People seem to think that being alone for four months means you must be bored, that walking a mile one way to a grocery store is crazy, that reading a book a day is taxing, that cooking on a hot plate is less healthful, that fasting is harmful, that taking cold showers is masochistic, that going barefoot is dangerous, that living without heat and air conditioning is preposterous, that typing on Dvorak is difficult, that stuffing everything you own into a backpack and a duffel is constraining, that sitting and breathing and doing nothing is a waste.

They’re probably right.