Why Don't You Follow Other Sports?

Why Don't You Follow Other Sports? Oct 13, 2017 17:32:09 GMT

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Post by Deleted on Oct 13, 2017 17:32:09 GMT

Oct 13, 2017 17:19:19 GMT Terrapin Station said:

Oct 13, 2017 17:06:39 GMT @johnthehumble said:

It's a bit of nuance but so be it. Maybe he is one of the exceptions that confirm the rule. I'd say, though, that generally speaking, people who work elsewhere/other fields, don't typically follow ALL sports very closely. Maybe people's priorities and use of their leisure time differs (I mean, not just maybe; certainly it differs), but generally speaking, people who are otherwise very busy with other pursuits only manage to follow *closely* two or three major sports that interest them, and they pay some cursory attention to others. That's my case, at least. But yes, you are right that it is not impossible; certain people are natural multi-taskers. I do remind you that sometimes when people are too immersed into something, they may appear to be very proficient and happy and all, but at a future point this activity might take a toll and other parts of that person's life might suffer. Imagine for example, God forbid (I have nothing against the guy and don't wish him ill; it's just an example), that at some point Mr. Boomer's wife divorces him and says "well, he wasn't paying any attention to me; it was all the damn sports all the time! I had to get a lover!"

Agree with all of that pretty much. And I wasn't bringing it up to be judgmental about anyone (just in case they were thinking that). I was just bringing up an example of someone who has a very busy, full life, yet still watches an insane amount of sports. I wanted to use someone who was a public figure for an example, because then it's not a matter of believing something a private person says about themselves on a message board.

For one with Boomer, I don't know how his health holds up given his schedule--because I don't know when he sleeps. He not only routinely watches games to the end and then wakes up to be in downtown Manhattan somewhere between 5:00 and 6:00 a.m., but he'll be covering a football game for CBS in Green Bay, say, the game will go to 11:30 or so (if it's the Monday, Thursday or Sunday night game), and he'll STILL manage to be at the radio station in Manhattan by 6:00 a.m. the next day. He must just sleep on the plane and then go straight to the station, but he must often not get very much sleep.

I know that when I've had more difficult schedules, I've gone to just sleeping a couple hours three times per day or so, so maybe that's what he does. You get used to it, but that kind of schedule makes it harder to spend time with family.

Sure, you can get used to it, but again, this kind of schedule takes a toll. It's been pretty well demonstrated, for example, that chronic sleep deprivation contributes to a weakened immune system, weight gain, and a decline in certain areas of the cognitive functions. Now, if you have a chronically weakened immune system, you can for example develop a cancer that you'd otherwise not have developed. All things in life are healthier when they are more balanced and not extreme. So in Mr. Boomer's case, I'd slow down a little.

I understand why you picked Boomer, but it would be nice if you also acknowledged the point that I'm making here and others also did: that it is not the best of examples because at least in part of that schedule, he is doing it to get paid; it's his profession. Someone else (not a Sports professional) wouldn't be making money while doing some of his sports watching and commentating, so that person would have to spend a sizable number of hours doing something else in order to earn a living, unless the person were independently wealthy and with no real task in life (but even the filthy rich typically preside over their investments, take care of their businesses, etc., although yes, there are some dilettante playboys who will do nothing but engage in leisure and let others administer their fortunes, but then, these types are already exceptions).

My take was, like I said, what *generally* happens. Generally, most busy people won't watch ALL sports closely like the OP was proposing.