You're Not Tired. You've Never Been Alone. | Pascal & Heidegger

You slept eight hours. You did nothing all evening. And you're still exhausted. That tiredness isn't about sleep. In 2014 researchers left people alone in an empty room for fifteen minutes — and two thirds of the men chose to give themselves electric shocks rather than sit with their own thoughts. This video is about what your mind does when nothing is coming in, and why you've stopped letting it. 00:00 When did you last do nothing? 01:15 Fifteen minutes in an empty room 02:49 What the study actually proved 03:25 Idle Mind 04:05 The mode your brain runs when you stop 05:31 Why the gaps disappeared 07:13 Attention residue 08:16 Why your years are getting shorter 10:54 Pascal: all our problems come from one thing 12:06 Heidegger and deep boredom 13:19 Four rules 15:55 You are just very full Sources mentioned: Wilson et al. (2014) — Just Think: The Challenges of the Disengaged Mind, Science Sophie Leroy (2009) — Why Is It So Hard to Do My Work? Blaise Pascal — Pensées Martin Heidegger — The Fundamental Concepts of Metaphysics — Idle Mind — big ideas, explained slowly. Idle Mind — big ideas, explained slowly. New video every week.