Originally Posted by
BobbyMorocco
I'm back at home too. Safe in the knowledge that I'm not going to become poor, but that means I'm not going to get rich right at this moment either. I'm okay with that. I have been considering taking another approach and taking the back roads so to speak but I'm not sure enough in my mind to know what the right road to take is so I think I'll just stay safe in the comforts of home.
It's actually tremendously difficult for one to sit and do nothing for extended periods of time. The mind likes to be active and will often tell you that you must do something, anything, even if you don't know what to do. It tries to make you believe that doing something is better than doing nothing at all.
I've been thinking for a while that I might try a little experiment and I think one of these days soon might be the right time for me try it. I'm going to take a vow of silence for a week. That means no talking, no singing, no humming, no listening to music, no reading, no internet, no tv or screens (except for a few selected games of the rugby world cup which I will watch in silence). It's just going to be me and the little voice inside my head for an entire week! The only communication I will have with anyone will be through body language and the notepad and pen I will carry. Although I will try and use writing for communicating as little as possible. The notepad and pen is more for me to write down any thoughts I may have about what's going on in my head so at the end of the experiment I've got something to go back to, study and analyze if I have the desire to do so. It will be my record of the experiment.
The reason I'm doing this is because I think it will be interesting to see how my mind works when I give it an extended period of silence. A period which is well outside it's comfort zone. I expect this challenge will be quite difficult but if I can complete it I think it will help train my mind to do as I want it to do, rather than the other way around. I'm trying to tell my mind that sometimes it's okay to sit and do absolutely nothing..... hopefully I don't go insane.... or perhaps I'm already there ;-)
I know it doesn't directly relate to the sharemarket but I know a few here understand the role psychology plays in investments, so I'm wondering if anyone has ever undertaken a similar challenge/experiment or had similar prolonged periods of silence?
If so I'd be interested to hear about your experience and any thoughts people have on my experiment.