Can you spend a whole day without taking a look at the clock.?

Time - It is nearly impossible to spend a day without knowing the time.
By Bala
@balasri (26537)
India
June 5, 2008 8:07pm CST
or your wrist watch without asking others the time.
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35 responses
@Darkwing (21583)
6 Jun 08
I don't think I could do it, because the church stands on a hill, just across from my home and plays a line of a psalm tune every quarter hour on the bells, until on the hour, it plays the four lines of the psalm tune, after which it strikes the hour time. Therefore, even if I locked away all my clocks and watches for a day, I would still know the time from the strike. Not only that, if I look out of the window, I can't avoid seeing the church clock. So, I think it would be impossible. Brightest Blessings, my friend.
@balasri (26537)
• India
6 Jun 08
God sure helps us in so many ways friend.
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@balasri (26537)
• India
8 Jun 08
That is the pain for the gain we get.
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@Darkwing (21583)
7 Jun 08
Lol... not to mention the Bell Ringers when they practice between eight and nine on a Friday night!
@dpk262006 (58675)
• Delhi, India
10 Jun 08
Very very interesting question. Bala, I would be honest in my reply. I can remain without looking at clock and without my writst watch. I won't even ask anyone about time. I can guess seeing the sunlight and atmoshphere what could be the time at any particular moment. Usually, my guess work come out more or less correct.
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@balasri (26537)
• India
10 Jun 08
You are right Deepak .You can guess to an extent. But I think that it is a little hard to keep appointments by looking at the sky always.Especially during rainy days.
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@dpk262006 (58675)
• Delhi, India
10 Jun 08
I agree, if we have some appointments at a precise time, then a clock or a wrist watch is essential.
• Philippines
6 Jun 08
I haven't read all the responses but"yes". I'm not a time conscious person whenever I don't have any important thing to do the whole day...I may have a glimpse of the clock but I'm not actually looking for the time. But when it comes to meeting places and people I make it assure that I won't be late or as much as possible I want to be one of the fist among the rest.
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@balasri (26537)
• India
7 Jun 08
That is one of the best attitudes in people I always appreciate.Punctuality!
• Philippines
7 Jun 08
thanks, My species here in my country are very rare lol!
@goldeneagle (6745)
• United States
6 Jun 08
about the only way I could do this is if I were flat of my back in a coma, or if I were on an island or something somewhere with no clocks or watches around. I have too much going on it life. I day without having to worry about what time it is actually sounds nice. I don't know how I would arrange to have one of those, but it sure is a tempting idea.
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@balasri (26537)
• India
6 Jun 08
The idea is simple friend.Gift yourself a holiday in a remote island and leave behind your watch and cellphone. -Bala
• United States
11 Jun 08
much easier said that done. I would love to go to a place like that for a few days. I don't see that happening, though. I have too much going on in life right now. There is no way I can even go home to visit my dad, let alone go somewhere like you speak of...
@iamnes (324)
• Philippines
6 Jun 08
i cannot spend a day without looking at the time. i even bother looking at other people's watch if i forgot mine just to check what time it is. i find it hard not to, especially at night since i cannot sleep early, i kept on checking the time over and over again...
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@balasri (26537)
• India
7 Jun 08
Time watchers - They are the most avid time watchers.
Insomniacs are the bad time watchers.
@iamnes (324)
• Philippines
7 Jun 08
yes unfortunately we are =(
@iamhunyo (49)
• Philippines
14 Jun 08
no actuallly... its a part of my life whenever i go, icant leave the house without it...
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@balasri (26537)
• India
14 Jun 08
You are absolutely correct.You become disoriented without a chronometer.
@Mirita (2668)
• United States
6 Jun 08
No, I always have to look at the time because I always have so many things to do ,and I want to make sure that I divide myself in regards to time.
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@balasri (26537)
• India
7 Jun 08
Yeah even our life is nothing but the time we spend here.Isnt it?
@jpso138 (7851)
• Philippines
6 Jun 08
I think I have never done that before. As I wake up in the morning, the first thing I look at is the time. Most of the day, my activities are always dependent on time. So basically it would be impossible for me to last a day without looking on time.
@balasri (26537)
• India
7 Jun 08
Last night as I went to bed late tired I just looked at the wall clock and to my horror it was stopped due to the need of a drained battery.I felt miserable without knowing the time I am going to bed even though I am going to sleep only.We are tuned to time very badly.
@Hatley (163781)
• Garden Grove, California
6 Jun 08
ohmyg no I have to know what time it is all the time. I am either looking at my watch. or my alarm clock or else the time on my computer. I have always been one who wants to know at all times the right time.lol
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@balasri (26537)
• India
14 Jun 08
Let the time be perfect for you always my dear friend.
@GreenMoo (11834)
10 Jun 08
If I could silence my stomach, I reckon I could. I stopped wearing a watch several years ago when I had a mego lifestyle change. However, I do still check the time fairly regularly to see if I can justify eating again yet!
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@balasri (26537)
• India
10 Jun 08
That is a good one. Needing the clock to regulate the eating habit.
@Elixiress (3878)
6 Jun 08
No, because I would be late for everything or really early for everything and I wouldn't be able to make the most of my day. I do not have a watch, but I always have my phone on me, which tells me the time. I find watches uncomfortable.
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@balasri (26537)
• India
14 Jun 08
Phones have many other uses expect for what they are meant for.
@bestie (3272)
• Philippines
6 Jun 08
No I can't.from time to time I check out what time is it.I'm very particular with the time so I really can't spend the whole day without taking a look at the clock.
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@balasri (26537)
• India
6 Jun 08
It seems that most of your time is spent on checking the time from time to time.
@leateagee (3667)
• China
6 Jun 08
NO! NO! NO! I am a time freak. Everything I do is scheduled. Its like this, soon as I wake up, I look at the clock and my cellphone if the time correct. Then I say a little prayer, get up, fix my bed and take the things I need before I go to the bathroom. Before I go to the bathroom, I will look at the clock again to see the time and in which I teel myself, only 20 minutes there 'huh'. I am quiet a slow in moving and I have so many things to do so I force myself to time everything. If I did not meet my time, I sad and I have to do a little faster next time. I can't make it the whole day without looking at any time piece especially that I am working. Maybe if I'm on a vacation, I can do that since I have no responsibilities to attend to just myself. Take care =)
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@balasri (26537)
• India
7 Jun 08
I will be very happy to have a time conscious person like you in my office.
@metschica25 (5399)
• United States
6 Jun 08
I work from my computer so I always see the time with down at the botton.When I was in school I had to have a watch because I always had to know. sometimes there will be times I am busy and the time will just fly by .
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@balasri (26537)
• India
7 Jun 08
It is always amazing to know how much of time have flown by looking at our watches.
@aseretdd (13730)
• Philippines
6 Jun 08
I can spend the whole day without asking others the time... but i can never spend the day without looking at the cloct... or my wrist watch... i am like time dependent... and i never want to be late for an appointment... so i am very conscious about the time... but i don't think there is something wrong with that...
@balasri (26537)
• India
6 Jun 08
Absolutely there is nothing wrong in that.You are very perfect and as perfect as a person should be.
• India
6 Jun 08
Probably if you ask me to do this as a challenge...sure i will not hold on even for an hour. But it is natural for me, just to do the routine choirs without emphasizing to much stress on time, as i go on doing things at a steady and slow pace. I hate doing things, as a race against time. Just because of the reason, i hate the fast paced, world. And It is for this reason, i don't wear wrist watch. Thanks bala for starting a nice topic. Have a good day.
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@balasri (26537)
• India
6 Jun 08
I consider it as a very good response Sai.People are running behind the clocks to beat them and at the end of the day get tired and stressed up too much nowadays.Punctuality is one thing and racing with time with break neck sped is another. And some experts even advice the people with hypertension not to have clocks in front of their eyes.The mere look at the clock makes their heart race fast in those hyperactive people and make them more4 hypertensive and ultimately make them the heart patients.
@littleowl (7157)
6 Jun 08
Hi Balasri-that I find very difficult to do cos I have a clock in most of my rooms!! So when I need to know the time I just look at it or on my mobile-your friend littleowl
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@balasri (26537)
• India
6 Jun 08
Yeah! owls must know how long are they awake in the midnight.
@bubblyapple (2653)
• Philippines
6 Jun 08
no, i cannot. it's just that it is second nature to me already. i feel like i am naked if i don't have my wrist watch with me. i feel disoriented and disorganized. i can't seem to function well if i don't have any time piece with me...
@cjgrooms (4456)
• United States
6 Jun 08
If you have to be conscious Not a chance! Maybe if i was totally blind, deaf and mute i might could do it but i doubt it!
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@balasri (26537)
• India
6 Jun 08
Ok ok ok I understand.
• United States
6 Jun 08
If you had a life that was as monotonous as mine then you can understand that I would never survive with a clock. I do not know how people did it back in the day before clocks were ever around. I don't see how people can not wear watches either. I always have to know what time it is to be remotely comfortable doing something.