Another good podcast! I would add that along with sitting with your own thoughts, I would be reading. I recently started jumping back into reading physical books. It's strange nowadays to do only a single task without distraction.
I listened to a podcast yesterday on “does listening to audio books count as reading” and it was illuminating. There is something distinct and different about seeing the words on the page, taking the time you require to analyze, to sort through, to reread…it’s a different thing entirely! I love returning to what I underlined or notated last time. Always fun to see!
I have seen it written as allowing or giving yourself (or your child) time to be bored. I grew up before the internet was what it has become. When the Sony Walkman made such a splash because you could take your music with you! My siblings and I had time to be bored, and our toys didn't have batteries (mostly because my Mum couldn't handle the repetitive noises that the limited electronic toys made). As an adult I have had horses and spent a lot of time riding out through fields and woods. Driving out to the barn, most often alone, I have time to think and see the world. Riding lets me see the small things like fungus, and rocks, and wildlife, as well as the first leaves of spring, the descending colours through the autumn trees, and moonlight on snow. I wonder how people manage to live in places without seasons. Being an artist makes me look and try to figure out why that thing caught my attention, how I might show that in a piece of art. And sometimes it makes me look at an old stump largely covered in moss and think that it would make a grand citadel for tiny beings!
I think that background is becoming far more rare as time goes on. I know so few kids anymore that spend substantial amounts of time outside. I drive by parks in summer and see no one on them, and it saddens me. Our little town here is pretty active though, the skatepark and bike parks are full of kids any time the kids can be out there playing, and the mountains seem to call all sorts. But yes, I think the outside time, the meandering and most importantly, the boredom, is good for our souls.
Sorry I will be mostly talking about myself in this comment but hey! I have been doing this for a while now. Mind wandering. This initially came from meditation exercices for my ADHD. Now everytime I wait in line (or in seat) I don’t get my phone for any reason except if I want to note an idea. No messaging or distracting. Also when I walk and run. Same thing. And many people find themselves mind wandering at work when their hands are occupied but the work doesn’t require problem solving in a particular moment. Also when I clean and do the dishes etc. I spend some of that time without music or podcasts. But some of it with podcasts because one rule I have is “no youtube alone”. I am not allowing myself to just watch youtube. Anyways! I would separate mind wandering (kind of inside observation?) from outside observation. But they are similar. When we allow ourselves this observation we can realize how truly cool the world (or our imagination) is. And time spent doing nothing is not truly wasted, on the contrary! If I sound monkish I want to point out that I fail to do all of that in many occasions and that I spend plenty of time distracting myself instead of making art or contemplating. Anyways! I like this subject. Good video!
Man I thought about this all day and I am working on a response but it turned into a small essay. If I want to say it simply it doesn't do the idea justice and explains nothing in appropriate measure. I can just name a couple of discoveries but it will sound corny I think. But here it goes! 1) Creativity and problem solving take time (mostly observing) but not much more than that. The effort for me is mostly spent in focusing on a task or problem. The solving part is less demanding and happens kind of all by itself just by observing and trying and rinse and repeat. I think I thought it was more demanding before because I confused the focusing and the solving together. It's like looking generates interest and therefore motivation and not the other way around. If I observe cool things appear that were invisible to me. 2) There is way more in common between meditation and art than I thought. Weirdly this discovery is somewhat new. I think some key mental ''movements'' are the same. Like staying sat and not straying. Bringing myself back to the task at hand. I think this goes back to the first point. Sitting down doing nothing or making art for an extended period of time is mostly a battle with oneself. That's what's taking all the energy. The rest is practice, repetition and discovery all at the same time. 3) Oh a good one! People (persons to be precise) are really interesting. I used to think that I didn't like to talk to people too much. I'm kind of an introvert. Turns out I was just afraid of people and the consequences of conversation. Now I like talking to and listening to others. It will always be easier for me with really like minded people but this circle is growing. Believe me when I say the past me would cringe at the idea and think this change impossible! Now I try my best not to reduce or simplify someone I have a relationship with. Even a tiny relationship. 4) In the same vein of the first 3 points I found that when you observe something sufficiently it becomes inevitably fascinating. If it's a very small thing it could be fascinating in only a small way but it's there. That's another point where art and meditation are similar. We develop our observation skills to the point where we see shapes where others think they see forms. And we become curious about shades of color where others think they see a simple color. You can't trick me into thinking that I see white snow or green grass! Kind of. You know what I mean :3 That's more elaborate than I thought! I hope it satisfies your curiosity. I think it's beneficial for me to remind myself of all of this. (I will add this comment to my essay)
😂Ohio is home to me. We are trying to return but getting work and housing is difficult. For the last year or so it's been one of the other, but not both. Grtt. Miss being able to see a storm coming. Aw, now I feel homesick. Us ed is all about greed. Only promoting certain jobs. It is frustrating I'm thankful for a family friend who took me off on educational trips in my teens years. Trips if ever be able to do another.
Oh! My parents are both from Ohio, though I never lived there. I spent tons of time in my youth though! Love the trees, love the forests, not a fan of the humidity, haha!
maybe not unhappy, but if we are not as true to ourselves as we can be, a person is not going to feel the best. and im not talking about being positive all the time, NO one can be positive all the time, and they are a liar if they say they are,toxic positivity just does more harm than good. but trying to just be who you are as much as you can, weird, silly, sarcastic, religious, etc def can make your life easier🙂🙃
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Another good podcast! I would add that along with sitting with your own thoughts, I would be reading. I recently started jumping back into reading physical books. It's strange nowadays to do only a single task without distraction.
I listened to a podcast yesterday on “does listening to audio books count as reading” and it was illuminating. There is something distinct and different about seeing the words on the page, taking the time you require to analyze, to sort through, to reread…it’s a different thing entirely!
I love returning to what I underlined or notated last time. Always fun to see!
I have seen it written as allowing or giving yourself (or your child) time to be bored. I grew up before the internet was what it has become. When the Sony Walkman made such a splash because you could take your music with you! My siblings and I had time to be bored, and our toys didn't have batteries (mostly because my Mum couldn't handle the repetitive noises that the limited electronic toys made).
As an adult I have had horses and spent a lot of time riding out through fields and woods. Driving out to the barn, most often alone, I have time to think and see the world. Riding lets me see the small things like fungus, and rocks, and wildlife, as well as the first leaves of spring, the descending colours through the autumn trees, and moonlight on snow. I wonder how people manage to live in places without seasons.
Being an artist makes me look and try to figure out why that thing caught my attention, how I might show that in a piece of art. And sometimes it makes me look at an old stump largely covered in moss and think that it would make a grand citadel for tiny beings!
I think that background is becoming far more rare as time goes on. I know so few kids anymore that spend substantial amounts of time outside. I drive by parks in summer and see no one on them, and it saddens me.
Our little town here is pretty active though, the skatepark and bike parks are full of kids any time the kids can be out there playing, and the mountains seem to call all sorts.
But yes, I think the outside time, the meandering and most importantly, the boredom, is good for our souls.
Sorry I will be mostly talking about myself in this comment but hey! I have been doing this for a while now. Mind wandering.
This initially came from meditation exercices for my ADHD. Now everytime I wait in line (or in seat) I don’t get my phone for any reason except if I want to note an idea. No messaging or distracting.
Also when I walk and run. Same thing. And many people find themselves mind wandering at work when their hands are occupied but the work doesn’t require problem solving in a particular moment.
Also when I clean and do the dishes etc. I spend some of that time without music or podcasts. But some of it with podcasts because one rule I have is “no youtube alone”. I am not allowing myself to just watch youtube.
Anyways! I would separate mind wandering (kind of inside observation?) from outside observation. But they are similar. When we allow ourselves this observation we can realize how truly cool the world (or our imagination) is. And time spent doing nothing is not truly wasted, on the contrary!
If I sound monkish I want to point out that I fail to do all of that in many occasions and that I spend plenty of time distracting myself instead of making art or contemplating.
Anyways! I like this subject. Good video!
What are some of your favorite finds? Favorite simple or beautiful things you have stumbled upon with this perspective?
Man I thought about this all day and I am working on a response but it turned into a small essay. If I want to say it simply it doesn't do the idea justice and explains nothing in appropriate measure. I can just name a couple of discoveries but it will sound corny I think. But here it goes!
1) Creativity and problem solving take time (mostly observing) but not much more than that. The effort for me is mostly spent in focusing on a task or problem. The solving part is less demanding and happens kind of all by itself just by observing and trying and rinse and repeat. I think I thought it was more demanding before because I confused the focusing and the solving together. It's like looking generates interest and therefore motivation and not the other way around. If I observe cool things appear that were invisible to me.
2) There is way more in common between meditation and art than I thought. Weirdly this discovery is somewhat new. I think some key mental ''movements'' are the same. Like staying sat and not straying. Bringing myself back to the task at hand. I think this goes back to the first point. Sitting down doing nothing or making art for an extended period of time is mostly a battle with oneself. That's what's taking all the energy. The rest is practice, repetition and discovery all at the same time.
3) Oh a good one! People (persons to be precise) are really interesting. I used to think that I didn't like to talk to people too much. I'm kind of an introvert. Turns out I was just afraid of people and the consequences of conversation. Now I like talking to and listening to others. It will always be easier for me with really like minded people but this circle is growing. Believe me when I say the past me would cringe at the idea and think this change impossible! Now I try my best not to reduce or simplify someone I have a relationship with. Even a tiny relationship.
4) In the same vein of the first 3 points I found that when you observe something sufficiently it becomes inevitably fascinating. If it's a very small thing it could be fascinating in only a small way but it's there. That's another point where art and meditation are similar. We develop our observation skills to the point where we see shapes where others think they see forms. And we become curious about shades of color where others think they see a simple color. You can't trick me into thinking that I see white snow or green grass! Kind of. You know what I mean :3
That's more elaborate than I thought! I hope it satisfies your curiosity. I think it's beneficial for me to remind myself of all of this. (I will add this comment to my essay)
😂Ohio is home to me. We are trying to return but getting work and housing is difficult. For the last year or so it's been one of the other, but not both. Grtt.
Miss being able to see a storm coming. Aw, now I feel homesick. Us ed is all about greed. Only promoting certain jobs. It is frustrating
I'm thankful for a family friend who took me off on educational trips in my teens years. Trips if ever be able to do another.
Oh! My parents are both from Ohio, though I never lived there. I spent tons of time in my youth though! Love the trees, love the forests, not a fan of the humidity, haha!
@@zack_feldman I dream of seeing the red stone of the mountains in Colorado. I've only seen in photos and paintings. They look so beautiful.
i try to embrace the weird that artists have 😝
That's a good idea! What's the alternative? Just be unhappy???
maybe not unhappy, but if we are not as true to ourselves as we can be, a person is not going to feel the best. and im not talking about being positive all the time, NO one can be positive all the time, and they are a liar if they say they are,toxic positivity just does more harm than good. but trying to just be who you are as much as you can, weird, silly, sarcastic, religious, etc def can make your life easier🙂🙃
Is there music in the background or am I hallucinating.... Sorry, very tired. Would love to go hide in the forest and catch a nap
I think there is really soft music!
@@zack_feldman shewwww.... Since I had ear surgery my ears are funky
@@BonLee-jh5pk Zack's audio tends tp be quieter than the average on TH-cam.