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The Death of Daydreaming

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707 points isolli | 1 comments | 05 May 25 12:22 UTC | HN request time: 0s | source
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spudlyo ◴[05 May 25 16:17 UTC] No.43896657[source]▶
While I generally appreciate this advice to allow yourself to be bored for all the creative benefits that come with it, I also resent it. When large portions of my life were outside of my control due the 8 hour workday, I felt like I don't want to squander what little time I had to myself while commuting daydreaming. I try not to judge people who are glued to their phones, they could be scrolling TikTok, or they could be reading great literature.
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reaperducer ◴[05 May 25 16:22 UTC] No.43896735[source]▶
I felt like I don't want to squander what little time I had to myself while commuting daydreaming

The whole point of this discussion is that daydreaming is not a worthless activity, therefore time spent daydreaming is not "squandered."

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spudlyo ◴[05 May 25 16:28 UTC] No.43896799[source]▶
Fiber is also not a worthless foodstuff, but it's a hard sell to be told to eat a dry, gritty bran muffin when I'm starving at brunch.
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1. switchbak ◴[05 May 25 16:51 UTC] No.43897054{3}[source]▶
Fiber will help you feel full! Hey you started with the analogy :)

I don't think anyone is forcing this on you, I think it's your choice on how you spend your time. Allowing for periods of boredom is just more choice available to you. If you're already saturated, I understand that you wouldn't want to embrace that.