I actually had thought about this topic a few times before, but I've never considered intellectual activities as meaningless as playing silly games. I think it also depends on how much attention we pay to certain activities, If we don't focus on something and do it just to have it done then I guess it's a waste of time (if it doesn't give us any entertainment or joy, of course).
poniedziałek, 27 listopada 2017
"Think reality TV is mindless entertainment? What about the news?"
A writer Oliver Burkeman is answering a question that concerns the issue of mindless entertainment which can be for example watching TV or surprisingly listening to news podcasts. He mentions an essay by Sirena Berman who claims that our mind needs a distraction which might be different for everyone. What matters is the way this activity is influencing our life. Some people will actually find intellectual activity as meaningless as watching a 7-season series at one day, because in both cases the brain is trying to relax from the all day mode of focusing, thinking and processing information.
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I've read this article and, to be honest, I don't quite know what to think of it. Is it trying to say that everything we do which is a distraction from our MAIN GOAL is useless?
OdpowiedzUsuńCertainly watching science videos on YouTube makes more sense than watching Big Brother - if nothing else, they make you a more interesting person to talk to.