Michael Finkel
Hello Beverly. Excellent question! Chris Knight really had a profound effect on how I understand the passage of time. I -- like so many of us -- live a hectic (I'd say too hectic) life, and I feel like I'm in a constant rush, frequently harried. I do have three young children and a time-consuming job, so that's normal. But Mr. Knight was so casual about the passage of time that it changed me. I'm not going to spend 27 years in the woods, but I now try and scoop out little chunks of time -- sometimes just 15 minutes a day -- in which I do absolutely nothing but sit quietly. No fiddling with my phone, no idle chit-chat. Just stillness, calmness. More than a dozen studies have shown that even a small amount of quiet time makes us better people -- happier, calmer, smarter -- and Mr. Knight inspired me to seek that quiet time. Thank you, Chris!
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Mr. Finkel, Knight's decision to live his truth (for as long as he could), and particularly his ability to do so for decades in contemporary society, is extraordinary and historic. I am certainly a kindred soul in spirit, if not action. Is there any resource top-mind for those of us who would like to incorporate as much of Chris Knight's principles into an otherwise conventional day-to-day existence? Hermit-lite?
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