Getting lost

"Get lost" redirects here. For other uses, see Get Lost (disambiguation).
For other uses, see Lost (disambiguation).

Getting lost is the occurrence of a person or animal losing spatial reference.[1] This situation consists of two elements: the feeling of disorientation and a spatial component.[2] While getting lost, being lost or totally lost, etc. are popular expressions for someone in a desperate situation (perhaps not literally lost), getting lost is also a positive term for a goal some travellers have in exploring without a plan.[3][4][5] Getting lost can also occur in metaphorical senses, such as being unable to follow a conversation.

  1. ^ Paul A. Dudchenko, Why People Get Lost: The Psychology and Neuroscience of Spatial Cognition (Oxford, 2010)
  2. ^ K. A. Hill, The Psychology of Lost Archived 2013-12-28 at the Wayback Machine (National SAR Secretariat, 1998)
  3. ^ Flinn, John (March 24, 1996). "Savoring the joys of getting lost". Sfgate. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
  4. ^ "A good traveler is one who does not know where he is going, and a perfect traveler does not know where he came from." - Lin Yutang
  5. ^ "Getting Lost - Let's find a beautiful place and get lost". Retrieved 29 November 2017.