bearburrito wrote:
I'm sure a parallel study was done where those chose the isolation over learning how to drywall, tape and mud.
Bearburrito, you actually make a very good point.
I know how to hang drywall and sling mud. I’ve done it; I’m just not very good at it. On the other hand I have friends who are masters at that craft and there is an artistry and confidence in their process.
I don’t have thousands of hours practicing my sheetrocking skills (nor want to). But I do have tens of thousands of hours spent camping, paddling, hiking and hunting, much of it solo.
I don’t think Tripper me is any more special than a Master Mudder. The hours of practice just make me accustomed and comfortable being alone in that setting.
I’m not surprised at the results mentioned in the linked article. I’d absolutely shock myself out of boredom and curiosity if locked in a bare room.
I’ll have to find the full article in Science before I take the subheading “Scientists reveal that being alone with your thoughts is deeply unpleasant” as being less than sensationalist hoooey.
Revealed that result for what cohort, a bunch of twenty-somethings at the University of Virginia who have otherwise grown up all but surgically attached to their “devices”? What was the “alone in a room” setting, a bare white windowless box with nothing but a chair and a shock button? Not even a Sports Illustrated swimsuit edition and a box of Kleenex?
We could take a poll from the solo tripper crowd. Who licks their batteries in the wood to dispel deeply unpleasant thoughts?
OK, who wants to give it a try anyway?