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Isolation

I read about this this morning:



I wonder how I'd do in such a situation. I don't think I'd be bothered that much right off... I've got a pretty active inner-life, and I think I could be alone with myself and no other input for a decent amount of time.

When we visited the Weber County Jail a few months back, I thought about what it would be like to be in solitary. The most violent criminals in the jail were held in cells by themselves, with only one hour outside every two weeks and virtually no human interaction. These people can look forward to many, many years of such isolation.

I don't think I could handle that.

I think I would be OK for a short period of time, knowing that there was an end in sight. But having to contemplate decades of living in isolation, having only the barest minimum of human interaction... I need people.

I think that's why I love my job so much. I work with people - sometimes it can be frustrating (yesterday was a little rough), but even then I really like helping people find their way around what they want to do. It's exhilarating.

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