Kristee <kjseelna@students.wisc.edu> wrote:
> For quite some...er...time, I've been a firm believer that
> there is no such thing as Time.
I thought along similar lines once -- that "I don't believe in time" -- but
I've since changed that to the more accurate "I don't believe in
*clocks*". That is to say, I think time exists, but I see no particular
*internal* value in measuring it off with seconds and hours. (of course,
externally it helps to interact with other people, and instruments).
Having learned a lot since I orginally gave up my watch, and my
clock-watching days (I don't want to know what time it is ever), I can now
actually *explain* why it is that it freed up my life so much, indeed, I
have often noted that since I stopped watching clocks, I have more time.
This is becuase now I do what I want to do, when I want to do it -- and it
doesn't matter how long it takes, or when I finish, etc. Basically,
removing clocks from my life removed a *huge* source of coersion that I
didn't even know existed -- and now, I feel the freedom as an increase in
my available time.
The first thing to do is to mess up all the clocks in your house -- make
them say different, non-sensical things; make them run at different speeds
if possible. In order to have any benefit, you have to convince yourself
that looking at a clock is basically a worthless waste of your time -- that
you won't, indeed CAN'T learn anything. Once you've reached that stage,
even a clock you know to be right looses it's meaning -- becuase who cares
what time it is?
(the only real problem is that I still have to make classes -- but you'd be
surpried how well one can judge when classes start by those around you)
ERiC