this is so helpful, such a great and realistic guideline. but it also gives me lots of hope! i’m so ready to access parts of my brain and feel more present again.
sorry to get on a small soapbox, but i really do feel like distance running really changed me positively as a person both emotionally and mentally (and i suppose physically too). i know that running isn't for everyone, but getting to sit (or run) with nothing but your thoughts is extremely therapeutic. i've really been able to work out some hard things in my life thanks to the time i've spent running. and it's allowed me to be more creative. i think being able to find something like this in your life, something where you just have to be and think, is a huge benefit to us all!
Thanks for posting this. It really resonates with me. I even checked out that subreddit you mentioned, and its WILD.
I want to leave one of my most recent posts here, not just to shamelessly promote my work, but because I think it is very relevant to your essay. It’s about the importance of boredom from the perspective of a circus artist. If you end up giving it a read, I’d love your thoughts on it. Always happy to have a discussion. If not, that’s totally fine. Thanks and have a great day.
Oh no I haven’t… I’ve heard it’s scary though! There’s apparently also this really quiet room somewhere in a big tech HQ where it’s so quiet u can hear the rush of your own blood
Oh I’ve seen something about that. Sounds unsettling . The deprivation tank is a little scary till you get used to it. It takes me like 15 minutes to convince myself there are no mind-snakes in the tank with me. But after that you drift into parts of yourself you didn’t know about before. And learning to access it unlocked something in me.
Thank you for such an insightful article!
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this is so helpful, such a great and realistic guideline. but it also gives me lots of hope! i’m so ready to access parts of my brain and feel more present again.
So glad!!! kind of wild how it’s so easy to just physically sit and stare at a wall but also mentally so incredibly daunting
sorry to get on a small soapbox, but i really do feel like distance running really changed me positively as a person both emotionally and mentally (and i suppose physically too). i know that running isn't for everyone, but getting to sit (or run) with nothing but your thoughts is extremely therapeutic. i've really been able to work out some hard things in my life thanks to the time i've spent running. and it's allowed me to be more creative. i think being able to find something like this in your life, something where you just have to be and think, is a huge benefit to us all!
Thanks for posting this. It really resonates with me. I even checked out that subreddit you mentioned, and its WILD.
I want to leave one of my most recent posts here, not just to shamelessly promote my work, but because I think it is very relevant to your essay. It’s about the importance of boredom from the perspective of a circus artist. If you end up giving it a read, I’d love your thoughts on it. Always happy to have a discussion. If not, that’s totally fine. Thanks and have a great day.
https://silvercircus.substack.com/p/the-surprisingly-useful-art-of-getting
Have you ever spent time in a “sensory deprivation tank?” Talk about being alone with your thoughts..
Oh no I haven’t… I’ve heard it’s scary though! There’s apparently also this really quiet room somewhere in a big tech HQ where it’s so quiet u can hear the rush of your own blood
Oh I’ve seen something about that. Sounds unsettling . The deprivation tank is a little scary till you get used to it. It takes me like 15 minutes to convince myself there are no mind-snakes in the tank with me. But after that you drift into parts of yourself you didn’t know about before. And learning to access it unlocked something in me.