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> I wonder if getting life goals done could be as simple as carving out large blocks of time where you aren't allowed to work on them. I don't mean filling the
by WaitWaitWha 5y ago
> I wonder if getting life goals done could be as simple as carving out large blocks of time where you aren't allowed to work on them. I don't mean filling the time with something else like work or other obligations. But literal you-time, with a rule that you can't exert yourself in any way or you'll risk relapsing into nonprogress. This is more like transmuting one form of attentive energy (negative) into another (positive) by dwelling on the opposite thing than you're used to.
So, like the day of rest, like Sabbath?
- javajosh 5y agoNot every group just does nothing on the sabbath. Orthodox Jews traditionally spend the day studying (and arguing) Torah. (But I'm not really sure - can you opt out of the Torah-wrangling and just take a walk on the beach?)
- WaitWaitWha 5y agoTrue; I referenced Sabbath since it is most heard of rest day. What I am suggesting is that the need to be "bored" has historical background. What the author discovered appears to have been discovered and confirmed centuries ago.
- javajosh 5y agoI think your comment about the Sabbath is a good one and took it further. I suppose I'm wondering if boredom is the key component or not. At least one tradition, the Jewish one, would appear to say "not".