Re -The most profound source of anxiety-I suggest also the Wednesday Snappo
Patrick becalmed
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From: Poetryetc: poetry and poetics [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Christopher C Jones
Sent: 07 April 2011 07:13
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Subject: sailing solo
quote: (sorry; source gone missing but will find if need be...
just some comments on waiting for wind out at sea)
All skippers stated that poor
yacht performance as a result of
light winds was one of the most
difficult stressors to deal with.
Although much of the respon-
sibility for the poor progress
lay outside their control,
skippers would spend a lot of
time and energy trying to find
wind and get the yacht moving.
These efforts would subsequently
result in less sleep, greater
physical exhaustion, emotional
instability.
As discussed above, singlehanders do not face
their greatest stress in storms, but rather in
calms. I believe that this study is applicable:
David Maister, �The psychology of waiting
lines� 1985
Uncertain Waits Are Longer than
Known, Finite Waits: The most
profound source of anxiety in
waiting is how long the wait will
be.
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have chronic fatigue syndrome so may be delayed in reply or brain fog weird
just to let you know that's all, Chris Jones.
Blog: http://abdevpoetics.blogspot.com/
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