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> Sitting and thinking for 10 minutes about snowboarding when your knees are blown out is 10 minutes you could have used differently. 10 minutes doesnt sound l
by jaynetics 4mo ago
> Sitting and thinking for 10 minutes about snowboarding when your knees are blown out is 10 minutes you could have used differently.
10 minutes doesnt sound like much of a loss, even if you do it every day. Maybe it helps you empathize with athletes, or if you get nostalgic/wistful, it helps you explore the range of emotions, which is fine as long as you don't get stuck with them.
- shermantanktop 4mo agoSure, I was being extreme. The danger is getting stuck, like in “Glory Days” by Springsteen, or Brando in “On the Waterfront.” People especially get stuck on their high school years.
- trick-or-treat 4mo agoThinking of happy memories sounds like a perfectly healthy activity to me, TBH
- shermantanktop 4mo agoSure. I won’t be 16 again and I look back fondly on that too. IMO it’s a problem if doing that stops you from making new happy memories. Life is for living.
- trick-or-treat 4mo agoAt some point, for all of us, our happiest memories will be behind us. It sounds like you're not there yet, but when you are, I hope you will be less judgmental of us old folks who simply care to reminisce.