<story><title>Doing something is better than doing nothing for most people: study (2014)</title><url>https://news.virginia.edu/content/doing-something-better-doing-nothing-most-people-study-shows</url></story><parent_chain><item><author>Jeff_Brown</author><text>In 2002, on my way to work in I think Berkeley (definitely somewhere in the Bay Area), I noticed some beautiful echoes in the subway station, and I stopped walking, stood still, and listened. A staff member walked up and asked if I was okay. I said yes. Maybe I explained what I was doing, I don&amp;#x27;t remember. A few minutes later three paramedics appeared, forcibly strapped me to a gurney, and took me to a hospital.&lt;p&gt;I protested, of course. They were clearly not being paid to listen to me.</text></item><item><author>elric</author><text>Our society isn&amp;#x27;t exactly set up for &amp;quot;doing nothing&amp;quot;, either. If you&amp;#x27;re just sitting somewhere without doing anything, you might be loitering, you&amp;#x27;ll start getting funny looks if this goes on for extended periods of time.&lt;p&gt;On the other hand, if you&amp;#x27;re sitting somewhere and you&amp;#x27;re smoking, or reading, none of that seems to happen. I wonder if we&amp;#x27;re uncomfortable with other people&amp;#x27;s ability to do &lt;i&gt;nothing&lt;/i&gt;.</text></item></parent_chain><comment><author>kwhitefoot</author><text>Without more context and the ability to verify this I have to assume that you made it up.  The event is too extreme to stand  without corroboration; at least it would be where I live.</text></comment>
<story><title>Doing something is better than doing nothing for most people: study (2014)</title><url>https://news.virginia.edu/content/doing-something-better-doing-nothing-most-people-study-shows</url></story><parent_chain><item><author>Jeff_Brown</author><text>In 2002, on my way to work in I think Berkeley (definitely somewhere in the Bay Area), I noticed some beautiful echoes in the subway station, and I stopped walking, stood still, and listened. A staff member walked up and asked if I was okay. I said yes. Maybe I explained what I was doing, I don&amp;#x27;t remember. A few minutes later three paramedics appeared, forcibly strapped me to a gurney, and took me to a hospital.&lt;p&gt;I protested, of course. They were clearly not being paid to listen to me.</text></item><item><author>elric</author><text>Our society isn&amp;#x27;t exactly set up for &amp;quot;doing nothing&amp;quot;, either. If you&amp;#x27;re just sitting somewhere without doing anything, you might be loitering, you&amp;#x27;ll start getting funny looks if this goes on for extended periods of time.&lt;p&gt;On the other hand, if you&amp;#x27;re sitting somewhere and you&amp;#x27;re smoking, or reading, none of that seems to happen. I wonder if we&amp;#x27;re uncomfortable with other people&amp;#x27;s ability to do &lt;i&gt;nothing&lt;/i&gt;.</text></item></parent_chain><comment><author>im3w1l</author><text>How long were you in the subway station listening? What happened at the hospital? And did you get a bill?</text></comment>