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I dunno, depends on what you want to accomplish... Few years ago I thought I was staring downward too much while walking (Don’t drive, so I walk a lot), putting
by LarryMade2 11y ago
I dunno, depends on what you want to accomplish... Few years ago I thought I was staring downward too much while walking (Don’t drive, so I walk a lot), putting my head up more I was more aware of further surroundings and noticed more things, but found I didn't have as much time mental problem-solving while commuting as I had previously.
Maybe if I wasn’t so happy an introvert I'd do it more, but I prefer to be in my mind than noticing the mostly oblivious community.
- quadrangle 11y agoThe ramifications physically of bad posture affect you regardless of any of this. If you really want to cur out the outside world more while walking, wear a brimmed hat low on your face but keep your head up.
- crdb 11y agoThat's quite an aggressive stance: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drill_instructor#/media/File:Drill_instructor_at_the_Officer_Candidate_School.jpg https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drill_instructor#/media/File:D...
- quadrangle 11y agoHeh, yeah. But you don't have to pop your veins out of your neck. And if you have a skip in your step and/or wear some quirky colorful clothing, people won't see you as aggressive just for having good posture and a low hat.
- vacri 11y agoOn a related note, I once got a reading injury - I had a 45 min walk to work, and so tried reading a book on the walk. After a week of this, I had hurt my neck - your neck isn't really made for bobbing your head in a reading posture while walking :)
- theseatoms 11y agoAlso relatedly, I've experimented holding my phone higher than normal while reading from it, at almost eye-level. But I can't get myself into the consistent habit.