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Time, Social distancing…why and what it may mean
Time…To a certain extent, time is sort of an opinion that is based on what you are perceiving. When there is very little going on your perception of time is that it is crawling along and then when a lot of things are happening, and you are busy, it seems to fly by. It most often seems that our perception of time is more a measure of the time between memorable and different experiences than the actual passing of time.
Boredom is simply a lack of memorable things that will break a stretch of time into pieces. Most people don’t deal well with this. When you are deprived of stimulus you become prone to daydreaming to offer your conscious mind something to deal with.
It is strange the long boring periods of time seem to pass so slowly BUT when you look back it seems so short because there was nothing in that period to break it up into memorable pieces and it becomes one small memory. If people are forced into confinement and isolation they will retreat into their minds and eventually that can become their reality. That is called being CRAZY!!
Something that people don’t understand now days is that “modern” people don’t have the training or tools to deal with even limited isolation. Most people born after the 70s have lived with constant artificial stimulation. For some, it is a 24 hour a day thing with radios, TVs, Computers, and all the various personal music players.
People these days don’t talk much, they don’t think a lot in the sense of just sit and ponder and think about things. Even when they are together they each clutch their cell phones and seem to mostly try to ignore each other. When they get bored with their machines they then gather and make noise just to make each moment memorable and to avoid the horror of boredom and introspection.
This stay at home social distancing is going to drive these people crazy and I expect increasing violence. ANYTHING is better than boredom and they will seek out and cause violence if that is all that they can do. Time is beginning to lose its meaning for many of us. LOL, if it wasn’t for my watch I wouldn’t know what day of the week it is most of the time. Each day is much the same and that makes it hard to keep track of time.
I am probably better off than most because I was more or less an only child. My only sibling was a younger brother. H was profoundly retarded and never passed the level of about an 18-month-old baby. I spent a lot of time alone and often lived very much in myself. I have dozens of craft type hobbies to the point that my wife says that my hobby is hobbies and I like to learn new things. I also have always escaped into books and prefer them over movies or TV.
I am doing fine but I am seeing that others are beginning to suffer. For many, there is the worry about money and getting the bills paid. For some, it is the sheer horror of being locked up in the house with a bunch of bored kids. In the end, we need to determine just how bad the COVID-19 is and how bad is this isolation going to affect our culture and nations.
Places like this are keeping a lot of people going. Living alone in normal times is a struggle but with this current situation, it is a living hell for some. My wife is active on several local groups and has run errands for several people that had limited mobility issues before this and have been separated from most of their support system. We are also trying to put the money that we are getting from the FEDS and unemployment back into the local businesses. She is active on Facebook and such while I am more active on various boards. what are you doing to keep your mind active and to break the monotony?
Time…To a certain extent, time is sort of an opinion that is based on what you are perceiving. When there is very little going on your perception of time is that it is crawling along and then when a lot of things are happening, and you are busy, it seems to fly by. It most often seems that our perception of time is more a measure of the time between memorable and different experiences than the actual passing of time.
Boredom is simply a lack of memorable things that will break a stretch of time into pieces. Most people don’t deal well with this. When you are deprived of stimulus you become prone to daydreaming to offer your conscious mind something to deal with.
It is strange the long boring periods of time seem to pass so slowly BUT when you look back it seems so short because there was nothing in that period to break it up into memorable pieces and it becomes one small memory. If people are forced into confinement and isolation they will retreat into their minds and eventually that can become their reality. That is called being CRAZY!!
Something that people don’t understand now days is that “modern” people don’t have the training or tools to deal with even limited isolation. Most people born after the 70s have lived with constant artificial stimulation. For some, it is a 24 hour a day thing with radios, TVs, Computers, and all the various personal music players.
People these days don’t talk much, they don’t think a lot in the sense of just sit and ponder and think about things. Even when they are together they each clutch their cell phones and seem to mostly try to ignore each other. When they get bored with their machines they then gather and make noise just to make each moment memorable and to avoid the horror of boredom and introspection.
This stay at home social distancing is going to drive these people crazy and I expect increasing violence. ANYTHING is better than boredom and they will seek out and cause violence if that is all that they can do. Time is beginning to lose its meaning for many of us. LOL, if it wasn’t for my watch I wouldn’t know what day of the week it is most of the time. Each day is much the same and that makes it hard to keep track of time.
I am probably better off than most because I was more or less an only child. My only sibling was a younger brother. H was profoundly retarded and never passed the level of about an 18-month-old baby. I spent a lot of time alone and often lived very much in myself. I have dozens of craft type hobbies to the point that my wife says that my hobby is hobbies and I like to learn new things. I also have always escaped into books and prefer them over movies or TV.
I am doing fine but I am seeing that others are beginning to suffer. For many, there is the worry about money and getting the bills paid. For some, it is the sheer horror of being locked up in the house with a bunch of bored kids. In the end, we need to determine just how bad the COVID-19 is and how bad is this isolation going to affect our culture and nations.
Places like this are keeping a lot of people going. Living alone in normal times is a struggle but with this current situation, it is a living hell for some. My wife is active on several local groups and has run errands for several people that had limited mobility issues before this and have been separated from most of their support system. We are also trying to put the money that we are getting from the FEDS and unemployment back into the local businesses. She is active on Facebook and such while I am more active on various boards. what are you doing to keep your mind active and to break the monotony?