Comments on: We’re happier when busy but our instinct is for idleness

By: Raoul

Raoul — Mon, 26 Jul 2010 11:36:46 +0000

Hahahaha ….. My oh my … I keep wondering why those researchers wont to see such a primal drive as the complete human being … (or animal being). Maybe they theirselves recognize theirselves in the image they put out there.

There is no status quo in me, so whatever they will say about my state today, or this minute .. it will not be the same tomorrow or later today. Preferences keep changing.
Energy can be worked in many ways .. not just by being idle. For some that will consume a whole lot of energy .. due to their annoyance .. it will fuck up the balance inside .. and will have a negative outcome ..

If we’re on the prowl .. we dont want to wait … We do like our prey to be idle though …

It does not make sense .. this reasoning backwards .. of science ..

By: Radu C

Radu C — Mon, 26 Jul 2010 01:37:22 +0000

No wonder I like driving around town from home to work and back, even though I live 10 minutes away from the office. And it’s 10 minutes both driving and walking (there’s a pedestrian shortcut that I can’t take with my car), yet I choose to drive, and I choose to drive for 30 minutes, rather than take the direct path.

Now I have an excuse for being wasteful: I’m happy afterwards, and while until now it was just my gut feeling, now science says it for me too This is science, right?

By: Steve Wachner

Steve Wachner — Mon, 26 Jul 2010 00:15:46 +0000

So we are geared to be idle, but as your later post points out if we stay idle for too long each day we’ll die younger.

By: roz

roz — Sun, 25 Jul 2010 13:15:42 +0000

“The researchers proceed to argue that, unfortunately, most people will not be tempted by futile busyness, so there’s a paternalistic case for governments and organisations tricking us into more activity:”

i guess FDR was onto something…