Rummuser’s post about wasting time reminds me of Are You Spending Enough Time “Doing Nothing?”, which I posted in December 2007.
Here is a picture and some quotes from the post.
So you see, imagination needs moodling — long, inefficient, happy idling, dawdling and puttering.
–Brenda UelandAll of man’s troubles come from his inability to sit alone, quietly, in a room, for any length of time.
–Blaise PaschalTo be idle requires a strong sense of personal identity.
–Robert Louis StevensonFind your creative/thinking time. Defend it ruthlessly, spend it alone….
—Randy Pausch
It’s now over 10 years later, and I still believe in moodling. What about you?
September 19, 2018
absolutely! and it turns out I’m a pretty good moodler. 😀
Good for you!
Definitely! Moodling is good for the soul.
Amen to that!
Totally! “All of man’s troubles come from his inability to sit alone, quietly, in a room, for any length of time.” Life would be a lot more enjoyable if more people were capable of sitting silently instead of bombarding us with verbal diarrhoea.
I can happily sit and ruminate for hours at a time.
It’s a great trait to have.
I have been moodling all my life!
Good for you!
I’m relatively good at it – possibly never going to get a A+ – but sometimes I wile away a purposely sunny day…
It’s healthy.
I moodle more than I actually do.
So do I!