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Damion Bailey<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\nLast week, Damion Bailey posted on Instagram that he had simply achieved his \u201cpersonal best\u201d \u2013 a 13-and-a-half hour flight between Shanghai and Dallas with none in-flight leisure, movies, books or music.<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s quite tough, honestly,\u201d the 34-year-old from Miami, Florida tells Daily News News. But he retains doing it.<\/p>\n Mr Bailey is a part of a brand new journey development, often known as \u201craw-dogging\u201d, the place passengers spend lengthy hours mid-air simply staring straight forward. <\/p>\n The longer you do it, the harder you could have apparently confirmed your self to be. <\/p>\n \u201cJust raw-dogged it, 15 hour flight to Melbourne,” boasts Australian music producer Torren Foot on TikTok, blinking hard as if to stay awake.<\/p>\n “No music, no movies, just flight map.”<\/p>\n Some also avoid eating or drinking. A few say they won\u2019t get up at all, even to use the toilet. But health experts warn that more extreme versions of the trend can pose serious risks. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n Posts about \u201craw-dogging\u201d have grown steadily during the last 12 months. <\/p>\n Increasing numbers of young men \u2013 and it is mostly athletic-looking young men \u2013 are posting videos of themselves on board, staring at the in-flight map or the safety instructions card, vowing to use the \u201cpower of the mind\u201d to get them through.<\/p>\n Manchester City footballer Erling Haaland recently joined the trend, posting that he had got through a seven-hour flight with \u201cno phone, no sleep, no water, no food\u201d and had found it “simple”.<\/p>\n Responses on social media questioned if he had really gone this long on a flight with no stimulation or sustenance. Others wondered if he was a robot. And some simply asked “why”?<\/p>\n As for the term \u201craw-dogging\u201d, it might have carnal origins, but increasingly it is used for anything being done without protection or support.<\/p>\n For these men, the appeal seems to be the opportunity to prove their resilience and self-control.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Some medical experts point out that the more extreme version of the trend – going without food, water and bathroom breaks – poses significant health risks.<\/p>\n \u201cThey\u2019re idiots,\u201d says Dr Gill Jenkins, a GP who additionally works as a medical escort in air ambulance work. \u201cA digital detox might do you some good, but all the rest of it is against medical advice,” she says.<\/p>\n “The whole thing about the risk of long-haul flying is that you\u2019re at risk of dehydration.<\/p>\n “If you\u2019re not moving you\u2019re at risk of deep vein thrombosis, which is compounded by dehydration. Not going to the toilet, that\u2019s a bit stupid. If you need the loo, you need the loo.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n But on the trend as a whole, business psychologist Danielle Haig says she can see why people would want to spend time in quiet reflection, allowing their mind to wander, in our increasingly fast-paced, technology-driven world.<\/p>\n \u201cIt offers an opportunity to recharge mentally, gain new perspectives,\u201d she says.<\/p>\n She thinks the trend signifies \u201ca collective yearning for balance as people seek to reclaim their mental space and foster a deeper connection with their inner selves\u201d.<\/p>\n And she reckons that raw-dogging allows young men, in particular, the chance to showcase their ability to handle solitude and discomfort with stoicism.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Mr Bailey says he enjoys the “challenge”.<\/p>\n \u201cThe first time I did it was on a shorter flight, out of necessity,” he says.<\/p>\n “I forgot my headphones, and there wasn\u2019t anything on the entertainment that I wanted to watch.\u201d<\/p>\n But he has carried on doing it. \u201cI like the challenge, for sure. I fly so often. Why not challenge myself?\u201d<\/p>\n Allowing yourself to be bored for a few hours is actually quite good for us, argues Sandi Mann, academic and author of The Science of Boredom. \u201cIt can really improve our relaxation and creativity.\u201d<\/p>\n People have to find ways to wean themselves off the constant \u201chighs\u201d they get from modern technology, she says.<\/p>\n \u201cWe need to reduce our need for novelty and stimulation and whizzy-whizzy bang-bang dopamine, and just take time out to breathe and stare at the clouds – literally, if you’re on a flight,\u201d she says.<\/p>\n But she acknowledges all the current advice stresses the importance of staying mobile, particularly on longer flights, and also suggests avoiding food and water would pose added health risks.<\/p>\n \u201cI think people need to understand this is not ideal for a seven-hour flight,” says Ms Mann. “You’ve got to get the balance right.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Clearly, it is not for everyone.<\/p>\n \u201cSounds like self-inflicted torture with literally no incentive,” says one social media user. “Give me my in-flight wi-fi, my sleep mask and let\u2019s throw in some snacks.\u201d <\/p>\n Others doubt whether all of the people posting about their 10-hour flights really have stuck to their self-imposed rules.<\/p>\n And some who have tried raw-dogging themselves haven\u2019t come away impressed.<\/p>\n “Big mistake,” says a user on TikTok called Brenda. “Pretty positive the one factor that took off was my sanity.<\/p>\n \u201cNote to self, won\u2019t be doing that again. Definitely an overrated experience. Not at all enlightening as people make out.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n <\/p>\n [ad_2] [ad_1] Damion Bailey Damion Bailey says he likes the “challenge” of avoiding in-flight leisure, movies, books or music Last week, Damion Bailey posted on Instagram that he had simply achieved his \u201cpersonal best\u201d \u2013 a 13-and-a-half hour flight between Shanghai and Dallas with none in-flight leisure, movies, books or music. \u201cIt\u2019s quite tough, honestly,\u201d the […] More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1464,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[134],"tags":[],"adace-sponsor":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-1463","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-business"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/clickmen.us\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1463","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/clickmen.us\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/clickmen.us\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/clickmen.us\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/clickmen.us\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1463"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/clickmen.us\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1463\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1465,"href":"https:\/\/clickmen.us\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1463\/revisions\/1465"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/clickmen.us\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1464"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/clickmen.us\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1463"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/clickmen.us\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1463"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/clickmen.us\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1463"},{"taxonomy":"adace-sponsor","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/clickmen.us\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/adace-sponsor?post=1463"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}![\"](\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/480\/cpsprodpb\/2b89\/live\/9aaf57e0-5636-11ef-9d3c-3fe61554b2d2.png.webp\")
Erling Haaland<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\nMental recharge or ‘idiots’?<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n
‘Self-inflicted torture’<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n
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