On Waiting

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On Waiting

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Raymond Tallis thinks about queuing and milling about.

http://philosophynow.org/issues/96/On_Waiting
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Re: On Waiting

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Waiting is an opportunity.

1. You can feel the passing of time more intensely.
2. You can make up a short story about some person waiting with you.
3. You can try telepathy focusing intensely on one person and see if the person reacts somehow. But without staring of course.
4. You can stand on one foot and train the deep muscles in your back. (Appropriate only if you are waiting alone somewhere)
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