4 ms·

There's a world of a difference between being able to carve out 30 actually uninterrupted minutes (and realistically more; most people don't have a sauna in the

by lxgr 7mo ago

There's a world of a difference between being able to carve out 30 actually uninterrupted minutes (and realistically more; most people don't have a sauna in their home, so they'd need to spend some time getting there and back) and being able to zone out and stare at a screen for 30 minutes in bed or on public transit.

Jensson 7mo ago
> and realistically more; most people don't have a sauna in their home Most people have a sauna in their home, this is Finland.
- Maxion 7mo ago
  And those that don't have usually access to one in the building that they can use. Or if they don't have that, can just go to one of the numerous public saunas.
- nextlevelwizard 7mo ago
  Is this actual stat? Or do you mean “have access to” instead of actually “at their home” i.e. a private sauna they can use at any time 24/7, because from my lived experience I doubt the latter.
  - decimalenough 7mo ago
    Essentially all residential buildings in Finland have saunas. Freestanding houses have private ones, apartments have communal ones but you can book a private time slot.
    - nextlevelwizard 7mo ago
      Yeah, so the latter as I suspected
Sharlin 7mo ago
Not having an hour of uninterrupted leisure time per day, never mind per week (most Finns don’t go to sauna every day) still sounds pretty unfathomable, except maybe in some specific circumstances like being a fresh single parent or similar. In any case, in Finland people go to sauna together with even fairly young kids (like 3+ years old), with breaks as needed of course, even most adults don’t usually spend thirty continuous minutes in a 80°C sauna.
ptero 7mo ago
Virtually everyone everywhere can find free 30 minutes. And turn their devices off. Those who think they cannot would do well getting to a state where they can do this, at least 6, preferably 7 days a week. Skipping screen time between waking up and getting up will might solve this problem for a significant fraction of the first world population. My 2c.
neves 7mo ago
And it is so hot that you can't use your phone full of addicting apps that ruin your sanity.
- ascii0eks84 7mo ago
  You're describing a tool. It can destroy your sanity yes, but it also enables sanity if that makes sense.

by lxgr 7mo ago

Jensson 7mo ago

> and realistically more; most people don't have a sauna in their home Most people have a sauna in their home, this is Finland.

Maxion 7mo ago
And those that don't have usually access to one in the building that they can use. Or if they don't have that, can just go to one of the numerous public saunas.
nextlevelwizard 7mo ago
Is this actual stat? Or do you mean “have access to” instead of actually “at their home” i.e. a private sauna they can use at any time 24/7, because from my lived experience I doubt the latter.
- decimalenough 7mo ago
  Essentially all residential buildings in Finland have saunas. Freestanding houses have private ones, apartments have communal ones but you can book a private time slot.
  - nextlevelwizard 7mo ago
    Yeah, so the latter as I suspected

Sharlin 7mo ago

Not having an hour of uninterrupted leisure time per day, never mind per week (most Finns don’t go to sauna every day) still sounds pretty unfathomable, except maybe in some specific circumstances like being a fresh single parent or similar. In any case, in Finland people go to sauna together with even fairly young kids (like 3+ years old), with breaks as needed of course, even most adults don’t usually spend thirty continuous minutes in a 80°C sauna.

ptero 7mo ago

Virtually everyone everywhere can find free 30 minutes. And turn their devices off. Those who think they cannot would do well getting to a state where they can do this, at least 6, preferably 7 days a week. Skipping screen time between waking up and getting up will might solve this problem for a significant fraction of the first world population. My 2c.

neves 7mo ago

And it is so hot that you can't use your phone full of addicting apps that ruin your sanity.

ascii0eks84 7mo ago
You're describing a tool. It can destroy your sanity yes, but it also enables sanity if that makes sense.