Abusing HVAC after lacking childhood
I’ve been listening to a lot of motivational podcast recently.
For the past year or so, I have been deeply immersed with self-improvement and changing my mindset for a better life. I know it sounds hokey, but I think that it really helps to listen to inspirational words throughout the day. A lot of the times, these podcast discuss a mindset of “lacking.” This is their term for growing up in a household without many luxuries. Apparently, that causes long-term changes in your brain that often lead to negative mindset changes. I’ve realized, I definitely have a mindset of lacking when it comes to indoor air temperature control. When I stop and think about it, my childhood was plagued with a complete and utter lack of indoor air temperature comfort. When I was growing up, we lived on a shoestring budget. My mom never wanted to pay more for our energy bills and she needed to. As such, she was obsessed with keeping of the HVAC system turn down as low as she possibly could. In the middle of winter, we had to wear coats to stay warm in the house without using the furnace. In the summer, we laid directly beneath fans because the air conditioning wasn’t running. As an adult, I am obsessed with using my indoor air temperature control appliances. I don’t go five minutes without adjusting my thermostat. If I am even slightly warm or cold, I am going to utilize my heating and cooling system as much as I want. Since I grew up with so little indoor comfort, I think I’ve become a bit obsessed with it as an adult.