I'm Conducting an Experiment...



As I'm in (albeit the end of) my college years, I figure I will never have more time than I do now for reflection and contemplation. The prime time for these endeavors? While walking. To and from home, to and from class and work-- optimal, unfettered Time. And yet, reflect and contemplate aren't verbs I'd use all that often since my eyes and mind are either on the phone, on the laptop, or listening to some audio something. The result of this is disengagement, a sense of lost time, and boredom. In an effort to take advantage of my university time that remains, and to reclaim the glories of nostalgic childhood imagination-generating boredom, I've decided to try to get rid of my en-route distractions. While I'm walking I will either not listen to anything, using the time instead to be one with my thoughts (or the honking cars next to me, either one!) or use it for prosocial ends such as talking with a loved one on the phone. I will be accountable for my time.



Mindfulness. The final frontier. These are the challenges of the Human Development major, Katey. My 4 month mission? To become more aware of my surroundings. To enjoy the outdoors. To be accountable for all the time I'm given. to boldly do what no millennial has done before! (I think...)

This is my mission. I choose to accept it.

(*any other mission puns I can employ? I'll think about it on the walk home today...)


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Comments

  1. Kimberly JohnsonSeptember 19, 2019 at 8:45 PM

    Thanks Katey! I like that you are aware of how you are using media and trying to give your self more time to contemplate and just be more mindful of your surroundings. Good luck!

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  2. Claire WrightSeptember 19, 2019 at 8:51 PM

    I LOVE THIS IDEA! I am the same way and maybe I will try and implement this as well! Also you are a great writer!

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  3. Lindsay DavisSeptember 20, 2019 at 11:11 AM

    I usually walk alone with my own thoughts and I really honestly prefer it. I hope you'll find the same! It gives plenty of time to work things out in your mind you don't have time for otherwise.

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  4. Emily NgSeptember 20, 2019 at 8:34 PM

    I don't listen to anything when I'm walking out and about either! My motivation is a little different though.... It's just in case I'm going to get abducted. I need to be able to hear and be more aware of my surroundings haha. However, now I want to be more unplugged for a different reason!

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