On doing nothing

[wdfifteen]

From another thread:

Originally Posted by sammyg2

Now lets not gloss over this "doing nothing" thing so easily.

My wife says it's weird that I consider it entertaining to just sit there and think.
She says, "think about what?" I say … "everything".
it bothers her so much she has to stop it with conversation.
uh huh, yep, ok, uh huh

This needs a thread all it's own. This is EXACTLY how many conversations with MrsWD go. She simply cannot fathom the idea of having a thought that you don't vocalize.
I have no problem saying nothing. I'm not real comfortable doing nothing, but I think it's therapeutic. I feel better when I can force myself to stop being so damn industrious and just sit and think.

I am on on the same wavelength with Sammy (god help me). Anyone else?

[masraum]

Yep, I can sit and do nothing and just think. There are times that I can even not think too.

[masraum]

As a matter of fact, I'll bet that I could sit where ever this is or anyplace remotely similar for quite a while without feeling the need to speak.

[flatbutt]

Sometimes, when there is nothing to do...well...that's what I do.

[A930Rocket]

Mrs Rocket does a running commentary of what she’s thinking and doing.

Drives us nuts and we’ve told her so.

No change. 🤪

[Bugsinrugs]

I don’t do a lot of talking. Keeps me out of trouble. Thinking is called meditating in my world.

[Shaun @ Tru6]

I can't even imagine doing nothing. If I did, I'm pretty sure I would disappear a la Descartes.

[Zeke]

Closest thing I do to do nothing is log on to PPOT.

[Baz]

Originally Posted by masraum

As a matter of fact, I'll bet that I could sit where ever this is or anyplace remotely similar for quite a while without feeling the need to speak.

That is breath taking!

[smadsen]

"All who wander are not necessarily lost."

[Bill Douglas]

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[wdfifteen]

Nor sure where I heard this, but I've repeated it many times.
"I don't learn anything when I'm talking."

[DanielDudley]

You know what really fries a woman? It's when you sit down and quietly do nothing after busting your ass for 10 hours. Drives em crazy.

[KFC911]

Originally Posted by Bill Douglas

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I'm with Bill....but he talks to much

[masraum]

Originally Posted by Baz

That is breath taking!

I'm pretty sure it's somewhere in central Florida!

[SiberianDVM]

Cell phone conversation with the GF? Longest time so far where I didn't have (or get a chance) to say a word was 17 minutes and 25 seconds. I think I made the mistake of asking how her day went.........

[on2wheels52]

"Better to keep one's mouth shut and be thought a fool than to open it and remove all doubt"

[Nickshu]

Originally Posted by Zeke

Closest thing I do to do nothing is log on to PPOT.

This. :-)

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[Por_sha911]

Originally Posted by Bill Douglas

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I talk for a living. All day. Constantly. I have a rigid schedule. When I get home I want to just relax. My lovely bride has been home all day and wants to talk. I love her so I set aside some time as often as I can to let her talk
and talk
and talk

She puts up with me and I love her dearly so I sit and nod and try to genuinely be interested. Sometimes I miss the boat on being interested but at least I show her I love her by setting time aside for her.

[fintstone]

LOL. Role reversal here. My wife does not talk much. Drives me crazy. She gets annoyed when I talk a lot about any serious matter. She prefers that I just figure it out quietly (without her input). It helps me to talk it out.

Sometimes we are sitting at a restaurant, quietly waiting for our food to come (really not talking at all) and the woman at the next table loudly jabbers on and on about some stupid nonsense...and I realize that my problem may not be as bad as I thought. Although my wife can be annoying, I m afraid I would have to kill that woman.