Stay away from people who are too busy

I remember that I was very idle in middle school. As long as I stayed at home alone, I was like a fool. Apart from playing games, I had no idea what to do.

We get tired of being at home very quickly, and so do my friends, so we are always trying to find something to do.

Fortunately, there was a better way to pass the time, and that was exercise. I had nothing to do, and I really liked exercise. During that time, I ran in the morning, swam at noon, and played basketball in the afternoon...

Generally speaking, I am too idle. That time is blank, wasted, and has no growth.

Fortunately, I am still a student and can afford to waste it (oh, but it is better not to waste it. I have spent a lot of effort to recover it now).

Now that we are out in the society, if we continue like this, sooner or later we will be young people who don’t work hard and old people will be sad. What we are most afraid of now is that we will become idlers and meet idlers who are still in their school days.

Yesterday I wrote an article on Planet. In the long run, if a person wants to obtain long-term happiness, the best choice is to sacrifice pleasure to avoid pain.

Aristotle said something similar: "What a rational person seeks is not happiness, but the absence of pain."

Once people are too idle, they will look for fun and enjoy themselves. The worst part is that it costs money, time and body.

For example, when I was studying in the UK, many people’s entertainment there was going to disco clubs and drinking. At first, I liked this environment too much, but then I went there more and found it quite relaxing. .

However, reason tells me that this is not a good choice.

Going to a bar is just one night, which is time-consuming; then you will definitely buy alcohol, which is very expensive in the bar, and it costs money; no matter how much you drink, alcohol will definitely harm your body and cost your body.

Although it is very relaxing, the cost is quite high. When doing anything, you should not only consider the benefits, but also consider the costs (risks) and opportunity costs.

For many people, they just like to enjoy and can only enjoy themselves. Schopenhauer said it very well:

Life is like a pendulum, swinging in pain and boredom. .

It is painful when working, but if he does not work, he will feel idle and unbearable boredom, so he will choose to have fun.

For some people, the pain of work is more suitable for them, because if you don’t let them work, they really don’t know what to do.

In fact, many rich second generations are like this. They must find an easy job to avoid accidentally squandering all their money during boredom.

So what can we do?

The best salvation can only be transferred to spiritual pursuits, or deep cultivation in a certain field of interest.

The upper limit of the pursuit of pleasure is really too low, but the spiritual pursuit allows you to pursue it throughout your life. More importantly, it does not waste time, money (depending on the situation), or body. .

I am a person who has very low pursuit of material things. I have very few entertainment activities. My only enjoyment may be drinking coffee, but drinking coffee is also for spiritual pursuit to some extent. There are more Spend energy reading and creating.

However, the brain is an extremely energy-consuming organ:

It consumes 75% of the blood sugar stored in the liver every day, and the oxygen consumption accounts for 20% of the whole body’s oxygen consumption. When you concentrate When thinking, your brain uses 1.5 calories per minute.

Therefore, I found that the brain can be highly focused for 4 hours a day. It is already the limit. I am usually most efficient in the morning. I also want to continue studying at other times, but I am not able to do it.

Here’s the problem, after consuming my brain, I still don’t want to engage in too much entertainment to pass the time, because many seemingly relaxing apps, such as Douyin, are still consuming your brain power.

You won’t be able to relax after watching it, it will only make you more tired and addictive, like a drug.

Next, I will share some things that I choose to do when I take a break. I hope it will inspire you:

Organizing category:

1/ Organize the computer Desktop, delete unnecessary files

2/ Organize reading notes, delete unnecessary materials

3/ Organize mobile phone, delete unnecessary apps and photos

4/ Organize your personal desktop

Sports:

1/ Skateboard

2/ Play boxing and dancing games on Switch

3/ Petting the cat

4/ Meditation (close your eyes and relax and do breathing exercises)

Things to avoid:

1/ Use TikTok and other hidden messages Sex products

2/ Watch variety shows and play games

3/ Sleep (I feel guilty if I sleep during the day)

Options for those who simply don’t want to read: < /p>

1/ Watch the VLOG and knowledge area of ??Bilibili

2/ Watch movies and documentaries

3/ Listen to reading audio and courses

4/ Watch speeches, such as Ted

5/ Brush up on Knowledge Planet

6/ The WeChat tag has "Learning Objects" and go to their circle of friends

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