The idea of doing "nothing" is very difficult to think about. However, when someone asks what you did today, the response that a lot of people usually give is "nothing". It is almost impossible for someone to switch their mind to the off position and do absolutely nothing. If you think about it critically, you could be saying you are doing nothing but isn't it true that you are still breathing? Therefore, you are still doing something.
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Anyway, even though it can be hard, zoning off from the world around you can be done. This past week, as one of our assignments, we had to literally do nothing for ten minutes. This had to be done in a social setting and had to be completed standing up. This was very difficult to accomplish; I did this task at the mall in front of a store that I have not ever shopped at. This task was very hard to accomplish because all that went through my mind was that I was wondering what other people around me were thinking. We are trained by society to be self conscious about what other people think of us. Another thing that I was worried about was what would I do if someone had come over to talk to me. Technically I couldn't respond or I would be doing something and would have to start over. Luckily, that did not happen to me. Do you think that doing "nothing" is/was difficult to succeed in?
For me the hardest part was also thinking about what other people were thinking of me. I did it at the SHS football game, and I knew everyone thought something was wrong with me. It's really hard to not care what people think when you're acting weird.
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