking a nap when I would otherwise be driving...

DontGiveTwoFlux 8y ago

Try audiobooks or podcasts! Listen with a soundtrack. You won’t regret it.

organsnyder 8y ago

Not sure how common this is, but I was able to improve my resistance to motion sickness by incrementally doing more reading (interspersed with breaks) over a period of a couple of years that I commuted by bus.

83457 8y ago

Is it the motion or seeing movement out of your peripheral vision?

nashashmi 8y ago
As someone who has experienced both, it is the sudden unexpected movements that cause motion sickness. And if I am tired, my mind cannot coordinate between the movement I see to the movement I feel. And now I realize that in the first case, it is a personality issue where if I am stubborn/stiff/unyielding, I will get annoyed at unexpected movements. I find this to be true also with my wife :D
asdkhadsj 8y ago
Possibly, but not entirely. I can't even spin around in a chair moderately fast for one full rotation without regretting it. Eyes open or closed don't seem to help. In cars it's largely about how much I can see outside, if I'm facing the direction of movement, etc. Usually in common vehicles I do not suffer unless I read/phone/etc. However in a bus-limo thing on a work retreat we all sat sideways.. on windy roads.. I could still see out the big windows, and tried to face my body forward but it was a rough, rough ride regardless. I've never investigated it much, as it's such an awful feeling I have a hard time debugging it.

brianbreslin 8y ago

oh I didn't think about that. But I could also benefit from taking a nap when I would otherwise be driving...