Where Do You Get Lost?

Get lost. No, I mean it, get lost. It’s good for us.

I love to intentionally get lost on a walk, a Sunday drive, listening to a playlist, or reading a good book.

At the least, I come away from a session of getting lost feeling refreshed. At best, I may make a discovery. And by stepping away from the grind, I may find clarity and even a new way to approach a problem or project.

While in college, playing pinball was one of the ways I’d get lost from homework, deadlines, and other responsibilities. And, appropriately, Lost World at a local submarine sandwich shop was one of my favorite pinball destinations. I’d spend hours flirting with the high score, losing myself in the bells and lights .

Today, my get-lost pursuits are more unplugged, like a good hiking trail or an engaging book. But what these pursuits have in common with that Lost World pinball machine of my youth is their ability to pull me away from an overscheduled and predictable day-to-day.

So, how can I tell the difference between getting lost and simply wasting time? At the end of the get-lost trail, I’ve typically found something out about myself.

Where do you go to get lost?

The legendary Lost World pinball machine at Retro Arcade in West Dundee, Illinois.