tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22001031.post3522541495084034876..comments2024-02-28T18:29:41.120-08:00Comments on Not of General Interest: Life of the zoned-out mind, or thoughts while copyingundinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05589384016564587214noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22001031.post-40668032530003365572010-09-03T18:37:52.952-07:002010-09-03T18:37:52.952-07:00Nicole, showers are the best place for thinking. I...Nicole, showers are the best place for thinking. I think someone even did a study about it. <br /><br />profacero, I've usually just seen xeroxing as a waste of time and wished for an assistant, but maybe they would make things harder. If they couldn't look at the journals on the fly and decide what's worth copying, then maybe it's better to do the copying myself. <br /><br />Notorious, that's the kind of activity I mean. <br /><br />What Now, they usually aren't this productive! I usually just get frustrated because I used to be able to copy things so fast and now the machinery is slower. Maybe giving in to the slowness of the process is what allowed my mind to roam.undinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05589384016564587214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22001031.post-31417415505909064812010-09-03T05:45:25.178-07:002010-09-03T05:45:25.178-07:00I've always enjoyed that type of photocopying ...I've always enjoyed that type of photocopying -- where one's hands are occupied and the brain is oh-so-slightly occupied but has lots of room to roam as well. Although I don't know that my xerox meditations were ever as productive as yours seems to have been!What Now?https://www.blogger.com/profile/04017629066466055668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22001031.post-49167063289059203852010-09-02T20:33:44.362-07:002010-09-02T20:33:44.362-07:00Many years ago, I worked as a dishwasher in a rest...Many years ago, I worked as a dishwasher in a restaurant for six months, and experienced the same thing you are talking about -- relatively mindless activity that tends to lead to contemplation. The body goes on autopilot, leaving the mind free to wander, but somehow this wandering can be productive.Notorious Ph.D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/08700875559325201086noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22001031.post-15220712997693565302010-09-02T16:53:27.511-07:002010-09-02T16:53:27.511-07:00I've always liked xeroxing for these reasons. ...I've always liked xeroxing for these reasons. And yes I use bound journals. And yes, apparently lots of faculty have assistants, but more than half of those I've had didn't make life easier, but harder.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22001031.post-4301551864798425542010-09-02T16:28:54.238-07:002010-09-02T16:28:54.238-07:00Not bound periodicals, but superceded state statut...Not bound periodicals, but superceded state statutes... After a day of that I am covered in century old dust and grime.<br /><br />There's definitely something to be said for time spent doing nothing but thinking. Perhaps that's why my showers are so long...Nicolehttp://nicoleandmaggie.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.com