Whenever I stayed home from elementary school growing up, I would always note when it was time for my friends to be at recess. I knew intuitively that time moved more slowly while I was watching the clock, so if I did so during recess, then even though I was sick and having no fun, my friends would be enjoying the idyllic longer recess. I didn't know it at the time, but I was just cosplaying as the omelas kid.
