I've heard the stare-at-the-wall time described as "blue sky time" -- time for thinking outside of the usual borders of our thoughts. (Though the sky hasn't been especially blue around here lately!) It can be hard to make the connection between what seems like the least-productive activity (staring at nothing) and its true value of retur…
I've heard the stare-at-the-wall time described as "blue sky time" -- time for thinking outside of the usual borders of our thoughts. (Though the sky hasn't been especially blue around here lately!) It can be hard to make the connection between what seems like the least-productive activity (staring at nothing) and its true value of returning us to our selves as sentient, thinking beings who are not hijacked by soul-sucking productivity demands. The struggle is real. Thanks for sharing this.
I've heard the stare-at-the-wall time described as "blue sky time" -- time for thinking outside of the usual borders of our thoughts. (Though the sky hasn't been especially blue around here lately!) It can be hard to make the connection between what seems like the least-productive activity (staring at nothing) and its true value of returning us to our selves as sentient, thinking beings who are not hijacked by soul-sucking productivity demands. The struggle is real. Thanks for sharing this.
Amen to that!