There are moments when you are absolutely free from routine tasks and scheduled activities. You may feel like "At last I am totally alone and at liberty to spend time with myself". This momentary relief however may quickly turn to a feeling of being at a loss. It may feel empty without any form of attachment. This kind of voidness will spur you to quickly find something to do to reinstate yourself as some entity with a list of responsibilities, favourite activities and plans.
It is the fear of non identity that leads us to grasp something that stimulate our senses and reestablish our memories, habitual perceptions or thoughts that represent self. Even a self with bad memories feels more certain and solid than a blank slate.
"All of humanity's problems stem from man's inability to sit quietly in a room alone." Blaise Pascal
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