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Post by hengest on Feb 1, 2022 8:46:50 GMT -5
What's your relationship with daydreams like?
Do you remember recurring daydreams from past eras of your life as well as you remember some things that actually happened?
I won't prime this thread too much, apart from the poll, but there's lots we / I could add later.
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Post by The Perilous Dreamer on Feb 2, 2022 22:40:22 GMT -5
What's your relationship with daydreams like? Do you remember recurring daydreams from past eras of your life as well as you remember some things that actually happened? I won't prime this thread too much, apart from the poll, but there's lots we / I could add later. I picked all of the choices except the first two. The third one replace like with love. There has never been a point in memory where I did not daydream. As a child I rode the school bus for 90 minutes twice a day and anytime I was left alone, I was staring out the window at the landscape passing by, but my mind was worlds away. I remember a lot of them and I do build very complicated and complex ones even now. When I spent whole days, mowing and raking hay in the summer time I would day dream the entire time, only interrupted when I needed to give my full attention to what I was doing. When I traveled on my one job, I could drive for hours and it passed like minutes for me. I am good at sitting in a waiting room, because my mind is fully occupied and time passes quickly, I am incapable of being bored. Oh and you can strike the world embarrassment from that last one for me. |
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Post by hengest on Feb 2, 2022 23:10:53 GMT -5
I picked all of the choices except the first two. The third one replace like with love. There has never been a point in memory where I did not daydream. As a child I rode the school bus for 90 minutes twice a day and anytime I was left alone, I was staring out the window at the landscape passing by, but my mind was worlds away. I remember a lot of them and I do build very complicated and complex ones even now. When I spent whole days, mowing and raking hay in the summer time I would day dream the entire time, only interrupted when I needed to give my full attention to what I was doing. When I traveled on my one job, I could drive for hours and it passed like minutes for me. I am good at sitting in a waiting room, because my mind is fully occupied and time passes quickly, I am incapable of being bored. Oh and you can strike the world embarrassment from that last one for me. Interesting reply, and the bold is one thing we have in common. I have had to say that several times in my adult life to explain why something isn't a problem for me. I can't imagine how I would suffer if I were bored all the time. I don't need a phone or a book or anyone to talk to. The closest I can imagine coming to boredom is when I have to attend actively to some nonsense enough (like in a meeting) to survive, and it prevents me from daydreaming properly. But...that is more like just unpleasantness forced on me, not really boredom as I understand it. |
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Post by The Perilous Dreamer on Feb 2, 2022 23:20:15 GMT -5
I picked all of the choices except the first two. The third one replace like with love. There has never been a point in memory where I did not daydream. As a child I rode the school bus for 90 minutes twice a day and anytime I was left alone, I was staring out the window at the landscape passing by, but my mind was worlds away. I remember a lot of them and I do build very complicated and complex ones even now. When I spent whole days, mowing and raking hay in the summer time I would day dream the entire time, only interrupted when I needed to give my full attention to what I was doing. When I traveled on my one job, I could drive for hours and it passed like minutes for me. I am good at sitting in a waiting room, because my mind is fully occupied and time passes quickly, I am incapable of being bored. Oh and you can strike the world embarrassment from that last one for me. Interesting reply, and the bold is one thing we have in common. I have had to say that several times in my adult life to explain why something isn't a problem for me. I can't imagine how I would suffer if I were bored all the time. I don't need a phone or a book or anyone to talk to. The closest I can imagine coming to boredom is when I have to attend actively to some nonsense enough (like in a meeting) to survive, and it prevents me from daydreaming properly. But...that is more like just unpleasantness forced on me, not really boredom as I understand it.I share your pain. That is not really boredom, because I cannot help having side thoughts about why this person or these people are wasting everyone's time with this nonsense and what might be the true motivation behind it. |
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Post by Vladimir, The Dark Prince on Feb 21, 2022 20:36:06 GMT -5
I seem to daydream a lot these days, seems like we all want an escape from today's world.
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Post by hengest on Feb 21, 2022 22:02:23 GMT -5
I seem to daydream a lot these days, seems like we all want an escape from today's world. No kidding. That one post says it all. |
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Post by hengest on Mar 20, 2022 18:47:39 GMT -5
I've learned recently that you can actually take a rest from daydreams. Who knew?
And they're even better once you rest the mechanism a little. Or so it seems to me...
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Post by The Perilous Dreamer on Mar 21, 2022 0:12:40 GMT -5
I've learned recently that you can actually take a rest from daydreams. Who knew? And they're even better once you rest the mechanism a little. Or so it seems to me... I cannot remember, ever having a day that I did not daydream at least a little bit. I don't think I have ever taken a break, it is just part of me. |
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Post by Gawaine on Aug 8, 2022 21:06:46 GMT -5
I daydream a lot, too often in class.
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Post by DFL_GM on Aug 9, 2022 11:14:20 GMT -5
Daydreaming is a refuge from the world. I was helping my grandpa dig a shallow ditch around the edge of his garden and you can get in a rhythm and daydream while you do physical labor, it makes it go really fast.
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Post by Barfog on Aug 9, 2022 15:36:43 GMT -5
I cannot imagine someone that does not daydream.
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Post by Molcho on Aug 11, 2022 21:31:40 GMT -5
I would question the humanity of anyone who claims they never daydream.
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Post by Armor on Aug 11, 2022 22:22:21 GMT -5
I have always daydreamed extensively, especially anytime I am on a plane or other public conveyance.
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Post by Kujik on Aug 15, 2022 19:41:51 GMT -5
I think everyone daydreams to a greater or greater extent.  |
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Post by The Man From Coventry on Aug 17, 2022 16:53:24 GMT -5
I daydream a lot, it is my way of coping with life.
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Post by The Master on Aug 17, 2022 17:37:16 GMT -5
I daydream a lot, it is my way of coping with life. I agree with you on this. Often it is the only way. |
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Post by Dartanian on Aug 17, 2022 17:59:36 GMT -5
Daydreaming is a way of life, these days.
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Post by Tallyman on Sept 2, 2022 13:00:36 GMT -5
My life has been way too busy to daydream a lot, but I tend to daydream doing repetitive work. Like chopping wood for instance.
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Post by Bad to the Bone on Sept 3, 2022 12:44:31 GMT -5
I find in retirement, I have time to daydream for the first time since I was a kid. I agree about chopping wood, you can get in a zone on automatic pilot for hours.
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Post by dilvish on Sept 10, 2022 21:41:30 GMT -5
Daydreams are when you mind takes a mini-vacation. I wonder if more friends would result in less daydreaming.
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Post by Warrior Twin One on Sept 14, 2022 16:57:57 GMT -5
If you are not daydreaming at all, then you are taking life way too seriously.
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Post by Warrior Twin Two on Sept 14, 2022 17:27:48 GMT -5
If you are not daydreaming at all, then you are taking life way too seriously. I endorse this point of view. |
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