31. #Experiment
I did a This, Too, Shall Pass #experiment and here’s what I figured…

Last week, I did this #experiment. I wrote about the intention here. Jimmy did it with me. Thanks tons, for that. The point was to pay attention to each hour and know that it’ll pass — whether we feel good or bad about it.
So, I set up an hourly alarm, for a week. The catch, for me, was to not let it become redundant, because it would bore me out of paying attention. So, each our, I chose a random interval. Say 11.11, 12.26, 13.35, etc. Yes, it made it fun. For I did not know what to expect. :)
The #experiment got even funnier when, at first no one would ask about it. “An alarm for who-knows-what. We all set alarms.” But, after a few rings, no one withheld :).
What did I learn from my #experiment?
Bear with me here. I didn’t, yet, get the time to analyze my notes. Yes, I had notes. :) So, I’ll most probably come back with a “Later Edit”. But I can tell you how the #experiment felt. :)
- Great conversation starter. :)
- Awareness is subtle. There, but subtle.
- Most of the times I liked being reminded of something. Hourly. But what struck me was that I LOVED being reminded to consider myself. To pay attention to how I felt. I mean, in the end it didn’t even matter, because it would pass anyway, but… the 10 seconds I took to write down how I felt were beautiful.
- It was only during the pleasant times that I would’ve agreed to write the notes later. For the unpleasant ones, I couldn’t wait for the buzzer so I’d pause them. Now, this was expected, obviously. Like the goods, resent the bads. But the truly interesting thing was that when the phone rang, I knew I was to pause the feeling. And I did. Easily. If only someone or something could remind us to pause a bit…
- I miss it. Now, when the alarm doesn’t go on anymore, I miss it. It’s tricky at work, because it might disturb the coworkers, but I am looking for some sort of an hourly reminder that… I exist ephemerally. :)
Jimmy, how was your experience, I wonder?
Thanks tons for reading this,
~ D.
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Other #100NakedWords I’ve written so far:
#Again|#Thoughts|#Breeze|#All|#Happy|#Island|#Still|#Like|#Tired|#Anchor|#Stand|#About|#Meaning|#Relationships|#Boys|#Purpose|#Forgiveness|#Inspiration|#Allow|#Listen|#Break I|#Dream|#Break II|#Time|#People|#Places|#Loosing|#Calling|#Grit|#Rain
Past #100NakedWords attempts:
#Loop|#Rhythm|#If someone took writing away from me

