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Skrito Veselje čakanja V Vrsti

Američani vsako leto po ocenah preživijo 37 milijard ur čakanja v vrsti, kar je na naš individualni in kolektivni odpor. Le malo stvari vzbuja toliko vsesplošnega razočaranja in jeze kot dolge čakalne vrste in dolge čakalne dobe – mnogi od nas celo s težavo čakamo, da se naloži počasen spletni brskalnik.

Pravzaprav so po besedah ​​računalniškega znanstvenika Ramesha Sitaramana uporabniki interneta še posebej nepotrpežljiva skupina. Njegova raziskava je pokazala, da smo pripravljeni biti potrpežljivi v povprečju dve sekundi , medtem ko čakamo, da se spletni video naloži.

"Po petih sekundah je stopnja opustitve 25 odstotkov," je Sitaraman povedal za Boston Globe . "Ko prideš do 10 sekund, polovice ni več."

Želimo vse in to želimo zdaj – zato smo ustvarili aplikacije, ki skrajšajo čim več čakalnih dob pri vsakdanjih vsakodnevnih opravilih, kot so dostava hrane, prevoz in plačevanje računov (in celo prizorišča večjega pomena, kot so zmenki). Požiramo članke s hitrimi "življenjskimi triki", s katerimi si prihranimo 30 sekund tu in pet minut tam dnevnega dela.

Zakaj torej tako sovražimo čakanje? Po besedah ​​operativnega raziskovalca in strokovnjaka za linijo MIT Richarda Larsona se zdi, da je zaseden čas krajši od nezasedenega, zato se nam zdi, da se čas, ko stojimo v dolgi vrsti ali v čakalnici zdravniške ordinacije, vleče. Čakanje lahko povzroči nepotrpežljivost, stres in tesnobo, posledično pa se zaradi tesnobe čakanje zdi daljše .

"Prevladujoči strošek čakanja je čustven: stres, dolgočasje, ta mučen občutek, da se ti življenje izmika," je leta 2012 v New York Timesu zapisal Alex Stone .

Čeprav je čakanje v vrsti morda do neke mere prirojeno nadležno, ni dvoma, da zaradi našega življenjskega sloga nenehne zaposlenosti, večopravilnosti in preobremenjenosti z informacijami še težje prenašamo prosti čas. In seveda so mobilne naprave in wifi omogočili skoraj popolno izogibanje nedejanju. Navadili smo se na takojšnjo zadovoljitev in vsaka situacija, ki je manj spodbudna, nas vabi, da nemudoma vzamemo iz rok telefone, da bi zaposlili svoje možgane. Ta potreba po takojšnjem zadovoljstvu in izguba potrpljenja je res negativen stranski učinek hiperpovezanosti, glede na raziskavo Pew Center .

Večina od nas bi si v življenju želela več miru in tišine, a kljub temu ne izkoristimo številnih vsakodnevnih življenjskih priložnosti, da bi le bili mirni in vadili potrpežljivost. Nobena priložnost ni boljša kot takrat, ko čakamo – ko tako pogosto vzamemo telefone in se ukvarjamo s sporočili SMS, e-pošto, Candy Crush, Spotify ali Twitter. Kaj pa, če bi pozdravili te nedejavne, razkošno dolge vmesne trenutke kot priložnosti za preprosto čakanje ?

V japonščini obstaja koncept, znan kot ma , ki se nanaša na vrzel, premor ali negativni prostor med stvarmi. Izraz se na splošno uporablja v kontekstu zen estetike, vendar je tudi koristen konstrukt, ko gre za to, kako razmišljamo o preživljanju svojega časa. Življenjske neizogibne čakalne dobe lahko uporabimo kot trenutke ma -- načine za ustvarjanje mirnih točk v naših nenehno obračajočih se svetovih.

Ko boste naslednjič čakali v vrsti, poskusite malo bolj paziti na čakanje in poglejte, kako se boste ob tem počutili. Ko bo trzanje vaše roke, ki sega navzdol po telefonu, prenehalo, boste morda dejansko uživali v trenutku sprostitve.

Tukaj je devet stvari, ki jih lahko počnete med čakanjem, ki ne vključujejo brezglavega preverjanja telefona:

- Nasmehni se neznancu

- Vadite meditacijo "prizorov in zvokov", si zbistrite misli in preprosto usmerite svoje polno zavedanje vizualnih in slušnih dražljajev v vašem trenutnem okolju.

- Naj nekdo, ki se mudi, reže pred vami.

- Naredite miselni seznam stvari, za katere ste hvaležni.

- Globoko vdihni.

- Tiho ponovite mantro za notranji kos .

- Sanjarjenje.

- Pošljite prijazno misel nekomu, ki ga imate radi.

- Preberi knjigo

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Dianne Jun 6, 2023
IN the past I noticed that if I closed my eyes I would almost immediately go to a peaceful place. I would listen to white noise or nature depending on where I was. I had learned transcendental meditation years ago and the idea is to let thoughts come and go and after a while there was just a kind of void and then peace
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Sister Marilyn May 31, 2023
I love this! So many chances to send silent blessings or verbal affirmation to others while waiting. My favorite opportunities are the post office line, the grocery line, and the traffic "long red light" line. My most challenging opportunities are the dreaded "on hold" lines; am still working on my attitude there....
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Paula Schneider May 31, 2023
My sweet husband, a Unity minister and observer of all things beautiful, crossed over in January. As I go back through his lessons, I am reminded often of how many times he used the example of standing in line in his lessons. He would say, "We always have a choice," and would advise students to use the time to remember that everyone in the store is a child of God and reflect on that and smile. When it was just the two of us standing in line, he would whisper in my ear, "This is a great opportunity for the two of us to be together." He also said the same thing when we waited in the car, either in heavy traffic, or while waiting for the light to change. These thoughts would usually bring me back to center. His wisdom was deep and profound, so now I listen for it in my quiet time, and when I have ears to hear, I hear. Now he is teaching and learning in the realms of higher consciousness. Remember, he says, you are a child of God, precious and whole at all times.
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Gabriela May 31, 2023
I find waiting in line a great time to practice saying my mantram. Time just disappears.
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Kristin Pedemonti May 31, 2023
PS. In the Before Times I sometimes would get out small bottles of bubbles and start blowing them while waiting in line at grocery store or doctors office waiting rooms and I would share lil bottles with people around me♡
Here's to the Japanese concept of Ma♡
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Kristin Pedemonti May 31, 2023
So much Yes to the value of idle time waiting and being present to the surroundings rather than glued to a screen in one's hand.
So many Human face to face moments can then unfold and ripple♡
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Robert Peruzzi May 31, 2023
Having a longer than usual wait this morning I whipped out my phone and read this nice article, as a start, planning to move on to reading some other posts. I'll go for ma instead for now.
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Joe Hughes May 31, 2023
How is Detroit today, Rob?
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Love Happy Notes Jun 9, 2014

I've had some great conversations with 'strangers' while standing in line; wonderful stories of about their life, family, holidays...

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lwwarfel Jun 6, 2014

While waiting in line for the bathroom, my granddaughter organized a reading group for her preschool friends who were waiting with her. Now, she reads them a story while they're waiting!

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Kathleen Jun 6, 2014

I spend a lot of time at home, alone, so waiting in line gives me an opportunity to interact with others -- whether they want to or not :o) I end up talking to friendly people and have a good time "in line" (not the point of the article) but I remember one particularly long wait (10 mins?) and some people were getting testy. I remember saying to the woman I was speaking to, but I said it loudly, "In the grand scheme of things, if this is the worst thing that happens to us today, we are doing pretty well . . . Think about it. Some people have babies with cancer." And many people smiled at me and nodded, yes.

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Kristin Pedemonti Jun 6, 2014

Bravo! Here's to BEING! Enjoyed the tips, thank you. A bit of perspective too, though we feel like we wait a lot in the US, if one has traveled to anywhere in the developing world or even to other cultures where time is viewed differently, we hardly wait at all here. :)

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Dianne Jun 6, 2023
Also, it is suggested that the waiting moments can be spent in prayer or relections to god