On one trip in 2005, his company contracted safari rangers to help with transportation and security. It just shows you the enormous weight and momentum behind an animal like a rhino, that it was able to leave this significant sized dent in the front of the car.Shankar Vedantam: As a fail safe, Jamie got used to having a rifle on hand for many trips, but not all of them. The chance an animal would attack was small, but there were occasional reminders that this was not just an excursion to the zoo.Jamie Spurway: One of the Land Rovers that we used had a slightly V-shaped dent in its front, where one of the rhinos in their park had, in the past, charged their vehicle. They wanted to get a feeling of being out in nature, among animals large enough to kill them, but without real risk. You feel close to the animals in a way that is exciting, but can also be quite scary at moments as well, because there's no sense, really, of anything in particular protecting you from them.Shankar Vedantam: Jamie understood that this thrill was what paying customers were looking for. No glass, no metal, no doors.Jamie Spurway: You just put your hand out, and there's air. Zebra, giraffe, rhino, hippopotamus, impala.Shankar Vedantam: Jamie typically shepherded groups around in Land Rovers. One of the places he often brought tourists was called the Garden Route, where the safaris boast an incredible range of big game.Jamie Spurway: You're seeing an extraordinary array of animals. For five years, Jamie worked as a tour guide, mostly in the Middle East and Europe, but also in South Africa. We'll look at relief first, and later in the show, we'll explore the psychology of waiting and what new research reveals about how we can wait well.Shankar Vedantam: Our story about relief comes from Jamie Spurway. We're going to mix up that order on today's show. What will it feel like that day? Will there be a surge of joy, or will it be bittersweet? This week on Hidden Brain, the agony of waiting, and the strange things that happen in our minds when we experience relief.Shankar Vedantam: In books and movies, the experience of relief usually follows a period of waiting.
Perhaps you have caught yourself daydreaming about the moment everything returns to normal, when we can go about our lives without masks, sit in a crowded theater without worry, meet friends in our homes without fear. Waiting for it to be safe to enter workplaces, waiting to see if loved ones will survive their stay in a hospital, waiting to see if lost jobs will return. Hundreds of millions of people have spent the last year waiting. Our transcripts are provided by various partners and may contain errors or deviate slightly from the audio. The transcript below may be for an earlier version of this episode.
Rankin, Kyla, et al. “ A Better Distraction: Exploring the Benefits of Flow During Uncertain Waiting Periods“, American Psychological Association, pp. Sweeny, Kate, “ Waiting Well: Tips for Navigating Painful Uncertainty“, Social and Personality Psychology Compass 6, pp. “ Kate Sweeny: Waiting Is The Hardest Part” PBS.org, PBS.org, 25 Feb. “ On Near Misses and Completed Tasks.” Psychological Science, vol. “ The Psychological Experience of Awaiting Breast Diagnosis.” Annals of Behavioral Medicine, vol. al., “ Flow in the Time of COVID-19: Findings from China“,, March 26, 2020. This week on Hidden Brain, we look at the psychology of relief and waiting, and how we can make periods of limbo less painful. Waiting to hear about loved ones in the hospital. Waiting to hear about unemployment aid, or job opportunities. Waiting to see friends and family in far-flung locales.
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For so many people across the globe, these past two years have been full of waiting and uncertainty.
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