If you could increase the hours in a day....
By ktosea
@ktosea (2026)
China
April 8, 2009 9:14pm CST
How much would you increase and what would you usually do with those extra hours and how different do you think the world would operate with the new hours?silly question but just a assumption.
Seems like I always need an additional hour or three of sleep because I tend to sleep late and have to wake up early. So another six hours (3 more for sleep and 3 more hours to mess around after work) would be nice. Then again, I'd find ways of completely wasting them.
3 responses
@miamilady (4910)
• United States
9 Apr 09
Nope. I wouldn't add more hours, because if we added more hours, we would just add more work or responsiblities to our day.
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@net101 (157)
• India
9 Apr 09
The question is interesting. But it can be viewed with many angles. Imaginery, philosophical, scientifically, puristically etc.
Supposing we are able to increase life of the day to 30 hours- what will we gain. First, even this 30 hours will be insufficient because we will increase our work to that extent. We will try to accomplish more. Today you say you will sleep to your heart-content but when you are given 30 hour day, you will still not sleep or take rest. The hunger of doing and accomplishing more will not vanish by habit.
Think for a while. Sometime we think if we have a specific income per month, all our demands will be met and we will be satisfied. But when our increases, our demands also increase and we get back to square one. Same will be the fate of those added hours in the day. At least this is what i think.
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@nzalheart (2338)
• India
9 Apr 09
Hi Ktosea!
Interesting question. This is the thing sometimes I thought of. That is during exams. I wondered if the day was some hours longer. Specially when I feel like if I had some hours more I would have completed the whole chapter and also I would have a better time to sleep. So let's say if the day was 6 hours longer, then I would spend half on study and half on sleeping like you said.
But other days, if the day was longer, I would have spend more time on internet. Also I would probably find many other things to do that helps me spend the quality time. I hope with these long hours a day scheme, our life years doesn't decrease lol...
Happy mylotting...Interesting post....
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