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Why we pack schedules tight to avoid confronting what silence might reveal

My calendar has 30-minute blocks from 8am to 8pm and I'm wondering when I became afraid of empty time.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

We fill our time with noise because we fear what we might hear in the quiet.

Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with The examined calendar — whose time is it??”

If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.