TV used to be the monster in the room, but we've replaced it with others. This only means we haven't really dealt with the human need to waste time and brain cells. Maybe that's a good thing. Indigenous cultures (including when our ancestors were indigenous somewhere, may have lived very hard and inconvenient lives, but they also took time to rest. A Canadian First Nations friend of mine told me that his people did the chores that needed to get done and then broke for the rest of the day. Just being and hanging around. That kind of "wasteful" time and space rejuvenates physically and mentally capacities. And the chores and to-do's will always be there.
For sure. For me though, phone time is not rest. If I could do it for just a few minutes and come out refreshed, I'd love it. But I am somehow unable to do that. Reading, drawing, staring at the clouds, all that is much better for my brain.
TV used to be the monster in the room, but we've replaced it with others. This only means we haven't really dealt with the human need to waste time and brain cells. Maybe that's a good thing. Indigenous cultures (including when our ancestors were indigenous somewhere, may have lived very hard and inconvenient lives, but they also took time to rest. A Canadian First Nations friend of mine told me that his people did the chores that needed to get done and then broke for the rest of the day. Just being and hanging around. That kind of "wasteful" time and space rejuvenates physically and mentally capacities. And the chores and to-do's will always be there.
For sure. For me though, phone time is not rest. If I could do it for just a few minutes and come out refreshed, I'd love it. But I am somehow unable to do that. Reading, drawing, staring at the clouds, all that is much better for my brain.