Pondering questions of the universe requires two essentials -- thought and being alone to think. What is your quotient for being alone to think and philosophize?
2007-10-08 17:07:13 · 16 answers · asked by guru 7 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Philosophy
1 hour is generally enough. any more than that is depressing.
2007-10-08 17:10:01 · answer #1 · answered by Gruntled Employee 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm pretty outgoing and I enjoy other people's company (well ... *some* people's company) but I am essentially an introvert. I *need* time alone. How much time depends on what I'm going through. But, on average, I'd say I prefer to be alone most of the time.
That said, I'm also a writer - and writing is a rather solitary endeavor. But someone else here mentioned that there is a third quotient: discussing our ideas with others. I get a lot of my inspiration from the discussions I have with others. Sometimes hearing myself say "I agree" or "I disagree" really helps clarify my thoughts and sets my thinking on a new path.
I know some very introverted, quiet philosophers. I also know some very extroverted, social philosophers. I really can't speak for anyone else. But I suspect that my philosophical nature is due, in part at least, to my introverted nature (particularly to the fact that I do spend a significant amount of time alone, thinking.)
2007-10-09 02:03:15 · answer #2 · answered by Human Rights Activist 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I need a lot of alone time, fortunately my mate realizes this, is supportive & not threatened by it. The exact amount of time I really can not say, it varies with what I happen to be working on at the time. I have noticed I don't get bored. I hear others complain of being bored, but I can't remember the last time I felt this way. There was a time I was virtually a hermit, or as much of one as one can be in a small city. Then I realized mine was a balanced way, which really can be much more difficult. Human interactions can be hell, or a magnificent spiritual discipline. Thanks for the question!
2007-10-09 09:04:52 · answer #3 · answered by ? 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I require much time to be alone - in order to think, ponder, decompress, and find peace and calm. I must filter the outside world from my mind to achieve good physical and mental health too.
I cannot comprehend how people can submerge or want to submerge themselves with others on a non-stop or nearly non-stop basis. Where are their minds and thoughts I would ask? They would be a blur or a spoiled stew.
2007-10-09 04:56:07 · answer #4 · answered by Marguerite 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I really need more time to think when pondering questions. Too much concentration is needed too. Sometimes i draw up questions from persons i talked with. Anything that my mind finds to be pondering and interesting. I also think more when reading an article that maybe transformed into a question.
Thanks for asking. Have a great day!
2007-10-09 01:04:37 · answer #5 · answered by Third P 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Next to being with my children I love being alone I could be happy being alone 17 out of 24 hours if I had to that's when I write the best and that's when I feel most relaxed. When I'm alone is when I'm most at peace with my self.
2007-10-09 01:37:18 · answer #6 · answered by Kathryn R 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Be always Hungry;
Be always Awake!
Be always Alone!
This is the way to find the Brahman or Absolute Consciousness, Bliss & Ecstacy!
Thoughts are the villains! Thoughtlessness is Nirvana!
Thoughtlessness is possible for a fleeting moment when we have our Orgasm through sex.
Nirvana is attainment of prolonged or eternal orgasm without sex.
Meditation is a Practice toward thoughtlessness which is bliss.
these are some of my stray beliefs.
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2007-10-09 01:20:32 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
There might be a third essential - talk with others to gain more thoughts.
I always feel that I don't have enough time to be alone and when I actually get some time, my body/mind just wants to rest.
2007-10-09 00:17:34 · answer #8 · answered by amalone 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
It varies so much. Sometimes only an hour in the car with the radio cranked. Other times, a couple of days to really get to the root of a problem.
2007-10-09 00:11:38 · answer #9 · answered by J K 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I do not need any time to be alone at all, since i am besides myself always. While in market, trains, driving, walking in the toilets, bathrooms, sleeping, and except when talking to others, you philosophise, and all these times you could be with you without being disturbed.
2007-10-09 02:50:29 · answer #10 · answered by Dr. Girishkumar TS 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I could do this all day if I had the time. However I usually like to sit and think for about 3 hours of the day.
2007-10-09 00:35:14 · answer #11 · answered by Fortis cadere cedere non potest 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋